Using a 'gas cloud' (By gas cloud I mean the things in Sigma 13 which zap as you pass through and damage you) to hide in too stop peoples weapons damaging you is this being clever? or abuse (probably too strong a word) of the game mechanic?
How does hiding in a volatile gas cloud prevent enemies weapons from harming you? Also, if it couldn't happen in the real world...or in the real space, it's probably not allowed.
' Wrote:How does hiding in a volatile gas cloud prevent enemies weapons from harming you? Also, if it could happen in the real world...or in the real space, it's probably not allowed.
It does, If they are positioned correctly your weapons do no harm, SNACs etc explode on the cloud I presume, Oh and for clarity I wasnt the one doing the hiding
I've seen plenty of pirate gunboats fleeing into the gas fields of Sigma-13 to avoid our GMG bombers. It's a killer to be fighting in or around those clouds if you're in a fighter or bomber. Your best shot is to avoid the fields altogether, leaving the pirate (or lawful) in the cloud. After all, you can always chase them back into the field when they try to leave it.
@ Squid.Of.Symphony:
Gas pocket explosions harm everything in a large radius, but the gunboat shields are too strong and won't take any sufficient damage from them, unlike fighter shields.
I've seen Gunboats doing that, as a tactic against fighters, since their shields protect them. Not really a nice thing to do but hey, neither is going into the sun corona to escape - just because you have a cap VIII pirate trans.
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The gas pocket clouds also absorbs projectiles, thus you can't fire through them. They won't obstruct your ship passing through, but weapon fire such as SNAC's won't penetrate.
Next time, instead of shooting stupidly at him and hitting the hitbox of a gas cloud instead, drop a mine.
I expect someone will be telling me how many guns I can shoot at a given time soon.
Or how many missiles I can mount and use at the same time.
Or the type of shield I must use when facing a faction with only a certain type of gun, so it isn't 'unfair'.