All I am saying is instead of using a loving 32x32 or 16x16 baseplates for a tower just use something like 8x16. You won't need a super loving ion cannon that could lag your server. There is hardly any spam involved.
Most builds use baseplates in the actual building (not on the ground)
Ever try to nuke a default build?
It all destroys nicely,
except for the floating baseplates that make up the 2nd story, 3rd, ect.
So you get a nice effect screwed up by some giant, floating platforms.
That's all the OP means.