Solaris SUCKS, I dont see many people using them because you need to outfit your entire ship with only solaris for an acceptable damage output. Your better off with primaries. I dont see many people using secondaries either, they're supposed to be good vs GB/Cruiser but most people can hit those with primaries too.
' Wrote:Solaris SUCKS, I dont see many people using them because you need to outfit your entire ship with only solaris for an acceptable damage output. Your better off with primaries. I dont see many people using secondaries either, they're supposed to be good vs GB/Cruiser but most people can hit those with primaries too.
Heh. As an Osiris with 10 Solaris and 2 BR, I shot down five Outcasts.
The mod is great. We have spent countless hours to make the ships and weapons comparable to each other, so it's challenging and fun to fly them and fight with them. So if something doesn't work, it's 99% your fault. Or blame Zelot instead.
You do raise a few valid points, yes. The solution is already being worked on. (details are classified)
But even now, comparing to previous versions, I'd say the overall chances in fleet battles are great, and there's always a counter against some tactic. Just have to find it.
It's much like trade routes. Most people do shortened point-to-point ones, with a third stop somewhere, when there's awesome circular routes that are more fun, harder to get pirated on, and earning more cash. All fitting your preferred ID.
It applies to every last person, however, that there's always something you didn't know about in Freelancer. Including myself.
' Wrote:That would make them beatable by secondary turrets while only solaris are supposed to do this job.
Also I can't be here in order/OPG war game this week :/
Since I may be the only one having our new strategy completely in head, that's pretty a bad thing to introduce it :/
Well, anyway, just know the solaris should be more used than the primaries.
Solaris is too damn weak, you need at least 6 of them to make them deadly with its 1K range
' Wrote:Heh. As an Osiris with 10 Solaris and 2 BR, I shot down five Outcasts.
I tried that loadout on the discover discovery server and it would drain the core on an osiris really quick. Thats pretty suprising since that many primary turrets dont even touch it.
' Wrote:Team work ? Beating a BS is not the job of a solaris BS but the bomber escorting.
True that if you are alone you won't feel solaris like an help, but try it with 2 or 3 friends in bombers, you will own
yea, then what if enemy has 3 friends with fighters and a pro-anti cap BS, i will say the Bomber side still win.
in logic the enemy is totally gonna win, they have an anti-cap BS which will totally rape your solaris Osiris, and their fighter supposely owning your bomber in no time (which is not happening)
' Wrote:How'd he do against another osiris with anti cap or half and half though?
He'd get beat by a Cruiser with half a brain. On Sindy's private server I beat up his full Solaris/Flak Carrier with my Rogue Dessie. Range + Thruster.
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