Postby Braxbro » Mon Mar 21, 2016 4:16 pm
The Vulcan is worse than a Dual Laser. (for reasonable situations, counting the Flagship out here) So, let's test it out on a theoretical nine-hit point ship.
Vulcan
11+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*1)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*2)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*3)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*4)+4(1.1) = 39.6
Dual Laser
(10/2)(10) = 50
"Now wait, you said the Vulcan was worse! Why? It killed the ship faster..."
While this may be true, let's just look at it this way. 4 power bars to kill it in 39.6 seconds with the Vulcan; 1 to kill it in fifty with the Dual Laser. Granted, it would be more fair to use a 10 hp ship; so let's look at that.
Vulcan
11+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*1)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*2)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*3)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*4)+5(1.1) = 40.7
Dual Laser
(10/2)(10) = 50
"The Vulcan still killed it faster."
True, but let's look at it this way. Let's look at this as time power bars are being occupied.
Vulcan
4 power * (11+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*1)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*2)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*3)+(11-((11-1.1)/5)*4)+5(1.1)) = 4(40.7) = 162.8
So the Vulcan locks four power bars for 40.7 seconds. Collectively, the bars are locked for 162.8 seconds.
"No they aren't, they are locked for 40.7 seconds!"
Valid point, but look.
4 power bars * 40.7 seconds of charging = 162.8 p*sc
See what I mean?
Now then, look at the dual laser.
1 power * ((10/2)(10)) = 1(50) = 50
Using the logic explained above, the Dual Laser locks power for 50 seconds.
Okay; so here, we have a 3.254:1 ratio (Vulcan on the left)
Notice that the Vulcan is more than 3 times less efficient than the Dual Laser?
Sorry for the wall of text; my point is, that Dual Laser of yours is better than a Vulcan in any reasonable situation.
Go ahead, prove me wrong with your own math. All I ask is that you do the last step of multiplying the Vulcan's score by 4 due to it requiring 4 bars.
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