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Re: B vs K was Re: Classed Weapons

From: Jared Hilal <jlhilal@y...>
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 20:45:25 -0500
Subject: Re: B vs K was Re: Classed Weapons

Robertson, Brendan wrote:

>The math involved in play balance includes the arc of fire and the
range.	
>As a rough example, if you double the range, you have quadruple the
target
>area where you can inflict damage against an opponent.  A weapon that
can't
>be brought to bear on a target has a mass/points total of zero.
>

However, it is still a single weapon and cannot hit * everything * in 
that extended area * simultaneously *.	The combat value increase is 
actually only by a factor of square root of 2 ( that is : x2^0.5 ).

J

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