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== The whole cannon concept. ==

I don't exactly see the difference between "cannons" and, say, "blasters". They're all energy based, as opposed to ammo-based(Most rockets) and hybrids(Screamers and railguns come to mind), no? And, on that note, I'd like to set a motion for changing Blasters/Cannons/Guns/Missiles/Rockets to Unguided/Guided with the subsections Energy-based/Ammo-based/Hybrid in each as necessary to make it a bit more intuitive overall. --[[User:Calaihm|Steve]]

I agree with Steve. The left hand Model column might get cluttered, but it would make a much more intuitive weapon selection process. When comparing the energy weapons I shouldn't have to jump around to 7 different tables. --[[User:calt|calt]]

:Have to disagree. The page is a bit of a mess and needs reorganization desperately, but pretending there is no difference between Blasters and Cannon just makes weapon choice a murkier decision. Blasters sacrifice damage per shot to obtain a higher rate of fire, in some cases doing more damage in aggregate, whereas Cannon sacrifice rate of fire to obtain greater damage per shot. That's a useful distinction, like choosing between and agile weapon that will hit more often and a slower weapon that does more damage per strike (ex., a dagger or a two-handed sword). There are a number of statements on the page that are entirely subjective and largely untrue, like the statement that an Ion Blaster is "a better version" of a Plasma Cannon. I'm going to "fix" those statements now.[[User:Threndor Mendaris|Threndor Mendaris]] 23:03, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

::Speaking of cannons, is everything you said canon? ... --[[User:Pointsman|Pointsman]] 03:28, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

== Flechette Cannons ==

The bit about it firing multiple small projectiles per shot is incorrect, at least according to the game mechanics. It's just a rapid fire pellet gun.

Fixed [[User:NerdeVerde|NerdeVerde]]

== Targetting, and the Corvus Widowmaker ==

Hi. How exactly did you determine the Targetting efficacy (Auto-aim) of each weapon as Okay, Good, Excellent ?{{br}}

And, what auto-aim should we put on the Corvus Widowmaker?

[[User:Foo Fighter|Foo Fighter]] 10:03, 19 November 2007 (EST)

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 == The whole cannon concept. ==
 I don't exactly see the difference between "cannons" and, say, "blasters". They're all energy based, as opposed to ammo-based(Most rockets) and hybrids(Screamers and railguns come to mind), no? And, on that note, I'd like to set a motion for changing Blasters/Cannons/Guns/Missiles/Rockets to Unguided/Guided with the subsections Energy-based/Ammo-based/Hybrid in each as necessary to make it a bit more intuitive overall. --[[User:Calaihm|Steve]]
+I agree with Steve. The left hand Model column might get cluttered, but it would make a much more intuitive weapon selection process. When comparing the energy weapons I shouldn't have to jump around to 7 different tables. --[[User:calt|calt]]
+:Have to disagree.  The page is a bit of a mess and needs reorganization desperately, but pretending there is no difference between Blasters and Cannon just makes weapon choice a murkier decision.  Blasters sacrifice damage per shot to obtain a higher rate of fire, in some cases doing more damage in aggregate, whereas Cannon sacrifice rate of fire to obtain greater damage per shot.  That's a useful distinction, like choosing between and agile weapon that will hit more often and a slower weapon that does more damage per strike (ex., a dagger or a two-handed sword).  There are a number of statements on the page that are entirely subjective and largely untrue, like the statement that an Ion Blaster is "a better version" of a Plasma Cannon.  I'm going to "fix" those statements now.[[User:Threndor Mendaris|Threndor Mendaris]] 23:03, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
+::Speaking of cannons, is everything you said canon? ... --[[User:Pointsman|Pointsman]] 03:28, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
 == Flechette Cannons ==
 The bit about it firing multiple small projectiles per shot is incorrect, at least according to the game mechanics. It's just a rapid fire pellet gun.
+Fixed [[User:NerdeVerde|NerdeVerde]]
+== Targetting, and the Corvus Widowmaker ==
+Hi. How exactly did you determine the Targetting efficacy (Auto-aim) of each weapon as Okay, Good, Excellent ?{{br}}
+And, what auto-aim should we put on the Corvus Widowmaker?
+[[User:Foo Fighter|Foo Fighter]] 10:03, 19 November 2007 (EST)