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A plea to the developers - Romulan Hyper-Plasma Torpedo Launcher
calintane753
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When I think about my cruiser the word "fast" isn't the first word that I'd associate with the ship, nevertheless at half impulse the cruiser is almost as fast as a volley of hyper-plasma torpedoes.
Not to mention the Borg Spheres: the carousel of a Sphere chased by a dozen of torpedoes is a fairly common (and somewhat funny) view in K.A.S.E. and I.S.E..
I know that the torpedoes are nasty, I know that the torpedoes choose a new target if the intended target meanwhile is destroyed, etc. etc.
But...
Can the developers do something about the speed of the Romulan Hyper-Plasma torpedoes when they are fired "normally" (that is without High-Yield or Spread) ?
I don't know... Increase the speed in the first seconds of the flight? Boost the speed when the torpedo is close to the target? Start with a lower speed but with a positive acceleration for the whole flight?
As stated: I don't know.
But a missile that is slower than its launcher is a weird missile indeed.
Not to mention the Borg Spheres: the carousel of a Sphere chased by a dozen of torpedoes is a fairly common (and somewhat funny) view in K.A.S.E. and I.S.E..
I know that the torpedoes are nasty, I know that the torpedoes choose a new target if the intended target meanwhile is destroyed, etc. etc.
But...
Can the developers do something about the speed of the Romulan Hyper-Plasma torpedoes when they are fired "normally" (that is without High-Yield or Spread) ?
I don't know... Increase the speed in the first seconds of the flight? Boost the speed when the torpedo is close to the target? Start with a lower speed but with a positive acceleration for the whole flight?
As stated: I don't know.
But a missile that is slower than its launcher is a weird missile indeed.
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It is through repetition that we learn our weakness.
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That is because being slow isn't exactly a detriment.
When one fires a spread and a moderate amount of spam is around (enemy fighters/mines/etc) you tend to get a ton of them bunched up and then all 9 slam into a single target.
If anything they should speed up the torpedoes but remove the auto retarget effect that makes them as good as they are.
Damage, rate of fire, accuracy...
And no, if I remember well the Reman/Romulan set increases only the speed of a Plasma High-Yield.
...Even if you don't want the Torpedo(Lord knows I don't so much-doesn't work well with Broadside), you'd want the 3-piece which enhances the Experimental Beam. Since you're 'stuck' with it, why not use it? Besides which, you can't get the 2-piece Plasma energy boost before Tier 5 without it. Minor though it may be, it's still a boost.
It only speeds up High Yield Torps not the normal shots and even then it does it poorly and is an absolutely horrible set to use beyond that.
Well, the engines do grant an excellent boost to starship maneuvers and the shields look super pretty...
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