Greetings! For this weekend's PTU build we are folding in the TTK balancing updates! This is just a test for the weekend and is not intended to arrive with 4.10.2 but this will be a great testbed for this! For this fourth TTK balancing update our main objective is to deliver a fixed and refined version of the previous: Shields have been adjusted to intended values, this should bring the TTK down again Ballistic DMG has been decreased by 20% compared to TP3 AD4B, AD5B, Deadbold IV and Deadbolds V Aplha DMG has been provisionally nerfed by an additional 20% as their they have been called out as OP and impacted feedback We looked closer into shield and health values of large and capital ships and adjusting their values generally they increased to match them closer to the 2/3 shield, 1/3 Armor and critical parts goal. Energy and Ballistic Deflection has been adjusted. AI Modifier has been decreased. Further details can be found in the patch notes for tonights publish. We have many questions within the survey mentioned below that we'd love to hear your thoughts on, but we'd also like to see any discussions on: What is your overall opinion on the balancing in this Tech-Preview? Please rate the TTK in PVP for each archetype on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being too slow and 5 too fast Small Ships (Gladius, Arrow, etc.) Medium Ships (Cutlass Black, Freelancer, etc.) Large Ships (C2 Hercules, Carrack, etc.) Capital Ships (Idris, Polaris, etc.) Please rate the TTK in PVE for each archetype on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being too slow and 5 too fast Small Ships (Gladius, Arrow, etc.) Medium Ships (Cutlass Black, Freelancer, etc.) Large Ships (C2 Hercules, Carrack, etc.) Capital Ships (Idris, Polaris, etc.) Can you describe the difference between ballistic and energy weapons in this balancing updated in your own words and what makes you choose the one over the other. Please describe the proportions of the ships different health pools (shield, Armor, critical parts) in your own words A feedback survey is available at: Ship TTK Balancing Update #4 Survey Form. This survey will be open until Oct 15. Thank you for taking the time, and we look forward to reading your feedback! -Shark Player Experience Team