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Norsehound:
Officially in SFB... X2 ships don't exist. While SVC put out a small 'preview' thing in a captain's log somewhere, the heads at the Starfleet battles forum are trying to build thier own X2 to combat the Xorkellians. Clearly anything in SFC is NOT the X2 that's being developed, and as it's been written the X tech weapons in SFCOP don't exist officially in the SFB rules set.

A shame really. I Suppose it was just signs that Paramount's universe was invading the perfect balance of a SFC universe :(

Magnum357:
So I take it that this "Preveiw" X2 ships in the Captians log didn't work out too well or something?  What was wrong with the X2 ships?  To powerful? 

Norsehound:
I think so. I think the rules just became unworkable.

Since SFB should be Balanced, Steve Cole has said he wants X2 ships to be balanced out against X0 (general War) ships. Basicly, it should be the case that a squadron of heavy cruisers should take on an X2 ship of the same weight. This means a new phaser, some new systems, and the stance that they're balanced against other races and fair to play.

SVC has hidden in his closet of tricks a new agressor race- the Xorkellians. They will be the principle enemy of X2, but most of the 'fan development' going into X2 on the boards is made without any knowledge of what the Xorks do in terms of weapons and shielding. The only thing we know about them is that they have an explosive boost warp drive something or other.

In general though it seems the 'preview' X2 rules have been abandoned by SVC and the general community. Same thing with the Megaphaser- it's brought up now and then (especially in the case of the Tholains, who might be an all-phaser race), but the general opinion is not to use it I think. Not much disucssion going on in the X2 forums lately. More attention is on Federation Commander.

Magnum357:
What is this "Mega Phaser" you are talking about?  I've never heard of that, and what was wrong with it?  I do agree with you, if these X2 SFB ships are anything similar to the 4.0 X2 ships, they really need adjustment.  I mean, if an XCA (or whatever you want to call it) is basically the same size (maybe a little bigger) then a CAI/CB or CX, then they would have a limit to how many weapons they can carry.  4.0 X2 ships have an ungodly ammount of Firepower, more like a BB then anything.

Where can I find discussion on X2 SFB?  I've been to the SFU message boards, but its kinda hard to find your way around the place.

Norsehound:
It's located in the Proposals -> X files.

http://www.starfleetgames.com/discus/messages/23/2792.html?1131053986

The Mega phaser is a phaser I've heard about here and there... not sure if it's part of 'X2' or just X1, but it did exist and was considered for the various phaser proposals.

Right now, Ph-5 is the main phaser IIRC.

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