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Possible Change to Squid

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Keon:
Currently, squid loadout is like this:

    |
    o
   / \
 /     \
|       |o--
 \      /
   \  /
    o
     |

o is a gun, the line is it's firing direction.

What if we changed it to:

    |
    o
   / \
 /     \   /
|       |o           this gun is rotated 45 degrees to make an easier bifecta with the front gun.
 \      /
   \  /
    o
     |

What does this do? It's a buff to squid, no questions asked. It allows a gatmortar squid, for one. But a gatmortar squid was always possible, it just took a lot of skill to pull off. Now if we had this, squid becomes slightly easier to use, and also functions as a good counter to a pyra, which gets some complaints nowdays, because of speed and manuverability.

Thoughts?

Surette:
I've used gat/mortar on my squid for quite a while now, and I think it's easier for me to have the side gun facing straight out (how it is now). I guess it depends on your play style, but on a squid, your biggest advantage is your speed and maneuverability. If my side gun points outwards, I can fly around an enemy while still maintaining those mortar explosions. If my gun were to be facing forward, I have to keep forward gun arcs in order to deal damage. That kind of hinders my maneuverability. I want to be able to fire at my enemy while flying circles around him faster than he can turn, not have to keep pointed straight at him.

Captain Smollett:
I sort of agree, plus you lose the back gun side gun bifecta, which though underutilized can create some really dynamic squid builds.

JaegerDelta:
well, if you make the changes in OP you make a design implication that the squid is to be used for straight forward attacks, which is the quickest way to get your squid killed.  the squid depends on its maneuverability, of the ship it self and of the crew, and the placement of things on the ship definitely agree with that as it is.

RearAdmiralZill:
Agreed with the rest so far. Circle strafing is a big asset to the squid, and this somewhat diminishes that. It takes a little finesse to get those arcs proper (talking gat/mortar) and good pilots (who should arguably be the only ones flying a squid) would hopefully realize this and fly accordingly.

With that change, you really relegate the back gun to utility only, and cut into the circle strafe.

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