Re: The GZG Digest V1 #608

G'day Roger,

>You know, maybe only playing with official designs is the
>way to go...

I seriously hope you're takin' the mick! ;)

In an effort to contribute something positive to this palava here's my 2
razoos worth...for what little they're worth (I haven't been keeping
complete track lately so sorry if this is little more than a "me too")

1) I like the idea that if you pay a little more you can specify "only
hit
things bigger than size x" (I've been as frustrated as any at seeing my
primary armament all end up in an SC), as for a downside I think the
extra
cost and potentially not having anything of the right size class in
range
is enough

2) FB SCs work just as well as Banzai Jammers at diverting salvos and
both
may well be a justified defence (I know we've heard in the past from
plenty
of wet navy guys that say it's used today more or less) so I'd keep the
option of having the standard cost SMs as well... its budget time in
planetsville and defense cuts are on the books, does your govt feel
confident enough that it can forgoe the higher cost for enhanced SMs and
still beat those pesky jammers...? 

3) Didn't jammers get invented a few of months back because people
though
SMs were too strong... "Aw !#%@^ I lost my BB to 3 salvos what can I
do"?
Is it just me or does this sound like the usual arms race issue (or am I
over simplifying here, probably)?

4) I'm not a great FTer, I get kicked more often than not, but I can
tell
you that reverting to that oldie, but goldie - combined arms (send in a
flyby of CTs with submuns or something and coordinate fighters and SMs,
but
I guess you've heard it all before) - can go along way to beating those
jammer/ADFC overload problems... Kra'Vak I've yet to figure out <well
I'm
not going to admit if I had with a campaign adversary listening, G'day
Br'Ian ;) >. 

5) Don't expect games with SM intensive races in them to be of the same
form and flavour as beam shoot-outs. I wouldn't blame people for not
taking
FSE to tournies where there's a stipulation you must play x turns a
game,
as they're just not going to be able to do it, but they're not made to
either.."fire and flee" that's more their style.

6) There isn't any really, I just got carried away in the numbering of
points thing ;)

Anyway, just a few thoughts I'll topple of this heady perch and back
into
my hole now...

Cheers

Beth

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