Period. Why? Because there is no benefit for single heat sinks critical saving qualities.
I'm 100% fine with the engine heat sink double properly.
Infact I'm totally OK with 1.4 even. Even if they are freaking MASSIVE. They gave the engine magic also because otherwise you could out number the doubles with singles due to the size.
Here is something food for thought before we discuss.
http://www.penny-arc...de/counter-play
I was thinking, if we have Ghost Heat. . . Why not have ghost heat sinks.
Why not make it so the more single heat sinks you have grouped up in a section. The higher the heat bonus up to 1 extra heat sink.
Idea1:
Heat sinks 1/2/3/4 all grant +.10 a heat sink. Meaning a group of 4 would have the added be 4.4 heat sinks. (Yes, greater then 4.3 from x3 1.4 doubles.) ONLY if all 4 are located in the area and ONLY if they are all around. The Instant you lose a heat-sink to damage its "cooling efficiency" is lost just the bonus. This would make the space/weight ratio similar to Double heat sinks. MINUS of course the true doubles in the engine. This would grant extra space saving for endo AND FF is need be.
and/OR
Idea 2:
Why not add a buff to heat sinks that adds a slight. (.05%) heat reduction to the region they are attached to. Throw 3 singles in and arm and that weapon gets a 15% reduction in heat generation. This reduction would not interfere with ghost heat. Only give location reason behind Singles. This would also help lights
These are ONLY ideas. I'm not a math major. I do want Singles to be Viable and have tactical reason. The Double heat sinks would still give amazing incentive to run them simply for the engine. But giving singles reason even if small is still a win in my book.
Pro's:
Tactical locational options for stacking single heat sinks.
Opens up space for other upgrades BESIDES DHS/Endo.
Doesn't steel DHS's thunder.
Con's:
Good risk vs reward.
Able to be knocked out with crits thus losing all bonus for stacking because Single heat sinks have low HP.
Edited by Blackfire1, 21 November 2013 - 07:12 PM.