New Beam rules.

[Greg Smith]

Beams aren't neccesarilyless effective. They can be awesome. Remember that while beams are less effective against Hull 4 ships than in 1e, there are less Hull 4 ships than Hull 6 ships. Also remember new beams are much more effective than AP Beam weapons or beams with no armour piercing trait at all.

We are re-evaluating every ship in 2e. There is barely a ship that has not been changed in some way.

 

[Da Boss]

Try the 4+ beams - as others on here have done even if the AD may change slightly - they are not worse just different.

The chances of either a glancing ineffective strike or a brutal cutting slice seem to be higher (or seem to be) probably more in keeping with the show................

 

[Johnny D]

Beams aren't neccesarilyless effective. They can be awesome. Remember that while beams are less effective against Hull 4 ships than in 1e, there are less Hull 4 ships than Hull 6 ships. Also remember new beams are much more effective than AP Beam weapons or beams with no armour piercing trait at all.

I understand that for some ships and the Brakiri & Abbai this is a great change (and as a Brakiri player I do appreciate the difference it makes), but it still stands that most ships with beam have SAP and so most ships would be worse.

If it was just hull 4 ships that were effected it'd be less of an issue but these style of Beams are also less effective against hull 5 ships, plus in most fleets you will find more hull 4 & 5 ships fielded than hull 6 (just because cheaper more numerous ships tend to have lower hulls).

Therefore while some ships and even fleets benefit many others get their main weapons weakened.

We are re-evaluating every ship in 2e. There is barely a ship that has not been changed in some way.

Good and I wasn't meaning to say that you weren't it was just that the scale of these changes and the comments of one of EP of "I find myself using the non-beams way more now!" just made me nervous.

Partly my issue is that it's just a mechanism I'm happy with even when on the receiving end and so have something of a "if it ain't broke don't fix it" attitude. That said if a simpler mechanism is needed to get more gamers in go for it. Just makes me nervous is all.

 

[emperorpenguin]

Good and I wasn't meaning to say that you weren't it was just that the scale of these changes and the comments of one of EP of "I find myself using the non-beams way more now!" just made me nervous..

that was because in 1st ed the "choice build" as such is to choose as many hull 6 beam armed ships as possible. The others get ignored. With the changes the lower hulled ships are more survivable and the non-beam weapons are competitive