Small ship ENG recharge rate

[mk1md0]

Would it be possible to give small ships ENG capacitor recharge rate a balance pass? Preferably in the form of a boost.

Small ships feel as if they've had their only strong point, speed and maneuverability, utterly gutted by their inability to boost consistently.

I know some would claim that this would imbalance the game in favor of small ships, but all things considered I really don't see that happening, they are outclassed in nearly every way by their larger brethren to the point that being fun to fly is really the only thing smaller ships have going for them.

With the current ENG recharge rate, they don't even have that to recommend them.



Edit; ya know....I don't go through the trouble of making a suggestion in these forums just for the joy of having nine different people respond with variations of "its fine the way it is" and "its not the game, it's you." Kind of counterproductive to the whole process wouldn't you say?

 

[Oshirigami]

Can't you boost roughly non stop with charge enhanced distributor and 4 pips in ENG with perf thrusters? Seemed that way to me.

Anyway, perf thrusters thrusters can get you 550m/s+ unboosted, which matches the boosted speed of a typical FAS/FDL, so I don't see the point of buffing that.
I agree that small ships are outclassed a little too hard by the best mediums but... not sure this is what I'd change. I guess a general distributor buff on size 1-4 would be the most straightforward and impactful way to buff them, though.

 

[mk1md0]

I wouldn't want a buff on the entire distro, the weapons and sheilds on small ships feel like they've hit the sweet spot in terms of distro recharge and capacity. They stand in stark contrast to the ENG cap however which feels like its simply broken.

Edit; also, using the Engineers to fix what feels like a design flaw is some kind horrible irony that doesn't bear contemplating.

 

[777Driver]

Would it be possible to give small ships ENG capacitor recharge rate a balance pass? Preferably in the form of a boost.

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Been flying various small ships since Gamma, can't really say I've ever had an issue PvE or PvP with the ENG capacitor. My PvP builds do have G3 ENG focused upgrades, one of the points of engineers is stop these buff threads, tailor the ship to your flying style.

If you are happy with SYS/WEP capacity, focus on the ENG capacitor upgrade.

 

[Oshirigami]

Isn't it generally(always?) better to do charge enhanced g5 which allows you to keep pips in engines more often for more speed while being able to quickly fill sys and wep caps on a combat ship...?

Eng focused is for exploration ships to use the smallest possible cap and yet still be able to boost (you can use as small as a 5D on an Anaconda or 2D on an AspX when engine focused. Actually lower if you get the additional upgrade to capacity).

 

[varonica]

Edit; ya know....I don't go through the trouble of making a suggestion in these forums just for the joy of having nine different people respond with variations of "its fine the way it is" and "its not the game, it's you." Kind of counterproductive to the whole process wouldn't you say?

Translation: I didn't come to a discussion forum to discuss it so if you disagree with me shut up.

End result: Everyone here agrees with me therefore it should be done

Kinda self serving don't you think?

And no I don't agree with you, but I'm not here to discuss it so don't bother replying.