If they are smart, they will implement situations where the atmosphere in an area is hazardous and will easily ignite. That would force people to use melee weapons lest they deal with a grenade's worth of detonation with each muzzle flash.
Most paladins are known for using shields & swords.
Damned straight! Swords are silent, use no ammo & can be damaged if used incorrectly as well as through use, so they'll be perfect for stealth ops, especially after the "wear & tear" enters the game. Odds are that they'll take the place of a primary weapon, so a stealth assassin set up wielding the crossbow, a sword & a knife would be a perfect combo. Perhaps add in smoke grenades for the sakes of concealment, distraction & evasion & you'll have a future ninja in the making.
Haha I think we're safe, because I believe I recall them mentioning something along those lines while talking about life support and room pressurization. The system already tracks not only the internal air pressure, but the atmospheric gasses and their concentrations as well. The hard work was already done when they thought to make those fields on the original design spreadsheet....hopefully.
So... there will be future opportunities to flick a cigarette into a room and watch some suckers burn?
In fact, my recommendation is a pass. Unless you absolutely want that 4xS5 turret to be able to point anywhere on the top of the ship, it takes more crew, has less missiles, same weapons (edit, sorry, turrets are 1 size upgraded from the Connie) same shields as the Connie andromeda, but lacks the snub, the cargo capacity, the capability to use your 4th as an engineer without loss of firepower, and the fact that it’s near the same price, the Andromeda just seems to be the better deal overall
Weasel words and marketing bs. There will be no pilot weapons, because they can think of no other way to force multicrew.
"Each turret hardpoint can be manned by a dedicated crew member, allowing the pilot to focus solely on flying while gunners maintain pinpoint accuracy. When operating with a smaller crew, the pilot can take direct control of the wing turrets, ensuring no defensive position is left unmanned."
Now this is what I've been thinking the Freelancer and other MISC ships with cheek weapons like the Starfarer and Starlancer were going to have, it would make the Freelancer a really interesting multi-crew ship and explain the 4x cockpit seats if when solo those guns are limited motion pilot gimbals and when manned full motion independent turrets.
They certainly changed that quickly eh? Was there an uproar on Spectrum?
