Playtest Rules 1.1 - Space Stations

[Everyman]

While reducing the AD of the heavy weapons was a step in the correct direction, these rules are still completely unbalanced. Just citing a few examples rather than the dozens of abuses that came to mind immediately.

If I was playing the Narn why would I not take a patrol level station with 4 AD of e-mines rather than a Sho'Kos/Kov? Why would I ever not take a raid level station with 12 AD of e-mines over a D'kar. The stations are turreted and more durable in both cases and mount more firepower. Why would I ever take a patrol choice of 5 frazi fighters over a patrol level station with 15 of them?

 

[The_Mhor]

Because there can only ever be one Station, and your opponent might already have called dibs on it? Ah, the arguments there could be...

I really see these rules as more useful for the campaign system, where you are limited by the "map" as to if you can have a Station, and you do risk losing it.

Still no fix for the fact that every target will have a patrol station and can't be captured unless it's defeated, but only a handful of random circumstances can force it's use.

I'm also holding out for a system of targetting individual modules (they are after all bigger than some patrol vessels, definitely bigger than a fighter) to force them offline or make the opponent have to spend RR to fix them up after the battle...