Missile reaction time

[mjolnir]

Fighter missiles really don't activate any quicker or slower than GB/Cr/BS missiles.


Its just that fighters are closer towards each other both at 200m/s. Thats 400m/s basically.. Even firing at 300m, your likely to pass before the missile activates. Probably at 400m and 500m. Thats why you should fire missiles at 750m if you want them to track. Rarely they track at being fired at 250m, its just that when they do they usually hit. For a GB, your moving towards each other, maybe at 330m/s max, if your facing each other. And GBs start shooting much sooner. In your situation, you weren't even getting closer, you were turning behind/above him, so the missiles had plenty of time to track.

Right... I use fighter missiles a lot... and I really don't fire them at 750m....I seem to remember hitting your Sabre with two Cannonballs on hull just recently... and no they were not fired from 750m.

And fighter missiles do travel for 1s straight then activate and turn... gunboat missiles don't do that.... if you joust a GB.. you go at 200.. he goes at 140 = 340 (fighters at 400)... yet he can fire them from 100ms and they instantly activate and track. Now I don't really see how it's the same with fighters...

@ Wrathkin

GB right now is used against just about everything..

and no it's not a problem that it can take down small craft... problem is that small craft don't have any way to counter it... It's like when 2 LFs Mine-spamm against a bomber... he can't really counter it (without a CD)... but they will run out of mines eventually... and it will cost them....

if a GB spams 4 missiles... you can't attack him.. you can just dodge...and he can do it forever, and for free

And yes I'm repeating myself here.

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