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USS Enterprise Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 27 Feb 2009 Posts: 376 Location: Vulcan
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: Phasor 1 VS Phasor 2 |
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Why is a Phasor 1, at range 0 with a roll of 6 do 4 points of damage while in the same situation a PH 2 does 5?
I know that the PH 1 still is a lot better as it was meant to be, but if the PH 2 can do 5, why can't the PH 1? _________________ "The good of the many outweighs the good of the few"
"Since my customary greeting would seem entirely self serving, I will simply say good luck."
"Live long and Prosper." |
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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It all goes back to the original game, Star Fleet Battles.
In SFB, the Phaser-1 and Phaser-2 are basically the same unit. The difference is desricbed as being in the targetting array.
The Federation has better technology and can design / build a more precise targeter for the phaser array. This gives you a Phaser-1.
The Klingons, being slightly less technologically competent believe in the brute force method.
Their targeting system isn't as accurate, but when you get close enough - it can blast a really big hole in anything!
That was the basis for the original discrepancy between the phaser-1 / phaser-2 damage chart. _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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USS Enterprise Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 27 Feb 2009 Posts: 376 Location: Vulcan
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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So the fact that the PH 2 is occasionally better than the PH 1 is purposeful? _________________ "The good of the many outweighs the good of the few"
"Since my customary greeting would seem entirely self serving, I will simply say good luck."
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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Sure - otherwise, everyone would always have the P-1 and the poor little P-2 would be left out in the cold... all alone and un-loved... _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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USS Enterprise Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 27 Feb 2009 Posts: 376 Location: Vulcan
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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I thought it was because, due to less tech for the Klinks, it costed them more to build a PH 1. _________________ "The good of the many outweighs the good of the few"
"Since my customary greeting would seem entirely self serving, I will simply say good luck."
"Live long and Prosper." |
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Nerroth Fleet Captain
Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 1744 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Scoutdad wrote: | Sure - otherwise, everyone would always have the P-1 and the poor little P-2 would be left out in the cold... all alone and un-loved... |
Well, don't worry - your friends from M31 will be more than whatever-passes-for-being-happy-to-an-Andromedan to continue making use of whatever-it-is-they-use-that-seems-to-equate-to-a-phaser-2 as part of their Milky Way (and Magellanic Cloud) Galactic Tour! _________________ FC Omega Discussion (v3)
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, Gary.
i can always count on you to bring me back down to earth... err, Sol... I mean up to the Magellanic Cloud... err, ummm, M31... oh Heck!
You know what I'm trying to say! _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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pinecone Fleet Captain
Joined: 03 May 2008 Posts: 1862 Location: Earth
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Me and my Feddies have to refer to different homeworlds when addressing different races. You have it easy . |
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Mike Fleet Captain
Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 1675 Location: South Carolina
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 2:02 am Post subject: |
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I love it!
Payback is so much fun... |
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