This is going to be ashort post, but I just want to know what setup is better, full Pulse lasers or full Multicannons?
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Ship Builds & Load Outs Pulse lasers vs Multicannons?
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Usually you would use a mix of Beams and Multicannons or full Pulses. You would use the Beams to drop shields then Multicannons to target the power supply. That gets tricky when you want to use a Kill Warrant Scanner as you need to use 2 fire groups and its easy to forget to switch and get wanted. With full pulses you can have the scanner on the second fire button. Also Beams overheat and drain the power supply too quickly, whereas Pulses almost go on forever.
Lasers are better on taking down shields, MC are better on damaging hull.
Either setup is completely effective for general combat, with Multis working better against hull and internals and Lasers working better against Shields.
There are more nuanced differences, like Multis working extremely well with Beams, PAs or Rails because they generate very little heat so you can use them when your WEP capacitor is recharging without slowing it down much.
Pulse lasers also work well with energy-hungry weapons but are more affected by low energy than Multis are but they have infinite ammo.
Ideally you'll want to mix Kinetic/Thermic weapons, but if you must go with one type due to lack of hardpoints or anything else Thermic are the simpler option, as they do not require ammo and are hit-scan.
There are more nuanced differences, like Multis working extremely well with Beams, PAs or Rails because they generate very little heat so you can use them when your WEP capacitor is recharging without slowing it down much.
Pulse lasers also work well with energy-hungry weapons but are more affected by low energy than Multis are but they have infinite ammo.
Ideally you'll want to mix Kinetic/Thermic weapons, but if you must go with one type due to lack of hardpoints or anything else Thermic are the simpler option, as they do not require ammo and are hit-scan.
In addition to what others have said... Ship usage and outfitting is also something to consider.
Pulse lasers for instances where you don't have much allotment for power, multicannon in instances where going with an under-sized capacitor, burst where you have ample power, beam for everything else.
With an Asp and a number of other ships it starts becoming more practical to take components which are a size below stock when fitting for a specific purpose, usually as a way to decrease price, fit on higher shield boosters or increase jump range.
Pulse lasers for instances where you don't have much allotment for power, multicannon in instances where going with an under-sized capacitor, burst where you have ample power, beam for everything else.
With an Asp and a number of other ships it starts becoming more practical to take components which are a size below stock when fitting for a specific purpose, usually as a way to decrease price, fit on higher shield boosters or increase jump range.
Mix is always better, I use 1 C3 beam 2 small Beam's and 4 medium Multi Cannon's-Cannon's-Rail Gun's(I switch them out depending on what kind of fighting/target's I'm after) on my Gunship. I would never go pure laser or kinetic build.