Discovery 4.81 features, bugs & suggestions

[Dab]

Well that torp comment was more a general statement to everyone.. I try to give helpful fighting tips when I can. And yes, I know it needs upgraded. Either make it an HF and give some agility, or make it an LF and give it ALOT of agility.

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[Sidewinder]

Hey nightfall, thanks for pulling up the spec sheets on all those different fighters. Just one question: I dont see how the manta is overpowered. It has about the same agility as the sabre, but has less armor and bigger power supply. The power supply used on the manta is the one used on the Titan. Which is only one level higher than the Sabre. But the Sabre has better armor. I don't understand why the manta needs a nerfing given that the ship stats are about the same.

Sidewinder

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[Nightfall]

I loved the Ravenclaw, I loved the Talon and I loved the Raven's Talon... I love the Viper! But my love seems to be a curse...

OK, here comes Nightfall on the Viper bashing case!

We were PvPing in Connecticut, and noticed weird things, then, on a mercy kill...


Shots go through from under...


from above...


he didn't take any damage from that...



These went right through except the shield...


We thought it's the close distance... increasing the distance gave pretty much the same results...


close range again, goes right through


My shield vanished! But the hull receives no damage, it registers as a hit though, I shake, I hear it hitting me, but no damage...

Conclusions:

• Notice one common thing to all the screens: all the time, the shots that pass right through the hull come from the left side.
  
• The 'top/front' issue isn't fixed (I remember being posted as a bug) the shots connect right above the hull
  
• the right side seems to be ok except one thing -
  
• there is a spot near the rear connecting point of the top fin and the engine that gets the hits straight to the hull (goes right through the shields) didn't take a pic of that, I exploded before I realised I didn't press 'printscreen', it's pretty much as in the last pic but on the opposite side.
  

One more thing: the Vengeance MK V guns. They were doing no damage whatsoever except at some 80m and/or total off target (i.e. point blank range and I shoot 'somewhere' but not the ship, one of the lasers was connecting the target and made damage).

:(

I remember PvPing a Nephtys in 4.80 Teaboy and me in Sabres (separately) and BlackPearl.Yotogi was the Nephtys. Both of us had real trouble hitting the Nephtys past the shields, though, we never tried this as DO killed him in a matter of seconds before that in his Osiris... gonna be testing that too when I come to it...

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor

[McNeo]

Can i just point out that you need more practive with an LF Virus it seems like to me.

I got the sheild down on a Manta in my Chimeara, and whats more, i got it down before he got mine down (he promtly Nova'd me). Not that he isnt a good pilot, he beats me all the time in my Manta. Its just that i get enough distance to turn before he gets in range. You cant just circle a target in your LF and expect to out-turn your enemy. You gotta use tactics, not just the thruster button (which increases turning circle of your fighter)

Is the LF your useing a Scimatar?

May have come across as being in a harsh tone of voice, please dont view it that way.

I still agree though that they need nerfing (have you ever flown your LF against a Viper?).

EDIT: wow late post xD

That Viper hitboxes are wierd. Didnt i see this in the 4.80 one of these threads?
I think i did but im not sure :P

[Nightfall]

Hey nightfall, thanks for pulling up the spec sheets on all those different fighters. Just one question: I dont see how the manta is overpowered. It has about the same agility as the sabre, but has less armor and bigger power supply. The power supply used on the manta is the one used on the Titan. Which is only one level higher than the Sabre. But the Sabre has better armor. I don't understand why the manta needs a nerfing given that the ship stats are about the same.

Sidewinder

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Sidewinder, look closer:


Sabre: Armor: 11200
Manta: Armor: 10600

not so much 'less', in fact with our load-outs... not a difference at all, just one codename shot, and we pack 4 of those...

Sabre: Steering: 43000 43000 60000
Manta: Steering: 48000 48000 230000

how much is the difference, I don't know how to calculate the figure?

Sabre: Angular: 41000 41000 41000
Manta: Angular: 41000 41000 141000

same question

Sabre: Rotation: 8400 8400 4400
Manta: Rotation: 8400 8400 8400

is this 4000 more in favor of the Manta? it seems so.


put aside the figures. you've played the game. you piloted both fighters. you turn super-fast and all. but someone in a Sabre owns you or gets in your tail... (Quote Kristina Pryde) it's not the stats of the ship, it's the skill of the pilot (end Quote).



edit: @McNeo: yes, you did, but not so thorough :)

edit2: somehow I deleted some numbers on the first edit...

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor

[McNeo]

Manta armour should be 9200 then? :)

[Nightfall]

lol, no McNeo, give it more like 4300 with the agility it has

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor

[McNeo]

owww but then the Viper has 100 hull due to unhitablility :D :P

[Virus]

You know, I've killed many, many, many people in Light Fighters. I've fought Vipers and won, Talons and won, Eagles and won.

I don't like being judged unless you've fought me already, which you haven't.

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Into the Maelstrom - A Measure of Salvation - Reaver Company Database

[Nightfall]

owww but then the Viper has 100 hull due to unhitablility :D  :P

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McNeo, do I have to draw it? You're comparing to the wrong ship! And nerfing down the armor isn't going to solve anything.

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If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God? - from 'Nightfall' by I. Asimov
The Outcasts consider Siniestre Nube a sacred place for several reasons. Early explorers discovered a jumphole within the depths of the cloud that leads to a strange world of ringed stars and strange craft. All ships in the burrial ground are placed facing that hole to honor the Alien Spirits. - An Outcast rumor