Sun May 05, 2013 6:50 am
018a Weapon Balance Breakdown
018a weapon stats:
From these we get the following values:
Notes:
Analysis
Phaser is the only weapon worth using in serious 1v1 combat. It is the fastest to kill an opponent (or tied for fastest if you assume direct hits with triple). It is several times more energy efficient than the other weapons. It has the second best range and firing density of the repeating weapons, beaten only by the Bouncer which is too weak and inefficient to be useful. Additionally, Phaser has the unique property that you can fire it regardless of how much energy you have, whereas other weapons will leave you defenseless when you run out of energy.
Triple is a tenable weapon if you are firing at multiple enemies, but is probably inferior to the phaser in any other situation. Cloakers should not use triple as the surprise attack weapon because it requires direct hits to even match the phaser's damage rate and even so will still be less energy efficient.
Bouncer's range, firing density, and bouncing ability make it theoretically useful for firing at enemies in tight areas. However, its uselessness as a general purpose weapon means that you will have to spend a fraction of a second switching to it from your main (i.e. phaser) during which time an enemy can either get a jump on you with his own phaser or move out of the tight area (in which case you'll have to switch back to phaser, losing even more time).
Burst and Seeker are beyond useless, since all damage is easily prevented by anyone who knows how to use a shield. Even in shieldless combat, a phaser user could kill you many times over before you deal 100% damage, even if you have perfect aim.
From these we get the following values:
Notes:
- All damage values are in % of an unarmored ship's health
- Burst and Mine damage assumes a direct hit
- Triple damage is for a single projectile
- life: lifetime in milliseconds (1000ms = 1 second)
- d/s: damage per second
- d/100en: damage per 100 energy
- range: range in game units while standing still
- space: space between projectiles (lower is better)
Analysis
Phaser is the only weapon worth using in serious 1v1 combat. It is the fastest to kill an opponent (or tied for fastest if you assume direct hits with triple). It is several times more energy efficient than the other weapons. It has the second best range and firing density of the repeating weapons, beaten only by the Bouncer which is too weak and inefficient to be useful. Additionally, Phaser has the unique property that you can fire it regardless of how much energy you have, whereas other weapons will leave you defenseless when you run out of energy.
Triple is a tenable weapon if you are firing at multiple enemies, but is probably inferior to the phaser in any other situation. Cloakers should not use triple as the surprise attack weapon because it requires direct hits to even match the phaser's damage rate and even so will still be less energy efficient.
Bouncer's range, firing density, and bouncing ability make it theoretically useful for firing at enemies in tight areas. However, its uselessness as a general purpose weapon means that you will have to spend a fraction of a second switching to it from your main (i.e. phaser) during which time an enemy can either get a jump on you with his own phaser or move out of the tight area (in which case you'll have to switch back to phaser, losing even more time).
Burst and Seeker are beyond useless, since all damage is easily prevented by anyone who knows how to use a shield. Even in shieldless combat, a phaser user could kill you many times over before you deal 100% damage, even if you have perfect aim.
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