Armament Rating Inconsistency

[Cyrus Tregessar]

aka the 'Saotome Problem.'

Saotome Nualia
50m
Arm: 12

Saotome Turtle
50m
Arm: 14

Saotome Freighter
30m
Arm: 16

Saotome Seeker
50m
Arm: 15

Here's where it gets fun. The above four ships all have exactly the same set of weapons listed.

• 2 x Quad Laser Cannons
• 1 x Bomblet Generator
• 2 x Ion Encumbrance Package

There's some marginal differences in firing arcs or whether the turret is manned/unmanned.

I opposed armament ratings for small craft when the policy was announced, and I can't help but feel it's appropriate to double down on that right now. While the above subs have other issues (like being the same damn thing four damn times for no reason) I think it highlights that it gets really hard to quantify a twenty digit rating when you have a number of total guns that you can usually count on one hand.

I'm not totally sure what to do about this, and I suppose it's not that big of an issue, but I can't help but feel that the inconsistency does not serve us well.

 

[Julius Sedaire]

This sort of stuff is why I avoid the ship forum like the plague usually.

 

[Valiens Nantaris]

[member="Cyrus Tregessar"]
I agree that an armament rating for attack craft is a little...imprecise.