With Single Player being taken out of the mod, I think we need to equalize all versions of ships. For example, the Dagger should be equal to, say, the lowest level Corsair LF, and the balance be decent, if it isn't already, which I KNOW it ain't...
While being quite funny, your sig was the biggest one i've ever seen so far. No more than 700x250 please. ~utrack http://pastebin.com/SYQXBufs
because its not supposed to be a pure "combat" ship. - its advantages are to scout, evade and retreat. ( - unfortunately its not possible to perform such tactics due to our neat re-engagement rules ) ... but consider it more to be some sort of a LF mk1 - so instead of 2lvl6 and 2lvl4 or something ( anyway - 4 lowbie guns ) - it features 2 high level guns.
along with superior turnrate and agility it can support other ships easily in combat ( in theory ) - but yea, the main task of it - intercepting, scouting, hit and run cannot be done here.
' Wrote:When it comes to boredom, the bomber can suddenly engine-kill and rain down all its firepower, killing LF in 1 second.
I once took 2 Bombers and a Gunboat on the edge of the Badlands on the most obscure server-time in my Liberator... Needless to say the Gunboat didn't go down and I fled after the Bombers where dead but - Size of Bomber+Strafing=90% Accuracy just about, the idea of Light Fighters is that they are maneuverable in not only that they can out turn other things but DODGE as well...
Needless to say Engine-killing was what got it killed most easily - If your being hit by something that easily then you need a bit 'o practice
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' Wrote:I once took 2 Bombers and a Gunboat on the edge of the Badlands on the most obscure server-time in my Liberator... Needless to say the Gunboat didn't go down and I fled after the Bombers where dead but - Size of Bomber+Strafing=90% Accuracy just about, the idea of Light Fighters is that they are maneuverable in not only that they can out turn other things but DODGE as well...
Needless to say Engine-killing was what got it killed most easily - If your being hit by something that easily then you need a bit 'o practice
That's what I said. Out of all LFs' I've flown, Liberator is the only useful.
.. Although, it is true that not all of them really "shine." Not every LF is a Slipstream or a Liberator, but those that are can sew discord even amongst the largest warparties by themselves with practice.
There's a trick to Light Fighters that you won't be able to master by flying an HF or a Bomber, etc.. For me, I rarely use engine kill in my Slipstream, and I use reverse and strafe often. I'm not the greatest at dodging mines I've found (I get a little eager), so what I do is if someone spams mines at me I'll just break away and go in a different direction and I'll continue to do that until they run out. Nuclear mines are expensive, so alot of people won't carry any more than 30 or so.
.. But the greatest thing about Light Fighters has to be that in a dogfight where multiple people are involved, you'll be the last one they target, and you'll also be the one who's most likely to survive. Sometimes I actually find myself giving all my botts/batts to the Bombers in my group because I don't need them since I'm either not being targeted or I'm able to dodge essentially everything.
.. It would be cool if some Light Fighters could evade scanners (as in, you wouldn't see them coming), but unfortunately I don't think that's possible to do and I'm not sure if the end result would be desirable.
I don't think I have ever died once in my LF...
Only time i died was i was out in the open and spontainiously exploded (????).
It's hard to kill with, but easier to servive in. At least when against bombers and VHF... never been up against another LF yet
Whoever gets killed by a bomber in a LF must surely fail at life, because those things are such vulnerable bricks... if it engine kills and starts raining fire on you coiling around makes it hard as hell for there mismatched weapons to hit you, as well as the predictor not taking into account "trends". you gotta like shoot infront of the lead indicator or somthing...
So long as you keep cool, dont get eager, stay close, pull out when needed, and watch out for mines, its hard for them to get in any significant hits on you.
Though its possible I have only encountered noobs.... i probly wouldnt do too well against another LF o_o
^^
or maybe you're saying this just because you don't use LF often. You use bomber for most of the time, you do well with it and you're afraid of it being nerfed.