I personally hope the combat in game does change as much as some of the things I've read suggest - not as an issue of weapons balance, but rather as a way to keep the gameplay evolving. It's easy to get good at PvP given enough practice, but when a person is encouraged to buy different equipment and ships... when they are forced to learn new techniques and strategies to win (or even survive, for that matter) it takes the predictability out of combat and encourages people to diversify, specializ…