This is a thread for all ideas for Hardpoints - that is, energy-using secondary weapons. Please be serious, i.e try to keep your suggested cards viable and not hilariously under/overpowered. Thanks.
This is a thread for all ideas for Hardpoints - that is, energy-using secondary weapons. Please be serious, i.e try to keep your suggested cards viable and not hilariously under/overpowered. Thanks.
Alright, I got two.
Tractor Beam Emplacement [4 dice, range 1-3, 10 points, 3 Energy, 2 to fire] If this attack hits, assign 2 Tractor Beam tokens to the ship in question. Then move it anywhere within range 1-3 or this ship. At the start of every turn, you may spend 1 energy from this card to keep the ship trapped. This replaces the 2 tractor beam tokens, as well as allowing you to reposition the ship before the activation phase.
Mixed Battery [6 dice, range 2-4, 10 points, 5 Energy] The dice may not be modified. If this attack hits, discard all results. Then choose 1 of the following effects for every hit rolled and two for every crit: 1 stress token (max 3), 2 ion tokens, 2 tractor beam tokens, 2 hits (max 2), 1 crit (max 1)
Oops, wasn't signed in. Also, for Tractor Beam Emplacement, I forgot to say that you cancel the attack dice. And for effects for Mixed Battery, The 2 hits should be changed to 2 damage, to be chosen a maximum of once, and the crit should be changed to 1 critical damage.
Both are way too powerful, to be honest. Mixed Battery is just one card to rule them all, even with the point cost in Epic you could easily field two and have an all-rounder.
As for Tractor Emplacement, I like the idea, but I'd change it a bit:
4 attack dice for 2 energy, if the attack hits assign 1 tractor beam token, then you may spend 1 energy to assign another tractor beam token. Small ships are affected as normally, Large ships are affected as small ships if they have 2 tractor beam tokens (meaning you can barrel roll or boost them & they loose one agility).
Would be great if followed-up with a Single Turbolaser shot, as almost any large ship (save for IG & YT-2400 I think) would be stripped of all defence save for range bonus :)