RE: [FT] SV-Pods

On Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:12 PM, Noam Izenberg
[SMTP:noam.izenberg@jhuapl.edu] wrote:
> In getting to know the SV, I've become convinced that Pods are 
> underpowered to the point of near uselessness as offensive weapons.
One 
> solution I'd like to experiment with is upping the energy cost of an 
> offensive pod (lance, leach) to say 5 or 6 power points to get 
> Pulse-torp range and to-hit rolls. I'm not sure how it balances 
> math-wise and probably only play-testing would be telling.
> 
> Have other SV players felt pods to be weak?

It's the to-hit problem.  Compared to the current human ep-torps, it's
just
not worth using lance pods with the loss of mass.

'Neath Southern Skies - http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernskies/