The Demon in Zool's Rebalance

[Zool]

This is what I proposed initially in Zool's Rebalance.
Light ships, including the demon be able to mount up to level 3 shields and reactors. This would be offset by having a limited amount of space to mount the rest of your equipment. I do not wish to alienate all the demon pilots by messing up their favourite. So lets ask the question.

This poll will be open for the next 7 days.

Thanks Everyone.

[Dilloh]

I'd say, allow changes, so the people won't cry out for a DemonMK2 which might completely unbalance the whole game.

[Shissui]

Light ships, including the demon be able to mount up to level 3 shields and reactors.

When I loose my Demon, it is not because my Level 1 shields failed. It is because the accumulated shield leakage started giving me critical hits.

If you do not change the 0.67 shield efficiency, then there is no point to the bigger shields. If you reduce the leakage, you have removed the principal weakness of this ship. It would be unbalanced.

If there were changes to the Demon, I would want to mount (2xspeed & 3xthrust & 3xmanoeuver) enhancements. That sort of change makes the Demon better at what it already does well.

[Zool]

It is because the accumulated shield leakage started giving me critical hits.

Sorry, could you please explain what "accumulated shield leakage" means?

And with the shield efficiency factor, which way does it work? Less than 1 is stronger or greater than 1 is stronger?

[Shissui]

It is because the accumulated shield leakage started giving me critical hits.

Sorry, could you please explain what "accumulated shield leakage" means?

The demon has a shield efficiency of 0.67
This means that roughly 1 damage of every 3 goes through to armour even if your shields stay up.

Most ships have an efficiency of 1.0, but the light fighters (only) have less. With an efficiency of 1.0, damage does not go through to armour until you run out of shields.

I am not sure what would happen if you increased the efficiency above 1.0, but it *should* be equivalent to 1.0.

[Gavinfoxx]

I vote that all ships have their shield efficiency improved to 1.0...

[Shissui]

I vote that all ships have their shield efficiency improved to 1.0...

That would be a different question & thus a different poll.

For my part, I have learned not to mind the shield (in)efficiency.
It provided a very strong object lesson in how to dodge.

[micheal_andreas_stahl]

I don't really want my demon to be messed around with. i'm very particuler about that ship.