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GUNS and GUN SKILLS Balance v1.3.2

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Captain Blueberry:
I don't think the Hwacha is a useful gun for the Goldfish.

It can't kill and it takes longer to effectively disable. For me the Carronade is the better disabler, now more so than ever with the smaller cone of fire and bigger range. The Hwachafish is more of a nuisance than an issue.
The Flak is only useful if you have a wingman with good armor stripping capabilities. Maybe a sniping junker or something like that. Otherwise the Flakfish is no threat but a liability.

So yeah, Carronade it is, unless you have a good gunner then you can think about a Lumberjack. For me the Goldfish only has 1 and 1/2 gun choices.

RearAdmiralZill:
Then we have had totally different experiences with a Hwacha-fish. I can kill and disable quite handily, especially because I can control my engagement so well with a Goldfish over a Spire or Galleon. It kills very well when hitting bare hull (time it like flak) and can wreak havoc on ships.

Nidh:
Sorry Zill, but that's like saying "I'm so good I can kill a guy with a spoon, why can't you do that?" The hwacha is very difficult to use effectively. It can kill, yes, but it requires coordination and most importantly another light gun. The carronade doesn't require another gun to do it's killing, which is where I think the imbalance comes into play. If you're using the hwacha to kill, you're doing it wrong. I think the same should go for the carronade, if it has the potential to lock down both ships then it should NOT have the ability to kill so easily.

RearAdmiralZill:
I never said it was the best for killing, only that it is able to. It's main role is "disable all the things" and make target x a waste of airspace. Unlike a carronade which is more a dps gun that can grind its target into dust (slowly thanks to its low damage to bare hull), the hwacha is an all-or-nothing shock tool. Timing is paramount. The Goldfish was never a true kill ship on its own, and using it as such is an uphill fight.

The only time a carronade can lock both people is if they are both in front of you, and if they both neglect to disable that extremely exposed gun. I'm sorry, but that's not the gun's fault.

Captain Smollett:
Ok, sorry in advance for the slight thread derailment.

What ever happened to those amazing threads we used to have with swivelfish strategies.  Basically a hwacha on the front of a goldfish and a chaingun on the side.  Just swing the guns back and forth and time the second hwacha shot for when the enemy armor is down to make the kill.

Though I like many would love to see another heavy weapon, which thankfully by the way, is already in development.

Ok everyone, let's get back to talking about gun balance.

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