Talk:Advanced Proton Torpedoes/@comment-173.173.21.153-20141015170613/@comment-97.87.153.242-20141029132626

They are a different weapon with a different use. There would be little point to having an "upgraded" version of another card, because all decisions would come down to 'do I have enough points for advanced proton torpedoes? If yes, buy, if no, buy proton torpedoes.'  As is, since they are range one, there is a definite risk to buying them. Since you really need a target lock AND a focus token (or some equivalent ability for either, deadeye, Keyan Farlander, et cetera) for this to be truly effective, there is a massive strategic risk in putting a six point upgrade on a ship that can only be fired once in the front fire arc, and (essentially) requires you to have a target lock and a focus. None of this is comparable to a proton torpedo, which is range 2-3, and largely doesn't need a focus, but many proton torpedoes have been avoided by high agility enemies, whereas an advanced proton torpedo is EXTREMELY likely to cause, at least, heavy damage to an opponents ship.