Railguns. Using Shining Blue projectiles as beautiful as stars, They can cut one Helluva hole inside of an Enemy Ship. Now, the question that's on everyone's mind is... ARE they really OP? One must stop to consider. Some people think so, others don't. As for what I think... It's Complicated. So let's dive into it, shall we?
ONE RAIL SHIP
一人のレールマン
The argument that Railguns are OP is one I can get behind. On one part, I definitely agree. Why? One Magnetically Accelerated Projectile can easily cripple this ship to an unimaginable level. What ship you ask? Why, The GUARDIAN CLASS DREADNOUGHT.
This beautiful Third Generation Support Dreadnought gets SLICED within one shot if it's shields are down... Assuming you have a long enough Railgun.
Now, This'd make you presume that the Railgun is Downright broken. And guess what? You are Right... In a 1V1 Situation. The Railgun, if long enough and with some Electro-Bolts to help, will easily Cripple a ship twice the size of the ship It's mounted on. But, you're forgetting one small thing about Railguns; one that Changes the ENTIRE META.
ATTACK ON RAILGUN
超電磁砲攻撃
The Thing about Railguns is the fact that they are VOLATILE. One Segment Destroyed will conveniently create a large crater in your ship. So, You become Just as Vulnerable as your enemy by using a large Railgun. But, In a 1v1 Situation, all you need to fear is the enemy having good Shields from all angles. But not every situation is an Even fight...
Who would have thought the Great Equalizer in the Clash of the titans would be... A Fighter? Or, To be accurate, a Squadron of them. The Railgun can only point in one direction at any given time, After all. All it'll take for the Fighters to decimate your Railgun wall is just for them to deal enough damage to one Railgun. Then it's over. Then, to adapt to this, People Will Make Anti-Fighter Ships, then the others will make Railgun ships, and then the others will create Fighters.
The music goes Round and Round.
Isn't it awesome seeing the weapon everybody thought broke the meta Re-Make it... And also make fighters Viable? There are no mistakes. There is no try. The Railgun Isn't a Hammer that breaks... It is a Flame that Molds, Re-Creating the meta as we know it.
Of course, that doesn't mean you can't have your own opinion on the Matter. What are your opinions on the matter? Will the Railguns get Nerfed into Oblivion? Will Fighters get there own Special Weapons? Will Sombrero finally break out of his depressing State? Find out on the next Post on