(01-03-2015, 02:44 PM)Haste Wrote: Honestly, if I were to bet real-life cash on my own performance in fighter PvP, I would use non-code weapons (that is, after SOLARIS and such get hit by the well-deserved nerf bat). Higher projectile speed and efficiency for a mere 300-400 DPS is a good trade-off. You'll want to look up non-codes' stats in FLstat. There are plenty of class 8 weapons that put out more DPS than half the codes in the game.
I get the speed and efficiency piece, but non-codes, esp. class 8 do NOT do direct damage, therefore a mix of tech is necessary to pierce the different shield types. And the DPS point is not true according to the wiki. The top three codenames do north of 2700 hull DPS, whereas the best Class 8 (LR Belial Laser) does 1674 hull DPS. That's a HUGE difference, not 300-400, and the difference in speed and efficiency doesn't compute, its only 100 faster and 300 more energy/sec.
I'm sorry, but unless the Wiki is wrong, there is no substitute. And thus I have to either play a cap ship, gunboat, or just play a transport and hope a pirate doesn't ventilate me. Snubs are right out without codenames.
