Has anyone noticed the 2.6 weapons changes?
The DPS calculator shows greatly reduced weapons' speeds and several of the larger weapons now shoot further. The dynamics of this are striking. It used to be you could out-range others just by choosing specific weapons, but now many will not have this as a choice if they don't have larger hardpoints. This makes the larger hardpoints all that more valuable. It appears there is now more reason to install a single weapon in a turret or gimbal rather than always choosing two of the smaller size down. It actually changes the balance between the Sabre which was intended as a superiority fighter, and the Hornet and Buchaneer, which have S4 mounts. The DPS on the Broadsword is completely nerfed, and the Pyroburst is through the roof! Pyros have crappy range but if an enemy Cutlass is loaded with 6 and gets in range, kiss your ass goodbye!
Also some of the laser weapons have terrible speeds. The M7A is down to 1283 and the Omni XIIs are down to 1100. By contrast, the S3 Tarantula is 1700 and the S2 Sledge II is 1900. There is almost too much change to absorb at once. They must have reduced all the weapons' speeds because of the changes in ships speeds, but they adjusted them to each other as well.
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The DPS calculator shows greatly reduced weapons' speeds and several of the larger weapons now shoot further. The dynamics of this are striking. It used to be you could out-range others just by choosing specific weapons, but now many will not have this as a choice if they don't have larger hardpoints. This makes the larger hardpoints all that more valuable. It appears there is now more reason to install a single weapon in a turret or gimbal rather than always choosing two of the smaller size down. It actually changes the balance between the Sabre which was intended as a superiority fighter, and the Hornet and Buchaneer, which have S4 mounts. The DPS on the Broadsword is completely nerfed, and the Pyroburst is through the roof! Pyros have crappy range but if an enemy Cutlass is loaded with 6 and gets in range, kiss your ass goodbye!
Also some of the laser weapons have terrible speeds. The M7A is down to 1283 and the Omni XIIs are down to 1100. By contrast, the S3 Tarantula is 1700 and the S2 Sledge II is 1900. There is almost too much change to absorb at once. They must have reduced all the weapons' speeds because of the changes in ships speeds, but they adjusted them to each other as well.
http://starcitizen.team/
