i hope there are plans to improve the graphical effects.
all the weapon systems (except missiles) look really “weak” and lack that “cool” impactful feeling. i don’t have experience with capitals so my opinions don’t include those.
I guess you’re talking about graphical effects, because all of those weapons and drones have great effects on enemy ship hitpoints, and MWD/afterburner has a very noticeable effect on my ship’s velocity.
I rarely zoom in far enough to really notice any effect, but I recall that I could easily tell the difference between various weapon systems because of how they fly towards the target.