Weapon's gestion could be changed to bring some strategy.
In WOHD, I kinda hate them... rockets, mines or bombs slow you really too much. This has been said several times, it's not only my feeling
In old Wipes, weapons used to slow you down less, and ships didn't take ages to gain speed again.
A game like Blur introduced more strategy with weapons.

I'm afraid the split in yellow/green pads in 2048 is not enough. Weapons must slow down less.