Rocket Turrets for Defense Platforms
There are currently no rocket turrets available for defense platforms.
We will be adding Rocket Turrets, similar to the ones available for ships, as an option for defense platforms. Rockets do explosive, area-of-effect damage that will make speed runs against bases more difficult.
We will be adding Rocket Turrets, similar to the ones available for ships, as an option for defense platforms. Rockets do explosive, area-of-effect damage that will make speed runs against bases more difficult.
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I like this better than the patrol fleet idea.
like a pack of battle rockets in a camp fire thing.
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I think the proverbial devil is in the details...what range? what damage? I'm tired of seeing dreadnaughts walk right past my towers and watching my weapons plink off of them.
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Cutlass 4 = 72
Thud 4 = 49
Maelstrom 4 = 45
Sentinel 4 = 102
Howitzer 4 = 78
The thud/cutlass ratio is 68%
The maelstrom/cutlass ratio is 62.5%
The howitzer/sentinel ratio is 76.5%
Give all that, a range of 72 on level 4 rockets seems like a reasonable guesstimate.
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I think that might be a good range as long as damage and SPREAD MAINLY is balanced.....
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As I understand it, the main goal of this sub-forum is to comment on the idea KIXEYE posted, not debate other items. But it seems this one is going to keep getting posted, so...
It's the whole rock, paper, scissors thing that Swag has mentioned before. The idea here is to give you another possible means of defending your base, not a way to make your base completely impenetrable. Currently, the only reasonable defense for a blitz fleet is howitzers. A dreadnaught with LA3, Eng3, and siege cannons is going to laugh at those howitzers as it cruises down the channel. This gives the base a different way to handle that blitz fleet. Sure, now you are vulnerable to a blitz fleet with Ablative 3, but that's the trade-off.
As it is, I would guess that ablative is used less than 5% of the time. Realistically, how many times have you seen the acronym AA3 used here? Hey, now there is a reason for people to consider using AA3 instead of just relying on the hailstorms to be good enough.
So, yes, the rockets are a good idea, and no, you don't get more turrets. Or, at least, not in this thread. Go ask for it in the Wishlist.
"Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes." (Proverbs 26:5)
Theres a big difference between blitzing a base taking down platforms to reduce damage taken and just sailing past 14 platforms like they did not exist. I'm hoping these new turrets negate the latter without obliterating the former.
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Where did that come from? Sure, Swag said they are similar to ship-based rockets, and I used the range as a guide for estimating the range of these defense rockets, but no one said they act just like ship weapons.
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Why 300? It can hit multiple ships at once so would deal a DPS of 1500 if it hits all ships...anymore would make it OP
Me too!
How soon will these rockets be available? Yesterday would be good...