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Title: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: ION3 on January 10, 2011, 12:08:33 pm
Really? It's seems to be worse than the Rapier in about every way. (if you consider that the Lao Tze only carries one cavalier compared to four rapiers) I would always prefer the Rapier over the Cavalier, exept when i need to keep the second weapon bank for specialist weaponry.

There are a few other strange things regarding balance, but i guess that's all stuff that will be finalized for R2? But since the Lao Tze was actually used in R1 i thought i'd mention it.

PS: The Lao Tze has Hellfires in the default loadout, despite the fact that it isn't compatible.
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: General Battuta on January 10, 2011, 12:11:35 pm
The Cavalier is for it wasn't used in any meaningful way in R1 so the stats weren't final and it's already been changed for R2.
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: Dragon on January 10, 2011, 05:39:47 pm
Hellfires are not allowed for Lao Tze?
That's strange and seems to be a bug, if it's not already fixed, then it'll be.
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: -Sara- on January 10, 2011, 06:12:33 pm
It'll probably tear through stuff eventually.
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on January 10, 2011, 07:30:53 pm
The Cavalier is the Lao Tze-exclusive primary weapon. It is supposed to be incredibly powerful, perhaps more so than the Rapier.
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: -Sara- on January 10, 2011, 07:42:07 pm
Quote from: bp2-wep.tbm
"The Cavalier is the main gun of the White Knights' Lao Tze fighter. It is a rotary weapons system with impressive capabilities, but its exact specifications are classified beyond ordinary levels of clearance."
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: General Battuta on January 10, 2011, 07:51:24 pm
I think OP knows that, thing is in R1 it's not powerful enough for its role. Been fixed.
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on January 10, 2011, 07:52:44 pm
I think OP knows that, thing is in R1 it's not powerful enough for its role. Been fixed.

Looks like Deals in Shadows should be marginally easier now... :doubt:
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: -Sara- on January 10, 2011, 08:01:41 pm
If it slaughters subsystems it could offer to be interesting. :D
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: General Battuta on January 10, 2011, 08:06:03 pm
I think OP knows that, thing is in R1 it's not powerful enough for its role. Been fixed.

Looks like Deals in Shadows should be marginally easier now... :doubt:

Already been tested, thanks.

There was no reason to use the Cavalier ever because it did not out-DPS the four-Rapier bank. That has changed.
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on January 10, 2011, 10:30:08 pm
Wait, so now the single Cavalier mounted on the LZ's "turbine" does more damage than the combined firepower of the Kent's quad Rapier bank? :eek:
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: General Battuta on January 10, 2011, 10:38:45 pm
Wait, so now the single Cavalier mounted on the LZ's "turbine" does more damage than the combined firepower of the Kent's quad Rapier bank? :eek:

*sigh*

Andro, what would the point of using the Cavalier be if it could not do more damage than the quad Rapier bank that the Lao Tze also has?
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: Snail on January 11, 2011, 08:23:29 am
I think OP knows that, thing is in R1 it's not powerful enough for its role. Been fixed.

Looks like Deals in Shadows should be marginally easier now... :doubt:

Already been tested, thanks.

There was no reason to use the Cavalier ever because it did not out-DPS the four-Rapier bank. That has changed.
Which is why the Scimitar bomb swarm increased in size slightly right?
Title: Re: What is the Cavalier for?
Post by: General Battuta on January 11, 2011, 08:32:14 am
That Cavalier buff was a different one, it got buffed again.  :nervous: Nothing's been released up with the improved version as it'll likely go through some more iteration. whooo knoooows