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Originally posted by Cigna:
600 points of defense versus the Igazra's 500 would be reasonable, yes. But remember that Crescent weapons are only a quarter as efficient against armor as against shields, so with all that armor, your ship carries the equivalent of 1500 shield points.
Hmmmm, I see what you mean! I'll edit and change the armor.
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Originally posted by Cigna:
**For one thing, the very concept of a dreadnaught isn't very Azdgari-like. Azdgari are fighter pilots. The only reason they build ships as large as a Crescent Warship is to carry the fighter bay around. Then, an alliance between the Azdgari and the Voinians seems very unlikely indeed. They're located on opposite sides of the galaxy and have nothing in common. And finally, a ship that's humonguously armored but as fast as most other capital ships simply disbalances the game -- unless other races have such dreadnaughts too, the thought of which I don't like (but then again, it's not my plug).
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That is not my opinion. My opinion is that the Azdgari built the Azdgari warship to compete with the Igazra and the larger Zidaras. And so, I will keep it mostly the way it is, but with a few modifications. (But the Azdgari/Voinian contract stays!).
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Originally posted by Cigna:
8 guns on a dreadnaught?!? Such a heavy ship isn't supposed to turn quickly enough to put guns into use
Sorry, I disagree. The Attack Cruiser has nice turning, so it will be able to put these guns into use. Also, I've found that if you shoot an enemy ship, while not targeting it, and while it is attacking another vessel, it will not shoot you. This would work well on the Attack cruiser and its large amount of guns. And either way, so what? I like being able to put lots of cannons on a big capital ship, even if it doesn't give you much advantage.
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Originally posted by Cigna:
- Drop the Voinian stuff
- Use shields rather than armor
- Make an assault frigate rather than a battleship
- If you do make a battleship, make it appear rarely (as a përs?), make it less maneuverable, and make it obscenely expensive (25+ Mcr).
Hmmmm, I will change the armor, but other than that, not any of the others.
-Captain Carnotaur
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(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 11-24-2000).)
(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 11-24-2000).)