Grenades cost resources, which is a good thing

[CTheRain]

Anything of ordinance needs to cost resources. Period.

[Sirisian]

Originally Posted by Azovyr

My worry here is I can see situations arising where your empire isn't doing so well and you find yourself low or out of resources, then you will be at a distinct disadvantage which is fine and intended I guess...

Actually it's a flaw in their current design. A lot of threads have discussed how to fix this problem. I recently posted in Malorn's thread here with a proposed solution bringing together a lot of ideas in the threads I've read. Also read my resources thread which discusses a lot of the issues with resource based upgrade models. It's kind of complex since there's a lot to read. Sorry for that.

[xnorb]

Rockets should be free.

Remove splash damage at all (give them some penetration on impact function,
my weapon knowledge is no the best, but there are rockets that somehow
melt into a tank rather than explode like a big bomb) so only direct impact
would inflict damage.

[GreatMazinkaise]

I really don't want this to turn into a "You don't have enough Vespene gas, harvest more Vespene gas" sort of thing when you go to a terminal.

Another thing that I think is being missed: Yes, you may be able to trade Auraxium for other resources, but cash shop purchases are made with either a) Station Cash or b) Auraxium, earned in-game currency. It does not sound like you will be able to buy Auraxium itself with real money.

[Bags]

Originally Posted by xnorb

Rockets should be free.

Remove splash damage at all (give them some penetration on impact function,
my weapon knowledge is no the best, but there are rockets that somehow
melt into a tank rather than explode like a big bomb) so only direct impact
would inflict damage.

As per the E3 footage, they virtually have no splash damage.