Player Features and Ideas Discussion

maybe its versatility should extend to being equally good at both.

I've been a Sansha pilot for ages, way before the Incursion Sansha-themed expansion came out.

The Sansha technology, as the lore of the game says, relies on heavy laser weaponry and unnaturallyd resilient shield defenses. What we have here is, shield, propulsion and weaponry they all eat capacitor, and let me say one thing: Sanshas capacitor is not precisely out or the ordinary. There are HACs with way better cap management. What we really have in fact are ships that can not maintain that shield tank they should excel at because the cap is dry when the battle just started (assuming you're not being cap-drained or cap-neutted).

So, when talking about Sansha ships, the problem is the capacitor.

In this case scenario, the reasonable path to follow would be simply add a Turret Capacitor Need bonus and Shield Modules Capacitor need bonus, and also increasing both capacitor capacity and capacitor recharge rate.

However this would never give the Sansha ships any sign of uniqueness (besides their alien shape, that is). The Afterburner nearly-exclusive bonus seems very interesting and you're going in the good direction, but you're not quite there yet. In my opinion, Sanshas need some kind of special unique ability that no other faction or ships could ever have.

Something like (and this is just an example) a built-in short-range (50km?) MJD, or reducing in a 15% per skill level the CD on MJD's. Please not that I'm using MJD's as an example. This idea could apply to any other abilities for the Sanshas.

Add to this the ability to join Pirate factions in FW and voilá! (and while you're at it, give us some FW exclusive skills/ships/modules).

Dreaming is free.

I think everyone should cross train all frigates. Like Alar said, it doesn't take long. The flexibility and enjoyment are well worth it.

well the gila could have 3 drones if needed .. the 10% damage bonus on HAMS should be pretty nice on 4 launchers..
the extra tracking and speed of mediums will give better damage application anyway...

but where is the -1 slot for droneboats here??

I hate it when they mess with the ships I like. They could have rebalanced by adding new ships, affordable ones!
People want more content not nit picking the bits we already have and messing up loadouts.

AB Bonus is 100% unique...there is no need to overbuff Sansha.

yes... im intrigued by just how fast the sansha line of ships will be... but capacitor is something that needs the most attention on these ships... maybe allowing for a nos in the highs would be good but they never have the grid for it ..
lasers still need lower fitting.. i mean 7 cpu/pg difference between 200's and small focused pulse lasers is way too high

actual effective projectile turrets, ridiculous speed, sig, agility and scan res should be enough to make a decent ship.

if not though, I'm voting for split weapons, provided that light missiles are fixed before any more missile frigates are made.

split weapons and being able to armour tank ... these are minnie traits .. the angel line needs more uniqueness and distinction away from minnie ships

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