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So, Cryptic can one of you please, please give a logical reason to this illogical function in the game.

You give the T5 Escorts 4 Torpedo Launchers when we get them @ rank. 2 FWD and 2AFT.

Yet you intentionally castrate us by giving all the launchers a global cool down?

Sorry but that is just poor design on your part.

"Here is your new weapon, with auto and semi auto, but oh you can only use single shot."
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Ceilican wrote: »
    So, Cryptic can one of you please, please give a logical reason to this illogical function in the game.

    You give the T5 Escorts 4 Torpedo Launchers when we get them @ rank. 2 FWD and 2AFT.

    Yet you intentionally castrate us by giving all the launchers a global cool down?

    Sorry but that is just poor design on your part.

    "Here is your new weapon, with auto and semi auto, but oh you can only use single shot."

    2 launchers on the fore or aft won't have problems continually firing. It's when you get up to 3 in one spot that the dps starts to drop.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    global cool down approx 2-3 seconds
    wepon specific cool down approx 6 seconds
    i see no problems keeping a stedy stream of photons going
    you fire torpedo 1 then when ready fire number 2 by the time the cool down is finished number 1 is ready again repeat untill the bad guy goes boom
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    I love easy questions, don't even need to be Cryptic to answer it.

    Answer: Game balance

    If there was no GCD and you could load torps "instantly" assuming they were on separate cooldowns, one would have some pretty ridiculous setups of people running 7 different torp types firing them all instantly once shields went down, and instantly destroying literally anything.

    If your question was why are GCD needed in general, for ANY skill, its so your can't create scripts and overload the server by using abilities a bazillion times within 1 second. Anyone remember the /sit macro warping in WoW due to this issue?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Yes I realize that its for "game balance" etc etc etc.

    I am a Captain of a warship. I have multiple hard points, I want to be able to use them as I see fit.

    Like I said, "Here is your semi/automatic rifle, but you can only do single shot."

    /rant

    Maybe just the thought of firing off 4 launchers @ once, then add in HY 2-3 I mean who wouldn't **** themselves seeing that coming @ you?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Pairs of Photon Torpedo Launchers make sense, as their individual cooldown is exactly twice as their global cooldown, hence you can fire twice as often if you have two equipped. ;)
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