Major Question

[Drake]

I think we need more unlawful fighters/bombers/gunboats, on BOTH sides of the war, and fewer cruisers/battleships. Gunboats are (in my opinion) the best ship for pirating, yet we only have three(?) available to pirates. I see something intriguing in the beta's helpfile, the 'Scorpion' gunboat, but I haven't been able to play and check it out yet.

Corsairs have the advantage of the best shield busters, and the fact that those shield busters have the same projectile speed as codenames and Nomad guns. BIG advantage. They're also the only unlawfuls with good RP for having a bomber, though that's fixed in the next version.

And the Osiris is one of the best battleships, even if it is the exact opposite of the Corsair gunboat (small and maneuverable compared to large and tough).

[DarkOddity]

Pulled this from another part of the forums.. Figured it was relevant.

I think the huntress should be one of the ships that should be changed, it looks way out of place and people don't fly it because of its shape, pretty much all forward facing guns and its worse than some battleships for getting through asteroids.

There also needs to be some looking at what the Corsairs have against there Outcast counterparts.

They have a great cruiser we do not, they also have there own super battleship.

I think its a good idea to keep the old in though if new models are made, mk2s would give us more to choose from and your work wouldn't go to the way side.

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[Malaclypse 666]

Pulled this from another part of the forums.. Figured it was relevant.

I believe you'll find in the new Beta readme that the Huntress's "blind spot" is being addressed.

Now, who was that Lib-tagged Merc I saw flying one last week? Wonder whose ugly daughter he slept with to get that ship?

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[bluntpencil2001]

I agree with Hoodlum. Suck it up, and train hard. Do NOT cry for cease-fires. You're a CORSAIR!

Anyway, the SCRA has offered TBH training, and we're like a bajillion-and-four times better than the 101st.:P

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[McNeo]

the titan may not be the best ship....but its vannilla, and that gives it an edge when faced with energy torpedos....corsairs also have the del cid line, to counter the inferno...so dont say it can't go up singlehadedly against a capship....4 del cids and a mini razor, which the corsairs also have rp to own, do just fine.

ship has a decent powerplant, and a much smaller profile than most.

Energy torpedo's hit all targets the same. I dont know where you got that idea from, but I have never heard of it before, or experienced it, so i cannot say that its true or false. The reason a fighter with an inferno, and normal gun loadout on its other slots (debs, with matching guns) is because the inferno takes alot of shield very fast, ie you dont have to keep fireing at the target. This is my experience on the topic.

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Corsairs have the advantage of the best shield busters, and the fact that those shield busters have the same projectile speed as codenames and Nomad guns. BIG advantage. They're also the only unlawfuls with good RP for having a bomber, though that's fixed in the next version.

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Inferno also has a 600ms-1 speed (physics, sorry...)

Also, i see groups such as the <censored> using Taiidans and Colada's, and they're on the other side of the Corsairs. I would quote this, but that is unfair, as the TBH (infact, no one) has been perfect.

(adressing the points made)

Yes, Blunt...train them hard! Never stop! We shall kill everyone!!! Muahahahahahaha!:shok:.

And also, sorry to all you Outcasts and allies out there...

[Dopamino]

the del cid line is a huge advantage. our krakens are similar in stats to your salamancas, but we don't really have shield buster. i see benitez pretty much whenever i'm on. corsairs are definitely more active than the older outcast factions (101st, gor, etc). you guys need to stop complaining. you have a gb and a bomber coming. the osiris is small enough that it has many advantages of both a bs and cruiser/destroyer. plus, some of the best pilots here are corsair. don't forget about skill. i'm not gonna lie, i'm an average pilot. i'm really getting annoyed at all the corsairs complaining about there not being enough of them. it evens out. just fight a little harder, stab a few backs. thats what corsairs do (rp-wise).

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[bluntpencil2001]

Correct. Suck it up.

Although the Inferno kicks ass against fighters. Fire it to rip shields off, then switch to Krakens. Easy.

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[Equinox]

The reason for this tread was not to flame anyone or any faction. Its about ships and the fact the Corsair Alliance compared to the Outcast Alliance.

The Corsairs have great ship building ability but only produced one light cap ship? the gunboat.

When the Bounty Hunters have a better ship/cap selection than the Corsairs and nearly the Outcasts, both factions (Corsair/Outcast) are massive players in sirius is kinda wrong in my opinion.

Also and this may or may not be true, but ive heard the tiidan has been nurfed alot, but the Outcast Alliance gets a bomber thats even more powerful than the tiidan as it stands now? im hoping this is not true but if it is how much of a kick in the balls is that?.

The only thing we need a descent bomber (next mod) and a cruiser/destroyer to match the Outcasts destroyer.

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[McNeo]

To be fair, all bombers in 4.84 beta 1 are pretty useless...

Also, the Waran is an ugly thingymajig, and pretty large too. Shouldn't be too hard to nail with a nova (if they become better than they are in the Beta.)

Also, Dop, we have a Cruiser and bomber coming I think, not a gunboat.

[ghostcat]

As far as I've heard, Novas are never going to speed up again. They were never intended to be useful against fighters. As an added bonus, only bombers can use them now.

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