Marsflier Debate

[onca]

Dudes remember this is an old (old) thread, like 2 Discovery versions ago.... many of the issues have been resolved since.

The Marsflier guns for example, have been seriously nerfed since this thread started.

Anyway when I bought a Marsflier I thought it must be the kick-ass VHF of all time, with that price tag..... but I was very disappointed. Its no better than a Titan at 9x the cost. Just a huge, slow target.

The "special" guns run down your energy in ~2 sec.... I ended up turning off the side guns and using "stem" only. The "special" shield is only a bit better than the Adv.L.10 VHF shield. The "special" thruster is no better than.... hell, there's nothing "special" about the m/f in any way.

I couldn't even take on 8 nomads, but maybe I'm a crappy pilot.... and forget about using that tank for combat in the asteroids of O/minor. IMHO any VHF can take out a m/f 1-on-1.

I can't believe I wasted $18m on that junk. For just $5m more I could have bought a Destroyer, with many guns and a huge shield. The Marsflier is a real turkey.

Having said that I say we should keep the m/f. It's a cute bit of retro, it's kitch, like playing Elvis on an 8-track in your Sabre. People can buy it if they want to.

But at least it's not the worst ship in the fleet.... that award goes to the Nomad gunboat. (which I fly for the challenge) :crazy:

o.