Zerk can both tank and outdps any class. Sniper can provide near the Zerk's dps, has stealth and range.

Any sniper who can be called a sniper can, with full sniper analysis, put out about 3-4 times the DPS a Berserker can. Berserker comes nowhere near close the DPS that a Sniper can put out.

Any sniper who can be called a sniper can, with full sniper analysis, put out about 3-4 times the DPS a Berserker can. Berserker comes nowhere near close the DPS that a Sniper can put out.

For anything else in this thread, I hope that Gunners can take its rightful place when PvB increases one day (hopefully). Apart from that I support most suggestions put out by experienced Gunners in this game.

Just want to throw something out there: Jeff recently added a feature that allows AI to use super items automatically. There's still a slight problem, but things like PWI missiles and missiles launching missiles should be possible in the future(tm)

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Don't forget the gunners.

Revised thoughts:
1. Missiles:
Kinetic Missile Base(A), Active Launcher/Bay ability(B), reduced Missile Mastery effect(C).
A: All missiles use the Kinetic Missile Design. Much reduced ability to spam. Missiles require range(to build up speed) to max out damage potential.
B: (Client 2). Missile Launchers/Fighter Bays can be switched to Active, and automatically fire off Missiles/Fighters as the slots allow, and presuming, the target is still alive.
C: Missiles, and Missile Mastery skill would get an overall nerf to actual damage per missile. Will be explained further on.

2. The Big Guns:
Physical Intimidation(A), Class Skills(B), Capital Punch(C)
A: Gunners should use big, imposing weapons. Not big as in 500 size, but big as in graphical size. ACAL-size lasers, Titan Torp-size torpedoes, and Adonis Pulse Gun-size pulses.
B: Class skills should give a total +100% damage buff to gunners, spread out over the subskills. The idea is to do the damage of MF4 weapons, but 2 weapons, each hitting as if it was 2 weapons that made up each of the two weapons!
C: The class damage bonus would only be for use in a capital ship. Secondary hull bonuses would stay put.

3. "Aggressive" Capital Ships
Hybrid Capital(A), Revision of the role(B), Reaver+(C)
A: Heavy Fighters, classified as capital ships. Resists would be equal, with a slight mining weakness throughout. CS's based on the Shrimp, Zebra, Rosy, and Parsley would be the first of the series.
B: Gunners would be seen as a third Primary DPS class, like Zerk and Sniper. Their resists would make them suitable as a Secondary Tank, like FC.
C: The Reaver+ would be changed to Capital Ship. All stats identical to current ship.

4. Debuffs for the Anti-Buff Class
Debuff Generators(A), Destruction(B), Missiles(C)
A: In place of aura generators, would be items that change the default debuff to the selected specialized debuff. Unequipping the equipped generator resets the debuff back to default.
B: The -Resists of the Destruction effect is the default Debuff.
C: Certain missiles may have a debuff(slight) associated with them. All debuffs on the missiles stack with identical debuffs(if exists) from an equipped generator, but will take out of overall DPS potential from the gunner.