I was going to say the same thing, I think the patch notes are misleading though, as they can be read to mean that any powerplant hit could be an instakill.
Yes, thats exactly what I had understood by reading it.
If it's working otherwise I'll gladly be fine with the change as it actually seems to be a proper buff for bigger ships. (Though I'm not sure if it's probably a too big buff...let's see how it works.)
Immersion breaking? Care to elaborate? As of 1.4 Close Quarter Combat championship is official part of Elite lore. How is displaying a rank of something that is part of the lore breaking your immersion? I'm all up for immersion, but this term is very overused.
Sure I can elaborate;
Olympic Games are a lore of our real life too. Yet is it simply no part of my personal life at all. And as long as I'm not taking part in it there would be no reason to tell me:
"Eh, human, you got no olympic medals at all, noob!"
CQC will also not be a part of my Elite-Life. It's all fine and great people now can have their "olympics" in the Elite-Universe, but forcing every CMDR in the galaxy to be a part of it by saying "Eh, CMDR, you got no CQC-Ranking at all, noob!" is simply a disgusting way of forcing them into this mode.
Just because you find it nonsensical doesn't just make it so. It just makes it your opinion, no more no less. I for one find it great. It's Olympic Games of Elite universe. Billions of citizens from all over of the colonised space are watching it. Do you realise the amount of money those holo-adverts cost in the arenas? How can you call it nonsense?
Just as I can call soccer/football in real life nonsense. 22 guys chasing a ball while everyone could simply buy his own. Championships of these are therefore 'advanced' nonsense, no matter how many million people watch it.
Of course 'only in my opinion'. Reading this said by a mod makes me wonder if FD actually cares more for individual opinions than their mods do.
I also wonder how CQC actually should be able to fit into the Elite Lore. The whole galaxy is at war with each other, yet they're peacfully having championships?
Empire: "Eh, Fed! I know we're at war and all.... but let's have some CQC-Fun!"
Federation: "Hmmm.. sure, why not? I will just draw some highly skilled pilots away from the war front to have them in the CQC then."
Empire: "You gonna take part too, Ally? There will be free ice cream for your pilots!"
Alliance: "Ice cream? Call me in! I was getting bored of your wars anyway..."