06-21-2022, 08:00 AM | #11 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Chicagoland Area, Illinois
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Re: Sidearms Question
They don't specify that they are seated next to each other either.
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06-21-2022, 11:10 AM | #12 |
Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: The Central Network
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Re: Sidearms Question
Ensuring that a player can always make some sort of attack in the larger two firing arcs, regardless of the state of their car, does help keep the game moving and helps prevent long, drawn-out games. Especially in the late game or small point value games.
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06-23-2022, 02:52 PM | #13 |
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Re: Sidearms Question
We normally fire vehicle weapons if possible and only use sidearms once they are destroyed, or out of arc.
I haven't crunched the numbers, but I assume vehicle weapons are superior to sidearms, damage-wise, assuming a close target? |
06-23-2022, 05:07 PM | #14 |
Join Date: May 2012
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Re: Sidearms Question
Most likely. A Crew Point is worth something like 3-4 Build Points.
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06-24-2022, 03:46 PM | #15 |
Chief Creative Officer
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: Sidearms Question
A 1BP sidearm typically hits a bit harder than a 1BP weapon. For example, the "expected average" hits for a single attack with the Light Recoilless Rifle is 1.67, while the Assault Rifle sits at 2.33. However, a 1BP weapon also provides some amount — typically 2 points — of damage protection, while sidearms do not. The fact that sidearms can be used from both the left and right arcs is valuable...but it's also useful that weapons can go (and be stacked) on any side of your car, giving you slight increases in attack and defense wherever they are equipped.
We did it this way for several reasons: 1. We wanted players to still be a threat to opponents to the very end, even after losing all of their equipment. |
06-24-2022, 05:23 PM | #16 | |
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Re: Sidearms Question
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06-25-2022, 07:31 AM | #17 |
Chief Creative Officer
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: Sidearms Question
Thank you for the kind response, Overload!
Also, I meant to say a 1 *CP* sidearm up above and made a typo — sorry about that! |
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