RE: RE: Breaking the trend with an FB2 question

I would disagree with your ascertain that Interceptor Pods are
unbalanced.
As you pointed out, Scatter Guns go away after one use. However, they
are
not limited to larger KV vessels. The mass of a Pod Launcher makes them
hard
to fit on very small vessels. Also, they do not reduce the hull
integrity of
the KV ship as the Interceptor Pods do.

As to your comment about bringing along floating IP generators, what is
to
stop a KV player from bringing along a floating Scattergun platform? It
amounts to about the same.

I think that the real trick is to make sure that valid victory
conditions
are specified for the scenario. If you base it on damage, then each time
the
SV use a pod weapon or launch drone pods, it is contributing toward the
victory points of the enemy. If you base it on number of ships lost,
then
the SV could bring in "Mass Donors" (ships with a lot of mass and a womb
to
"gift" another ship with mass as it uses it in combat) that sit back out
of
range. If you base it on damage inflicted, then it becomes a bookkeeping
nightmare.

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net	 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremey Claridge [SMTP:jeremy.claridge@kcl.ac.uk]
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:43 AM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	Re: RE: Breaking the trend with an FB2 question
> 
> 
> > [OFFICIAL mode on...]
> > 
> > Yes. The IP is the SV's Area Defence weapon.  The half-hits vs.
heavies
> is
> > valid.
> > IPs have no effect against ships - use a lance or leech pod against
> them.
> > 
> > [OFFICIAL mode off...]
> > 
> > Jon (GZG)
> 
> Am I the only one then who thinks this IP weapon ruins fighters and
their
> use in FT?
> Personally if I where playing the Sa'vasku I would bring along ships
that
> were just floating
> IP generators and attach them to my ships.
> 
> At least with Scatter guns you know the second wave of fighters might
have
> an easier 
> time of it.
> 
> and before people say it. Yes my fighters did get a mauling and yes I
am
> bitter :)
> I'm also someone with 22 fighter groups all painted up and based and
they
> are not coming out
> to play anymore!
> 
> ----------------------
> Jeremey Claridge
> jeremy.claridge@kcl.ac.uk
>