How fast or slow is the Hammerhead? What ship would you compare it to as far as speed?
TL;DRThey won't give exact numbers because balancing is ongoing, but the Hammerhead is around Starfarer speed and maneuverability, slightly more agile and faster, and its six turrets mean it needn't be fast.
I'm not going to give any exact numbers, because I know we're balancing it literally at the moment.
Yeah, we're balancing it at the moment. I'd say it's around the Starfarer sort of speed and maneuverability.
Yeah, it's similar in size to the Starfarer.
It's not quite as boxy. It's flatter, but it's wider.
Yeah, so a little more agile than the Starfarer, a little faster.
But not greatly.
If we say the wrong number, then we're held to it.
I imagine a ship like that, game-balance-wise, is allowed to have a speed in that range not only because of its armor, but because with six turrets around the entire thing, you don't have to maneuver particularly fast. You can cover pretty much wherever you're trying to hit.
Every angle's got at least four or five turrets able to point that direction.
Yeah, just because it's slow doesn't mean it's not useful in this regard. Good luck getting close to it. Projectiles aren't slow.
It defends an area, and it does it well.