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Whiterin
Fleet Admiral
Joined: November 15, 2007
Posts: 146
|  Posted: 2011-09-21 09:31
I was just wondering; do enhancements that increae range increase effective range as well, or just maximum range? In other words: Say I increase my range from 800gu to 1000gu. Will I have the same dropoff now at 1,000 as I used to at 800 and have the dropoff at 800 be decreased? Or will I just have the ability to shoot 200 gu more with continued dropoff on damage?
It will be very nice to know the answer to this, hopefully answered from a dev. If so, range enh could be just as useful, if not moreso on some ships then damage enh.
Thanks!
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Pantheon
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Joined: May 29, 2001
Posts: 1789
| Posted: 2011-09-21 10:14
More range, more falloff.
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Whiterin
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Joined: November 15, 2007
Posts: 146
| Posted: 2011-09-21 17:41
So it DOESN'T increase effective range?
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Gejaheline
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Joined: March 19, 2005
Posts: 1127
From: UGTO MUNIN HQ, Mars
| Posted: 2011-09-21 18:04
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On 2011-09-21 17:41, Whiterin wrote:
So it DOESN'T increase effective range?
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No idea where you got that from.
As far as I'm aware, an enhancement that provides +x% range will also extend the distance over which damage falls off, so the range at which damage is halved will be increased by the same x%.
Otherwise, it would be possible for (say) particle cannons to have the range at which their damage becomes zero to be less than their maximum range, which would be stupid. Shots would be hitting you and doing no damage.
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Whiterin
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Joined: November 15, 2007
Posts: 146
| Posted: 2011-09-21 18:06
Ahh, alright then. Just the way Panth said that I thought it was increased range with continued fall of.
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Kenny_Naboo
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Joined: January 11, 2010
Posts: 3823
From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2011-09-21 22:28
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On 2011-09-21 10:14, Pantheon wrote:
More range, more falloff.
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More birds, more luck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWIgIUtvkLw
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