Hey guys!
I posted in the ITU and DTC topic started by Techhead in this section a few days ago, but I realised that what I was saying did not relate to what he was asking/suggesting.
In regards to the ITU and DTC problem, people feel that the DTC is a bit pointless because the ITU is better, the only difference being you have to unlock the ITU and that it can be applied to all hull sizes. I feel as though they should both be changed.
Anything involving the word 'targetting' to me should involve an increase in accuracy, not an increase in range (Integrated TARGETTING Unit and Dedicated TARGETTING Core).
The changes that I am suggesting are as follows:
-DTC and ITU both have their range bonuses removed and the DTC is no longer a hullmod.
-The DTC becomes a toggle on/off ship system that generates soft flux (similar to shield flux levels) and increases PD target leading/increases accuracy (more than the ITU).
-The ITU remains as a hullmod and instead provides a target leading facility/increases accuracy (less than the DTC).
-Expanded Propellant Magazines (EPMs) are added as a hullmod. These provide a range boost to ballistic weapons, the idea being that the ship's ballistic weapons can now use more propellant per shot and thus fire projectiles further before they degrade/detonate.
-Remapped Flux Conduits (RFCs) are added as a hullmod. Provides a range boost to energy weapons, the idea being that there can be increased power delivery to energy weapons from the ships reactor(s).
Problems with these suggestions:
-RFCs seems a bit ropey as ballistic weapons also generate flux (obviously this can be worked around with creative thinking).
-This would push ships with mixtures of slot types out of competition as they would only be able to range boost one of their weapon types.
-Ships such as the Onslaught with EPMs could become OP because they're all ballistic weaponry (not sure about the TPCs), same goes for ships with mainly energy weaponry.
-For weapons such as the railgun, EPMs wouldnt make sense, as a railgun doesn't use a propellant, it uses electromagnetism to propel a magnetic projectile forward. The same goes for AM blastes (I think?).
-I also feel that people think that accuracy boosting is pointless in larger ships fights, as they're hard to miss!
NOTE: I say that the DTC should become a hullmod as a Core sounds like something built very deep into a ship when it's being constructed.
The opposite is true for the ITU, a Unit sounds like a modular add on to ships. Also I figured that the DTC provides a bigger range bonus to weapons that the ITU because it generates flux, thus during combat you can have higher range at the expense of generating more flux.
Would love your guys' input!
