Its been a while.
So lets bring this Topic up again.
1.
What is this Suggestion about?
Well in short this Suggestion is about adding some Ships that work Different from the Ships we got so far.
Adding Ships that instead of being Fighter Movement Sets with Frontal Weapons and thus Limiting the Fights to Lancing and Circling Combat are using Broadside Weapon Setups thus creating new Combat Styles and adding some Variety to Fights.
Its also about giving Torpedos and Sense as they are useless right now.
Its about Turrets becoming actual Weapons instead of being a Nerfed Weapon in exchange for Lazyness.
And Finally its about giving some Proper Content for Multi Crew which is currently more of a Nerf to a Ship than a Buff
2.
Whats the actual Suggestion.
the Actual Suggestion is to add 3 Things.
A.
2 New Ship Classes. Frigates and Destroyers.
B.
Class 4 and Class 5 Turret Weapons.
C.
Class 9 and Class 10 Modules.
3.
Now for the Details.
A Frigate would be a Ship roughly the Size of 2 Corvettes in Length but still maintains the same Size as a Corvette in Width and Height.
Meaning it would be a Fairly Long and Thin Ship.
It would have the Bridge on the Upper Side and Fairly Central on the Ship.
It would use 3-4 Class 4 Turrets which are Spread over the Hull in the Length. (Both upper and lower side)
As well as several Class 2 and 3 Weapons Spread over the Ship mostly Aiming to the Side.
Unlike other Ships. Frigates only have very few Slots Aiming ait Front. Meaning that their Main Firepower will be to the Left and Right Side of the Ship.
It would use Modules up to Tier 9 (of course there can be Variations here)
A Destroyer would be a Ship roughly the Size of 3 Corvettes in Length and about 1.5 times the Width and Height.
Again a Long and Thin Ship.
A Bit Bulkier than the Frigate but also a Fair bit Longer.
It would have a Bridge like Frigate which is about Center of the Ship.
It would use 2-3 Class 4 Turrets on the Belly and 3-5 Class 5 Turrets. Which again are Spread over the Ships Length on the Top. 2-3 Front and 1-2 Rear.
Unlike the Frigate. The Destroyer would only get a few Class 3 Weapons to the Sides. Thus not having much Firepower against smaller Vessels.
It would also not get any Frontal Weapons. Meaning that that it has very Little Firepower when Facing an Enemy and thus is mostly used in Broadsides.
It would use Modules up to Tier 10 (of course again with Variations between different Destroyers)
Their Turrets would have an 270 Degree Firing Arc (can vary between different Ships) thus the Rear Turrets not being able to Fire in the Front.
Meaning these Ships would have most Firepower Broadsides. And on the Front only being able to Utilize fairly little of their Firepower.
Class 4 and Class 5 Turrets would also have a Fairly Slow Turn Speed but be given an Extended Range. Thus not being not very good against smaller fast moving Targets and especially not Close Range.
But being pretty Impressive on Longer Ranges and against Larger Targets like Corvettes
Frigates and Destroyers would be Fairly Slow and Hard to Maneuver but would have Tremendous Firepower and Strong Armor.
Torpedos would do Great Bonus Damage to them by Damaging the Structural Integrity of the Ship.
Frigates and Destroyers can Dock a Full Sized Fighter that Requires a Small Landing Pad.
They cannot Land at Stations themselves.
To make things Simple. They can Anchor at an either Invisible Docking Place or at an External Structure found near Larger Stations where they can Load and Unload Cargo with Drones and Access Station Services.
They cannot use the Equipment Docks however. Thus not being able to be Equipped anywhere except Shipyards (thus also giving Shipyards some Sense )
On Planets they can Land on Designated Ground Spots to Access Station Services.
Frigates and Destroyers would be a Great Addition to the Game.
They would Introduce a new Fighting Type into the Game.
Currently all Ships use Frontal Weapons and Maneuverability. Meaning that all Ships effectively Fight the exactly same way.
And on top of that thanks to all Ships fighting the same way. A Corvette is Simply Superior to a Fighter in all cases. Because the Corvette is just a Bigger and Stronger Fighter anyways.
With these Bigger Ships however a new Factor would come into the Game. This would change Balance and also Introduce alot of new Fighting Styles. As now instead of closing in and going Lancing or Circling. There would be attempts to keep Distance and to stay on Broadside. Thus mixing up the Fight a bit. Especially in Groups where both Fighting Styles meet up.
Since their Large Turret Weapons would be fairly Ineffective against Smaller Vessels but Highly Effective against Larger ones. This would give Smaller Fighters a New Purpose.
It would give Torpedos a Purpose because Frigates and Destroyers would have Pretty Thick Shields and Armor thus being able to Tank out alot of Damage against normal Weapons. But getting high Damage from Torpedos. Especially against their Modules.
And. As the Large Turrets have Different Arcs to the Side as well as to the Rear. And as the Turrets are Slow Turning High Damage Weapons with high Range which on Top Aim to the Side rather than to the Front of the Ship. It would actually give an entirely new Dimension to Multi Crew. Because now having a Crew Mate Man the Turrets would actually make Sense. As you yourself cannot actually see a Target when its inside your Full Firepower. And since your Vulneable to Small Crafts the Escort Fighters would get a Completely new Dimension as well as your Defense.
