Re: [GZG] Re: Full Thrust Playtest? Plama bolts

[<john_tailby@xxxxxxxxxx>]

---- Eric Foley <stiltman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> I've played with lots of custom designs with plasma bolts, and I only really 
> ever came up with one good use for PBL-1's, which was to use them on 
> low-maneuverability superships as area defense against missiles 

Done that one it's much better although if the enemy are smart the counter to that is to use fighters to engage your plasma bolt and if it dies all the missiles are OK.

PBL 1 make quite a nice defencive weapon. They deny enemy ordinance a place to go.
The point I was making is that you get a more flexible weapon system by putting 4 class one plasmabolts on your battleship than one size 4 installation. The size ones can be fired together to create the effect of the size 4 or they can be spread appart to catch small corvettes or fired in pairs to maintain a continuous barrage every turn.

All other weapons that come in classes offer a mass  / performance break to larger weapons over smaller ones, either they shoot further, or do more damage . Larger classes of plasma bolt do neither.

If Plasma bolt launchers had a range of 12mu +6mu per clas size then there would be an incentive to use larger class weapons. Or if they were 5 per mass for size 1 9 for size 2 13 for size 3 etc there would be some discount for buying larger sizes.
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