Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:15 pm by Dante the Deceiver
[quote="Nibelung Serge":o0owjj02]On the subject of charrics and gba legality;
I feel that these weapons are easily considered on par with, if not more dangerous than rail tech. The electrical pulse makes armor worthless, it can't rightly be blocked, and as just witnessed, (my condolences, Kruor,) they sort of take the need for skill out of a fight when you're armed with one.
Thoughts?[/quote:o0owjj02]
I'm NOT going to wade into the discussions on how a charric interacts with a sith sword...the verdict changes depending on which set of judges you ask, with outcomes changing from one duel to the next. Without definitive data, its honestly open to interpretation.
As a charric user, and a staunch supporter of the weapon, Id like to weight in with my opinion as both player and councilor. Firstly, these weapons are not even in the same TIER as rail tech. Rail tech is essentially a single shot, unblockable, undodgeable shot capable of instantaneously transferring massive amounts of kinetic energy to a singular point. In otherwords, a instagib. First, a charric bolt travels no faster nor no slower than a blaster bolt - I honestly cant track how many times I've had opponents dodge, out track my barrel, or outright out maneuver my shooting. There's plenty of time to react to the bolt itself, giving an opponent a fair amount of time to work with it - negating the argument of a "unblockable bolt" concept.
The electrical pulse is only relevant against METALLIC armor - and if someones wearing a nice insulating body suit, it doesnt do much. At most, it's a moderate shock, dealing some nice extra side damage ontop of its normal damage. We're not talking lightning bolts, but electric fences. The thermal energy CAN be troublesome, but its honestly less than that of a regular blaster - and nothing over powered in of itself. The true power of the charric is the kinetic energy - the energy in the bolt is concentrated enough to rip a saber out of a normal humans hands, and additionally, cannot be deflected by a lightsaber. That by no means makes it unblockable or unbeatable. A GOOD duelist will learn how to deal with the effect to their advantage - I once had a rather skilled duelist utilize the kinetic energy of a bolt and convert it into a 360 degree spinning slash. rodder pegged me on my arm. It's a matter of SKILL in handling the effect of an opponents weapon - especially specialized weapons such as charrics.
My two cents. If you want to continue this discussion, PM me - I'm trying to stay out of here due to a conflict of interests and bias.
- Dante