5.3 - Hotfix 1

[Dusk]

Any projectile you don't make an effort to dodge is pretty much 'guaranteed damage' in this game, missiles aren't particularly unique there. You just dodge them differently. If they're guaranteed damage against you, you have to work on your movement. But this is also true if you're getting nailed by every gun fired by your opponent.

While it's easy to chalk this up to a skill issue on my part, it's not entirely true. Otherwise, we can talk about any problem in this way. I can theoretically enter a 1vs5 and win, but it's unrealistic to expect that from me.

The vast majority of missiles in a chase will hit the target because the target is forced to fly in a certain direction in order to maintain distance.

However, even if we assume that what I've said here is not true, it still doesn't address the root issue:

Missiles do not require any effort from the shooter.

And that's important. PvP combat, not only in Freelancer but in any game in general, is mutually interesting only when it is intense and makes you give it your all.