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I haven't done rigorous testing, but if I want a "zone of denial" vs missiles, I will use an Eagle with LRPD and IPDAI.I think you meant an Enforcer with 5 Dual Flaks
Is the Resistant Flux Conduits just for the extra dissipation? Seems to me the 360 shield means you could potentially skip that one - though AI shield flickering will still let shots through from time to time since the shield takes a bit to fully raise.I like RFCs on player ships in general since it helps so much with venting. EMP resistance is just cherry on top. Besides, 15 OP for a capital hullmod is pretty cheap.
Obviously these can't compete with the optimal ones, so don't start with ''well if you replace x with y the build can be a lot better''
The vents vs. capacitors thing you got going on is what's infuriating me the most. Like, the HB Eagle: you have SO but you didn't max Vents? Same thing with the Paragon. You've got 36 Vents (not maxed) but do have a Flux Distributor? Nails on a chalkboard.Eagle is a good kiter, with SO it's even harder to catch. So I'd rather have enough caps to be able to actually kill something and then back out without being overloaded.
That's exactly what I said? I'd be mad to suggest a nerf to an already super costly hullmod.+1 to weaker ADF, Mk II capitals may even be decent in early game then.I would not want current ADF weakened to +1. Sometimes, the +2 ADF is exactly what I need (like if I try to go to the fringe with a single large ship). However, it would be nice if there was also a cheaper +1 version for non-civilians.
Is survivability/defense not equally important?Not even close mate, not even in the same category. You don't need defense if you can evade everything that's a threat to you. By your logic Conquest would be a horrible ship, while in reality that's far from the truth.
I think the game could use another combat speed hull mod because unstable injector in its current state isn't really useful outside of civilian ships so they can run away faster and maybe phase ships. I would like a +speed Hullmod with a more palatable downside. Something like reduced armor/hull would make sense to me, or even weakened shields, although that one might hurt too much.Well that's the whole point of speed hullmods, speed is such an important stat you really have to pay with something equally important. That's what makes it niche and not a no-brainer choice. Because with your suggestion it's either gonna be an autopick on high tech ships or low tech ones. And if it's a slight nerf to both, then it's gonna be worth on everything lol, even more so on glass cannon like Sunder and Conquest. So yeah that's really a touchy thing in general. I wouldn't want another UI on every ship meta.
It feels to me like the loss of range offsets the benefits of increased speed since you move faster but take longer to get into range (and take damage while you are approaching) which makes balancing that downside pretty challenging.
It does have chain of command. It is one of the game's more distinguishing features.How? You can go through the whole campaign and never give a single order, your ships will still do fine. The AI intentionally works like this so you don't have to micro your fleet all the time in every single fight. Calling the player, and then every other AI ship that works individually a ''chain'' is a stretch, it's more like a single line of command.
You create ad hoc task-groups and give them overall commandsI still think of them more as suggestions. I'd say the closest thing to a real command is Direct retreat, but even then the AI pays attention to some things.
Yes, the little dinky frigate thats not anywhere near anyone's top of the tier list has stayed with me from the very start of a campaign all the way through multi ordo fights.*looks at my tier list* > literally the first ship in A tier. I'm a no one