Greetz Sun
So lets bring this Topic up again.
1.
What is this Suggestion about?
Well in short this Suggestion is about adding some Ships that work Different from the Ships we got so far.
Adding Ships that instead of being Fighter Movement Sets with Frontal Weapons and thus Limiting the Fights to Lancing and Circling Combat are using Broadside Weapon Setups thus creating new Combat Styles and adding some Variety to Fights.
Its also about giving Torpedos and Sense as they are useless right now.
Its about Turrets becoming actual Weapons instead of being a Nerfed Weapon in exchange for Lazyness.
And Finally its about giving some Proper Content for Multi Crew which is currently more of a Nerf to a Ship than a Buff
2.
Whats the actual Suggestion.
the Actual Suggestion is to add 3 Things.
A.
2 New Ship Classes. Frigates and Destroyers.
B.
Class 4 and Class 5 Turret Weapons.
C.
Class 9 and Class 10 Modules.
3.
Now for the Details.
A Frigate would be a Ship roughly the Size of 2 Corvettes in Length but still maintains the same Size as a Corvette in Width and Height.
Meaning it would be a Fairly Long and Thin Ship.
It would have the Bridge on the Upper Side and Fairly Central on the Ship.
It would use 3-4 Class 4 Turrets which are Spread over the Hull in the Length. (Both upper and lower side)
As well as several Class 2 and 3 Weapons Spread over the Ship mostly Aiming to the Side.
Unlike other Ships. Frigates only have very few Slots Aiming ait Front. Meaning that their Main Firepower will be to the Left and Right Side of the Ship.
It would use Modules up to Tier 9 (of course there can be Variations here)
A Destroyer would be a Ship roughly the Size of 3 Corvettes in Length and about 1.5 times the Width and Height.
Again a Long and Thin Ship.
A Bit Bulkier than the Frigate but also a Fair bit Longer.
It would have a Bridge like Frigate which is about Center of the Ship.
It would use 2-3 Class 4 Turrets on the Belly and 3-5 Class 5 Turrets. Which again are Spread over the Ships Length on the Top. 2-3 Front and 1-2 Rear.
Unlike the Frigate. The Destroyer would only get a few Class 3 Weapons to the Sides. Thus not having much Firepower against smaller Vessels.
It would also not get any Frontal Weapons. Meaning that that it has very Little Firepower when Facing an Enemy and thus is mostly used in Broadsides.
It would use Modules up to Tier 10 (of course again with Variations between different Destroyers)
Their Turrets would have an 270 Degree Firing Arc (can vary between different Ships) thus the Rear Turrets not being able to Fire in the Front.
Meaning these Ships would have most Firepower Broadsides. And on the Front only being able to Utilize fairly little of their Firepower.
Class 4 and Class 5 Turrets would also have a Fairly Slow Turn Speed but be given an Extended Range. Thus not being not very good against smaller fast moving Targets and especially not Close Range.
But being pretty Impressive on Longer Ranges and against Larger Targets like Corvettes
Frigates and Destroyers would be Fairly Slow and Hard to Maneuver but would have Tremendous Firepower and Strong Armor.
Torpedos would do Great Bonus Damage to them by Damaging the Structural Integrity of the Ship.
Frigates and Destroyers can Dock a Full Sized Fighter that Requires a Small Landing Pad.
They cannot Land at Stations themselves.
To make things Simple. They can Anchor at an either Invisible Docking Place or at an External Structure found near Larger Stations where they can Load and Unload Cargo with Drones and Access Station Services.
They cannot use the Equipment Docks however. Thus not being able to be Equipped anywhere except Shipyards (thus also giving Shipyards some Sense )
On Planets they can Land on Designated Ground Spots to Access Station Services.
Frigates and Destroyers would be a Great Addition to the Game.
They would Introduce a new Fighting Type into the Game.
Currently all Ships use Frontal Weapons and Maneuverability. Meaning that all Ships effectively Fight the exactly same way.
And on top of that thanks to all Ships fighting the same way. A Corvette is Simply Superior to a Fighter in all cases. Because the Corvette is just a Bigger and Stronger Fighter anyways.
With these Bigger Ships however a new Factor would come into the Game. This would change Balance and also Introduce alot of new Fighting Styles. As now instead of closing in and going Lancing or Circling. There would be attempts to keep Distance and to stay on Broadside. Thus mixing up the Fight a bit. Especially in Groups where both Fighting Styles meet up.
Since their Large Turret Weapons would be fairly Ineffective against Smaller Vessels but Highly Effective against Larger ones. This would give Smaller Fighters a New Purpose.
It would give Torpedos a Purpose because Frigates and Destroyers would have Pretty Thick Shields and Armor thus being able to Tank out alot of Damage against normal Weapons. But getting high Damage from Torpedos. Especially against their Modules.
And. As the Large Turrets have Different Arcs to the Side as well as to the Rear. And as the Turrets are Slow Turning High Damage Weapons with high Range which on Top Aim to the Side rather than to the Front of the Ship. It would actually give an entirely new Dimension to Multi Crew. Because now having a Crew Mate Man the Turrets would actually make Sense. As you yourself cannot actually see a Target when its inside your Full Firepower. And since your Vulneable to Small Crafts the Escort Fighters would get a Completely new Dimension as well as your Defense.
Greetz Sun