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NoBoDx
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From: Germany / NRW
|  Posted: 2010-09-25 15:29
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On 2010-09-25 12:17, Faustus wrote:
The reason is... to make tractor beams useful (i.e. able to haul platforms around), I made it so the tractored object movement is absolutely in sync with the ship doing the tractoring. This has the negative side-effect of allowing a very small ship with a tractor beam to move a very large object (i.e. station) into planets and thus killing them instantly.
Since this would dramatically unbalance the game, tractoring ships is not allowed currently... only platforms and asteroids.
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does this also mean, a scout could pull a station at 30gu/s ?
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Nax
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| Posted: 2010-09-25 15:47
The old tractor beams (year +) couldn't pull a ship at 30gu. I recall 3 or 4 scouts being able to pull a station at around 10gu.
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Gaz'arai
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| Posted: 2010-09-25 21:20
Yeah, +1 to Coeus's idea. Capture beams, please! >_<
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NoBoDx
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| Posted: 2010-09-26 14:23
extractor of death with 4 tractor-beams 
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Coeus
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From: Philly
| Posted: 2010-09-26 15:17
Just make it non-swapable on certain class ships only - Command Ships perhaps?
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Kenny_Naboo
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From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2010-09-26 20:50
+1 on the "capture" tractor on Command Dreads.
Makes sense that only a ship the size of a dread can use tractors to push stations into planets. 
Suicide rush! Decloak next to station at 15gu, hit tractor and push into planet before going down in a blaze of glory.
[ This Message was edited by: Kenny_Naboo[+R] on 2010-09-26 20:50 ]
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SpaceAdmiral
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| Posted: 2010-09-26 22:01
grappling beam: max range 250 gu, enemy ship cannot fly farther than 250 gu from beam origin, however this drains alot alot of energy
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SaturnShadow™ *FC*(Angel Of Darkness)
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| Posted: 2010-09-27 12:05
why not have it set to this:
when tractoring ships there is only one way u can do it and that is pull NOT push or hold
when tractoring other items like asteroids and platforms you can unlock the ability to push/pull/hold them.
also restrict that tractor beam to stations select few dreads engineering ships and perhaps supply ships
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NoBoDx
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| Posted: 2010-09-27 14:36
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On 2010-09-26 22:01, SpaceAdmiral wrote:
grappling beam: max range 250 gu, enemy ship cannot fly farther than 250 gu from beam origin, however this drains alot alot of energy
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na, your ship is propelled to the grappled target
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Malorn
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From: USA Eastern Time
| Posted: 2010-10-22 02:23
I'd like tractors to do something even more simple, I don't care if they can move people around, I want tractors to act as single ship dictors. Think about it, being able to hold a single ship is not nearly as powerful as being able to hold twenty. Right now a serious problem in MV is that nobody ever dies unless they are morons, it might be fun to change that . . . just a thought.
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Azure Prower
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| Posted: 2010-10-22 08:12
A idea to re-purpose tractor beams on ships so they can't be abused by running people into planets.
How about a tractor beam that slows ships speeds down?
Using the tractor beam would be a huge battery drain and has a range limit so the slowed ship can jump out to escape. But none the less still useful and adds a new tactic.
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TheHunter
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| Posted: 2010-10-22 17:07
Ok dont forget the working of the tractor beam its a "Tractor Beam" for pulling but at the same time with a mere touch of 2 fingers "SHIFT+T"" it becomes a "Repulsor Beam" for Pushing.
Personally im with the Big Chief on this one what ever "F" Decides is the way it is simples.
Now drop,roll,and slide into game ...
MOVE IT SLACKER you know who am talking about yes you thats reading this right now !!
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NoBoDx
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| Posted: 2010-10-23 02:31
the reason , why tractors cant lock player-ships anymore is that you can push other into planets ?
so why dont we change all tractor-slots to rear-arc ? this way you can only tow objects
ships can only fly forward so whereever the tractored object should go, you must have been there
(or you must do some great efforts to "spin" others aroung you)
AND you must expose your vulerable rear-armor all the time to the object
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