I don't think you understand how kinetic energy works. Even inert metal rounds moving at those sorts of speeds would create a large shockwave (effectively an explosion) when hitting a target. All that kinetic energy has to go somewhere. I mean, watch this video of the US Navy's experimental railgun. It looks like a rocket, but that's just an inert piece of metal fired at ludicrous speed.

I agree with your second point though. People are still thinking in "FPS match" K/D terms. "if this weapon gets more K/D than whatever I'm using, it's overpowered." People need to start thinking in "warfare" terms.

Remember that installations will be placable by commanders and will probably be rather pricy. Right now they're just sitting on the map for free.

If u get shot once by a rail gun I can understand being frustrated. But if u get shot a second and more times I say its ur own fault for not paying attention to ur location in relation to the turret. Wise up and stay out of Los honestly its not tht hard.

It's under hybrid weapons so the hybrid could be with explosive canisters?

Hybrid is an EVE weapon classification meaning that it's an energy/projectile hybrid, like blasters and rail guns. The other classifications are energy (lasers) and projectile (chemically propelled rounds like we have today--autocannons and artillery). Some artillery rounds actually have small nuclear warheads in them in EVE, but I doubt this will be the case in DUST.

Energy weapons require no ammo, but use a lot of capacitor (stored energy), hybrid use ammo and a medium amount of capacitor, and projectile use ammo and no capacitor.

Then there are missiles, which are their own things and work differently.

Here is the full list of EVE weaponry.

I understand how kinetic energy works, and yes I am aware that the impact would create a shock wave. I said splash damage is to high, not that they should get rid of it. The current rail guns are doing splash damage akin the the missile turrets, and that just doesn't make sense. The shock wave created by the railgun should cause more of a knock back effect, rather than damaging effect - though it should certainly retain some damage.

All an explosion is is a shockwave (created by a chemical reaction) + possibly shrapnel. My point is that to the person getting hit, it doesn't matter if it is a shockwave from a chemical reaction or a shockwave from a piece of metal moving at super high speeds.

As to whether one should have a larger radius or whatever, that's really more of a balance issue that I'm sure CCP will figure out.

I didn't ask for an encyclopedia (but i liked reading it) and the exposive canister could consist of a compress form of energy similar to what the blaster shoots

Except an explosion involves heat (correct me if I'm wrong).

capable of hurling 40-pound projectiles at speeds of 4,500 mph to 5,600 mph over 50 to 100 miles (7,240 to 9,010 kilometers per hour over 80 to 161 kilometers).

As do railguns and blasters. Did you see the video? I saw lots of heat (plasma). In space maybe not, since there's no atmosphere, though.

Alright, you got me there. I'm tired, not thinking through my thoughts 100%.

Although, with a bomb, the explosion is forced outward in every direction from the center-most point of the explosion. Where as with a railgun, the round is very hot, but it is being forced in only one direction towards its target. When it impacts the ground/target, it isn't going to suddenly start moving left-right-forwards-backwards-up-down-inside-and-out, it's going to keep going the direction it's going until it's momentum and inertia are overpowered by the ground.

As do railguns and blasters. Did you see the video? I saw lots of heat (plasma). In space maybe not, since there's no atmosphere, though.

The US Navy railgun is:

I just wanted to thank whoever decided to make these things into massive sniper rifles, props to you. Coupled with the forge guns **** poor range and swarm launchers that target the ground, I just had the pleasure of watching someone go 19/0 in one of these stupid things

Bravo.

Bravo.

What really pisses me off is the fact that when someone is in one of these things half the time you can;t even get to them, is that the system now or is there some bug here? I remember a few games ago I got shot by someone in one of these turrets so I respawned and snuck up on it thinking I was gonna make an easy kill, only to see that even though someone was firing the thing, there body was somehow IN the machine

If u get shot once by a rail gun I can understand being frustrated. But if u get shot a second and more times I say its ur own fault for not paying attention to ur location in relation to the turret. Wise up and stay out of Los honestly its not tht hard.