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Midnight Kitsune

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Re: I really want to ***** the AI
« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2015, 12:07:22 PM »

By the time we get officers, we will have a Tachyon Lance that is not a Tachyon Lance anymore, just an overpriced Phase Lance knockoff with less range than Gauss Cannon.
So you'd rather tickle the enemy to death with the old, almost useless TL instead of frying them with the more powerful one
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Re: I really want to ***** the AI
« Reply #16 on: November 02, 2015, 12:51:55 PM »

By the time we get officers, we will have a Tachyon Lance that is not a Tachyon Lance anymore, just an overpriced Phase Lance knockoff with less range than Gauss Cannon.
So you'd rather tickle the enemy to death with the old, almost useless TL instead of frying them with the more powerful one
Naw, I'd like to be able to obliterate 2-3 enemy frigates before they even get into engagement ranges, and dare any survivors to lower their shields anywhere in the battle.
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Re: I really want to ***** the AI
« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2015, 01:08:47 PM »

By the time we get officers, we will have a Tachyon Lance that is not a Tachyon Lance anymore, just an overpriced Phase Lance knockoff with less range than Gauss Cannon.
So you'd rather tickle the enemy to death with the old, almost useless TL instead of frying them with the more powerful one
If it is 300 DPS, 1000 range (but no hard flux to shields), and costs 32 OP, I may prefer Plasma Cannon (much more DPS and hard flux for 300 less range) or much more efficient medium weapons (such as two Phase Lances for 20 OP or two Heavy Blasters for 24 OP) instead.  Why should I pay triple OP costs for +50% more damage and a little more range?

Ballistics do not have that much markup for +50% or more damage when upgrading from medium to heavy.

Part of the fun of Tachyon Lance is sniping at (or getting sniped at from) the other side of the map, further than sensor range, especially weak targets.  Losing flux supercharge without anything to compensate just made it too weak.
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Re: I really want to ***** the AI
« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2015, 01:36:38 PM »

The new TL has almost as much burst damage as the Plasma Cannon (as much as the current one), but costs only 400flux/s instead of 1125. Then there is the perfect precision, good range and the EMP effect, so I'd say if you have any assistance in bringing down enemy shields the TL is superior. Might be great against frigates, too.
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Re: I really want to ***** the AI
« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2015, 01:58:28 PM »

Sunder probably cannot afford Tachyon Lance without giving up too much.  Apogee probably has nothing else to cause hard flux without getting into melee range (due to awkward mounts).  Odyssey will need to use lots of IR pulse lasers if heavy weapons cannot cause hard flux.  So that leaves Paragon, which can already focus-fire six or eight high-powered medium weapons to melt most things instantly.

The only ship I can see that can bring down shield on its own, then finish off with Tachyon Lance, is Paragon (and maybe Sunder, if I give up Vulcans for PD).
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