Big as a 747? The Furies and Starhawks were replacements for Thunderbolts and Marauders, which arent nearly that big. I bet the Fury is about the size of an SR71. Plus we know Thunderbolts and Marauders don't need a techpriest to maintain from fluff.
Some of the batteries are that simple, but not all. Even in the simple ones, the macro cannons. Those rounds are bigger than a school bus! Where the heck are they getting them from? Must cost a pretty penny for all that metal and bang.
They'd probably get good $ for the old batteries. Fighters, ordnance and fuel would be a lot cheaper than the super-tech in the batteries. Plus theyre easier to steal. Haul back a captured freighter to a pirate dock to refit a couple of batteries (hopefully theyre the same make and in good shape!) or transfer cargo and fuel and set the hull adrift? You can capture fighters, bombers, fual and ammunition in transports. You want new plasma batteries you have to get them built and maintained by the tech-priests. Pirates life a hard life. Everything is a cost/benefit analysis and they have few friends.
Im not suggesting anything about the Devestation other than that it would make a very inferior attack carrier, unlike all the other cruiser sized carriers in the game.
But I am pointing out that its easy to argue a points value as anything you want if you compare it to the right ship. Id rather figure out what it can do vs other ships of the same type.
If the Devestation is still so cheap, raise the price already! This is a project to give balance to the lists, right? Why does everyone agree its too cheap but still leave it? I am the only one who doesn't think its awesome and I seriously doubt my opinion is stopping you because you all decided on this before I was on this forum. For what the Styx costs, make it 220 or 230 since theyre about the same bloody profile.
Same thing goes for the armored prows. If they are so overcosted, then deduct 10pts off every ship with an armored prow.
Or not, since the Devestation is merely ok and armored prows make the IN fleet.
And to note, the light cruisers are only in one list. Black Crusade is untouched.
Im still on board for that 6 bay standard cruiser for the BC list.
@Tag
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@Plaxor
I dont want to burn the Tartanus list. Actually I just ordered some new cruisers and a strike cruser to build a Tartanus fleet. We need to get this figured out before I saw my chaos cruisers in half. I can't afford to waste $40 on unusable ships.