How would you balance/change the game?

[PixelatedVolume]

In the same vein as the Nerfing Mobula thread:  Let's pretend mighty Eric dies and makes YOU the new Hand of Balance!  What's changing? 

I'm expecting shennanigans serious suggestions here people.

[Newbluud]

Hwacha has 50 clip, shoots twice as fast, does only minor pierce damage, and every rocket applies the same force as a Minotaur shot. I can't wait for the "fuck off over there" meta.

[ZnC]

Hwacha has 50 clip, shoots twice as fast, does only minor pierce damage, and every rocket applies the same force as a Minotaur shot. I can't wait for the "fuck off over there" meta.

I like how you think. LONG LIVE LION GUN OP!

[Letus]

Ban everyone who has been playing before 2015.

[PixelatedVolume]

I'd give the Galleon two guns in the crow's nest.

Ihe Mob would have four engines -- two horizontal, two vertical.

Pyra would have fighter top speed and SLIGHTLY more hull.

[Daft Loon]

-Remove burst rounds, add +30% aoe to incendiary instead
-Make heavy clip -90% jitter
-Halve the pyramidion nerf in all aspects
-Reduce heavy gun rebuild time to 80% current

[Hoja Lateralus]

Nerf the flare and harpoon.

[Kamoba]

I'd add a heavy mine launcher that deploys five clusters of five Mines.

[Richard LeMoon]

Edit: Get rid of DPS buff on guns. Then add Falloff damage. Easily the best way to balance most if not all of the guns.

Then go from there.

[Hoja Lateralus]

Edit: Get rid of DPS buff on guns. Then add Falloff damage. Easily the best way to balance most if not all of the guns.

Then go from there.

You must be fun at parties.

[Richard LeMoon]

Seeing how adding falloff damage would allow the increase of range, arcs, velocity, and accuracy of all guns, which would require that ships be sped up to avoid said abilities...

Yes.

[Spud Nick]

I would give the pyramidion more acceleration and hull and increase the spread on the hwacha.

[PixelatedVolume]

Seeing how adding falloff damage would allow the increase of range, arcs, velocity, and accuracy of all guns, which would require that ships be sped up to avoid said abilities...

Yes.

I can agree with that for guns that do damage by slamming into things -- Gatling. . . and uhh. . . primary damage on Lumberjack and merc maybe. . . but falloff damage on all things hurts me, knowing most weapons shoot rockets or shells which are going to explode with exactly the same force regardless of range.

[Richard LeMoon]

Rockets have fuel. They have less fuel the further they go. Fuel contributes to the explosion. Less fuel = less explosion = falloff. Some of the primary Explosive damage could be shifted to falloff Fire damage, changing the behavior of the gun at close range. It would still be as effective at destroying hull at mid range while losing hull damage at max range. It would lose a tiny bit of component braking at all ranges, but would gain balloon damage and a small amount of armor damage at closer ranges. However, the benefits of falloff are that now your Artemis shots can go as fast as they used to since Artspam can no longer easily destroy a hull at range.

You should read the linked thread. It would only effect its own new, third damage. As you said, not all guns would even need it. However, it would allow a great deal of fine-tuning to balance that the game desperately needs right now.

[GeoRmr]

I would nerf the spire