MCLOS missiles are too good

[nonex]

To any missile experts: how to simulate the inherent terribleness of the guidance method? The stats in High-Tech are not horrid enough for me.

[Varyon]

I don't have High-Tech, but if I wanted to be brutal I'd handle it as follows:

-The attack roll is penalized by half the range of the target, rather than range not coming into play. There is also a -2 Multitasking Penalty, although an Average Technique can buy this off.
-The target can attempt to Dodge at any point during the flight of the missile. On a success, the character's control of the missile is "broken" (see later).
-The character must take an All-Out Concentrate maneuver each turn the missile is in flight, preventing any defense. Alternatively, the character can take a normal Concentrate (allowing a defense), but must make a skill roll penalized by the range of the missile to prevent breaking control.
-A missile with "broken" control will (for simplicity) automatically miss its target if it reaches it while broken. To reestablish control, the character must use a Concentrate maneuver - resolve as an attack roll using the missile's range and speed as a penalty. The character may instead opt for All Out Concentrate, for a +4 on this roll.

EDIT: I should note that I am not in any way a missile expert, and am essentially just basing this off what I read on Wikipedia. For SACLOS, the user need simply Aim; if the target attempts to Dodge during flight, the user should probably get a sizable bonus to reestablish control.

[nonex]

This is quite horrid enough, yes. I shall have to test them soon.

I still welcome suggestions.

[Ulzgoroth]

Halving the range is approximately a +2 bonus. That completely defeats the guided weapon rules, to the point that rules-wise you'd likely prefer an unguided rocket!

Do you mean halving the range penalty?

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by Ulzgoroth

Halving the range is approximately a +2 bonus. That completely defeats the guided weapon rules, to the point that rules-wise you'd likely prefer an unguided rocket!

Do you mean halving the range penalty?

Yeah, oops.