whats wrong with FBLs

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NicoPalazzari
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whats wrong with FBLs

Post by NicoPalazzari » Fri, 7. May 10, 23:57

I've heard people talking about how they don't work, but whats wrong with them?
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Post by Catra » Sat, 8. May 10, 00:01

the AoE theyre supposed to have doesnt function correctly.
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Post by NicoPalazzari » Sat, 8. May 10, 00:02

whats Aoe?
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Post by Dantrithor » Sat, 8. May 10, 00:03

Area of effect. Damage spread over a certain volume of space.
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Post by Alex Vanderbilt » Sat, 8. May 10, 00:04

They used to not inflict any damage when fragmented. The FBL is after been shot a normal bulett, like the HEPT, and does damage as it should, but at the end of the bulett's "life span" it bursts and should inflict damage in a wider range to all ships withing this range. This didn't work before 2.6, but should be fixed with the latest patch (iirc). Clusterflaks have had the same problem.

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Post by Tenlar Scarflame » Sat, 8. May 10, 00:28

The bullet fragments can each do damage, but the design is still flawed: they only burst at maximum range, which is usually not where your target is. If they burst on a proximity fuse, that would be useful!

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