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Lane Hacker Gunships - Varyag - 11-18-2008
Yeah, that was us. The hacker GS is pretty awful. They can just barely out manuver a Lib gb but not a rogue gb. It has the least number of bots and bats of all of em and a hitbox about three sizes too big. It looks so 1337 though. A pair of VHF can take one down pretty quick. A bomber flown right can vaporize one because the hull can take just one hit if the shields are down from a SNAC.
We were cordnating our fight on TS, the only reason we won that. I was almost dead at that point.
Lane Hacker Gunships - Orin - 11-18-2008
Actually, with even a Fighter Armor Mk-VIII it takes two SNACs.
50,000 (?) x 2.5 = 150,000
Though I know this from combat experience, in any case. The two I fought took more than one shot.
Lane Hacker Gunships - tansytansey - 11-18-2008
Hum, conflicting views. Some people say it's good, some say it's bad. After me and a Lane Hacker Gunship took out a Liberty Cruiser, I'm inclined to think they're pretty good. I've been thinking of trying one out, but I don't like flying cap ships that much.
Lane Hacker Gunships - Elvin - 11-18-2008
Its already one of the weakest GB/GS ingame...and you really want to nerf it? Only way you can use it like reall killer is mounting 6 missles and running after very small crafts. Anyway compare with BH GS, and then try to say that Hacker one is "way too good" or "Way too small":P
Lane Hacker Gunships - Exile - 11-18-2008
To quote famous pirate :Oh shut it!
Realy. Can we like, stop nerfing everything that killed us at one point, and just adapt to eachothers ships please? Maybe leave the nerfing and boosting in the hands of the developers team.
Lane Hacker Gunships - Jinx - 11-18-2008
for former liberty rogue gunboat is indeed the smallest and probably most powerful when it comes to size and firepower. - the hacker gunboat on the other hand is balanced more or less. - some larger gunboats might be a bit too powerful ( like he liberty GB ) - others focus on different enemies ( like the corsair gunboat ).
the hacker gunboat is good at what its MEANT to be good at. - it can take out transports if used correctly. - do not expect to kill anything in any ship. - some ships are simply not meant to kill everything. its a RP server.... ships are build with a purpose in mind.
the hackers need a heavy ship that can ambush traders - and thats what the gunship is meant to do. ... not many transports can defend against it - and if you use it correctly - none can ( not even a liner or a c-trans ).
if you compare it to the BHG GS - well... the BHG GS is meant as a hunterkiller. it was never meant to kill transports ( oyu know - the LARGE and rather underarmed ships ) - it was meant to destroy bombers, fighters and possibly ships of its own size. - so of course the ship is different.
in pvp terms - its much better - but we when we compare ships - we must also compare their original purpose.
if we don t - we end up saying "my bomber is crap, i cannot kill fighters in it" - a feature that a bomber is not meant to do in the first place. - and the same applies to the gunship - its not really meant to take down other capital ships. the hackers fight liberty ( militaries and police ) when they must - but they focus on piracy.
Lane Hacker Gunships - SGTMatt - 11-18-2008
I would say that its goodness comes from the power of all of the GS class. In a pack of well organized ships they are quite deadly, but still poor compaired to other ships of the same class. Deffinatly good at what they were built for.
Lane Hacker Gunships - Grumblesaur - 11-19-2008
' Wrote:for former liberty rogue gunboat is indeed the smallest and probably most powerful when it comes to size and firepower. - the hacker gunboat on the other hand is balanced more or less. - some larger gunboats might be a bit too powerful ( like he liberty GB ) - others focus on different enemies ( like the corsair gunboat ).
the hacker gunboat is good at what its MEANT to be good at. - it can take out transports if used correctly. - do not expect to kill anything in any ship. - some ships are simply not meant to kill everything. its a RP server.... ships are build with a purpose in mind.
the hackers need a heavy ship that can ambush traders - and thats what the gunship is meant to do. ... not many transports can defend against it - and if you use it correctly - none can ( not even a liner or a c-trans ).
if you compare it to the BHG GS - well... the BHG GS is meant as a hunterkiller. it was never meant to kill transports ( oyu know - the LARGE and rather underarmed ships ) - it was meant to destroy bombers, fighters and possibly ships of its own size. - so of course the ship is different.
in pvp terms - its much better - but we when we compare ships - we must also compare their original purpose.
if we don t - we end up saying "my bomber is crap, i cannot kill fighters in it" - a feature that a bomber is not meant to do in the first place. - and the same applies to the gunship - its not really meant to take down other capital ships. the hackers fight liberty ( militaries and police ) when they must - but they focus on piracy.
...We'll go with that. And drop it... >_>
But in my defense, the odds were against the gunships by two or three, and they pwnt us.
Eh, I hear Gunboats are getting slightly less agility next mod...
I'm sticking with my bomber.
Lane Hacker Gunships - jshkornmiller - 11-19-2008
' Wrote:Hum, conflicting views. Some people say it's good, some say it's bad. After me and a Lane Hacker Gunship took out a Liberty Cruiser, I'm inclined to think they're pretty good.I've been thinking of trying one out, but I don't like flying cap ships that much.
Agreed, a long while back while flying my LH gunship i nearly destroyed a liberty cruiser before he engaged cruise and fled the battle. i have also destroyed a two fighter combo's in it, just takes skill, you have to love your ship to get that extra umpf from it.:)
Lane Hacker Gunships - Xing - 11-19-2008
I used to shred a whole armada of 'em in the Citadelle! (Jimmy and I remember that memorable night of silent hacker capwhores charging at us with capships over capships only to get blasted to nothingness by the Mississipi and the Citadelle along with the Niagara XD)