wolf_lord_30
05/09/18 10:44 AM
74.214.54.153
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I understand that we've all been over weapon ranges many, many times.
What I'm getting at here, though, is the to hit numbers. I understand that velocity, lock ons, targeting, and other similar factors could affect some things. But should there be a straight to hit modifier based on distance versus range brackets? For example 1-8 is short, 9-16 is medium, 17-24 is long. A small laser has a range of 3, so it is still in the short range bracket, but it can only shoot up to 3. A medium laser has a max range of 9, so it only gets a modifier for medium range, when the target is that far out. And so on. Would this be beneficial to BT, or just needless rule changing?
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Retry
05/09/18 11:01 AM
64.189.130.11
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Dunno. I wasn't a fan of Aerotech's standardized range brackets, so I probably would not be a fan of such a system myself.
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ghostrider
05/09/18 01:51 PM
66.74.61.223
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I believe that became the basis for battlespace and beyond. The Seydith light fighter for the LC has a large laser in it, but I believe it was 1/1/0/0 for range in that system. Meaning it did not pass range 2, which is normally medium range.
But this is only a guess as I don't own battle space. It was observations from some of the books that listed those ranges.
And I thought the regular to hits for the original aerotech was 6/8/10 with no extreme ranges.
Not sure if this helps answer this or not.
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AmaroqStarwind
05/09/18 02:01 PM
108.255.82.176
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Standardized Range Brackets sounds like a house rule that I would use quite often (MechCommander 2 used it, actually), but for Snub-Nose PPCs and ELRMs it would be considered a slight nerf.
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wolf_lord_30
05/09/18 02:23 PM
74.214.54.153
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It's been so long since I played aerotech, besides using aeros in megamek, I forgot they used standardized range brackets. I don't remember if it was a good idea. I just don't like that a small laser or machine gun has a harder time hitting a target at 3 hexes away when the medium laser or ac/10 blasts away at short range.
I get having max ranges (even if they are too short, whatever), but if I can sit and hit you with one weapon, no problem, it doesn't completely add up that I can't hit the same target, same range with a weapon that has less max range.
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TigerShark
05/09/18 02:41 PM
12.130.166.32
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A small laser has a "long" bracket of 3 hexes because of beam divergence. It doesn't necessarily compare to the way things are less accurate/efficient for physical weapons, however. Try throwing a javelin 50 yards and still hit something. By your rule's logic, it's easy to do, since a longbow can hit up to 200 yards, putting 50 in its "short."
A laser beam, over a long-enough distance, fans out from its point of origin. It becomes less of a straight line and more of a cone. The small laser could never reach 20 miles distance and still have enough focused light to do damage. Think of a common laser pointer. Try pointing it at something 1 mile away. You're not likely to get the same "dot" size as you would if the target were 10 yards away. A chemical laser mounted on a C-130 could maintain its intensity at that distance, though, since it doesn't diverge enough at 1 mile.
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