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0011744AI War 1 / ClassicSuggestion - Balance TweaksJul 8, 2013 4:56 pm
ReporterSpikey00 Assigned Tokeith.lamothe  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version6.037 
Fixed in Version7.006 
Summary0011744: Orbital mass drivers need a buff
DescriptionSince the starship buffs, all combat starships with the exception of raids have a minimum HP of 10m, upwards to 30m+. OMDs still have a 900k attack on a 10s reload; it probably needs a reciprocal buff.
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duplicate of 0002704 resolvedkeith.lamothe OMD 
has duplicate 0011916 resolvedkeith.lamothe Please buff the Orbital Mass Driver 

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Toranth

May 30, 2013 11:25 pm

reporter   ~0032733

Agreed. It should do at least 20 times the damage it currently does. Maybe more. It is supposed to be a rare super-weapon, after all.

The high-end Arachnid Guardposts would still out-damage it, though.

onyhow

May 31, 2013 1:42 am

reporter   ~0032736

Last edited: May 31, 2013 1:08 pm

What about 30x damage and immunity to radar dampening? The thing already has massive range, so the dampening immunity should help complementing that...

Histidine

May 31, 2013 1:14 pm

reporter   ~0032741

OMD already has dampening immunity.

I don't want it to be _too_ powerful (c.f. ion cannons against fleetships), but a fair damage buff is probably in order.

krieger

Jul 8, 2013 7:33 am

reporter   ~0033084

I agree and think the OMD damage should be sufficient to blow up the weaker star ship types with one hit. Perhaps weaker as an artillery golem but in a comparable range. To alleviate fears of exploit, it could be made more expensive to purchase and/or to operate (energy wise).

keith.lamothe

Jul 8, 2013 4:56 pm

administrator   ~0033091

For 7.006:

* Orbital Mass Drivers now have the health of a mkI arachnid post and the DPS of a mkIII one (with no change to rate of fire). Both changes are significant buffs.

Thanks :)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
May 30, 2013 3:24 pm Spikey00 New Issue
May 30, 2013 11:25 pm Toranth Note Added: 0032733
May 31, 2013 1:42 am onyhow Note Added: 0032736
May 31, 2013 1:42 am onyhow Note Edited: 0032736
May 31, 2013 1:08 pm onyhow Note Edited: 0032736
May 31, 2013 1:14 pm Histidine Note Added: 0032741
Jun 1, 2013 4:34 am Tie-Viper Relationship added duplicate of 0002704
Jul 2, 2013 9:05 am Toranth Relationship added has duplicate 0011916
Jul 8, 2013 7:33 am krieger Note Added: 0033084
Jul 8, 2013 4:56 pm keith.lamothe Internal Weight => New
Jul 8, 2013 4:56 pm keith.lamothe Note Added: 0033091
Jul 8, 2013 4:56 pm keith.lamothe Status new => resolved
Jul 8, 2013 4:56 pm keith.lamothe Fixed in Version => 7.006
Jul 8, 2013 4:56 pm keith.lamothe Resolution open => fixed
Jul 8, 2013 4:56 pm keith.lamothe Assigned To => keith.lamothe