5.2.1.1

[Vendetta]

honest question, have you ever actually tried to fly a snub at cruiser flaks

Yes. They didn't feel like they were deterring me from dealing any damage to the ship firing them (tested on a Hel, a Praefect, and an LSC) nor did I lose more than half of my shield. They barely managed to track my VHF while I was flying in a straight line at their nose.

By the time I was in range, the flaks were no longer a problem to me in my crappy Prosecutor as they'd fly past me and detonate behind me, so one would think the prims would be, right?

Also no.

That cruiser I just attacked wasted all of its power trying to stop me from attacking, so it can't even fire its prims long enough for it to matter. The speed doesn't make up for the dispersion because I'm a moving target at range. Up close, there isn't enough power left to stop me from hanging in a blind spot and hammering one of the engine components. Given my Prosecutor can indefinitely fire its pulses, there's nothing stopping me from deshielding the ship as it probably is sacrificing its shield regen for power (and still not getting enough!)

Will the lone cruiser live a long time? Sure. It'll be a slow and miserable fight for everyone, but two fighters could already kill without much struggle and you don't even need a dedicated bomber to accomplish that.

Now imagine that in a group fight or fleet engagement, where said cruiser is probably already engaged with other capital ships and likely doesn't have the power core to turn its flaks onto whatever pair of snubs decide to take the easy pickings.

Doesn't seem particularly engaging for gameplay from the cruiser's perspective. Kinda feel defenseless now.

So either the average cruiser pilot is incompetent, or the equipment they're being provided is lackluster and not effective at their intended roles.

quick edito:


forgot to mention that even if you've got the core, missing roughly 45% of your shots and not having the damage to make the ones that land matter adds up there, too.