Cruiser Balance

[Varyag]

I have found that reverse thrust works wonders vs bombers. Wait till they do their run stop, they close in fast and lose half hull in the process. You take a snac hit to the shields and they panic. Also, strafe is your friend in a cruiser. Me and fpsdoug would get into a cruiser vs bomber+fighter fights for hours because I could dodge his snac and he could dodge my fire.

If anyone tries the strafe thing around me, I would laughingly eat them alive because it puts the bomber on a nice smooth plain at close range. You have no chance at that point.

Missiles are fun, but you have to use them selectively. Use your guns and force them to use up their shield regens then hit them with the ol' missile turrets while they cannot recover.

No gunboat has a even slight chance vs any cruiser. You turn off all of your slow powerful weapons and just use your basic and defense turrets. Keep them facing you or use reverse thrust to drop distance fast if they are following you and they are done. 2, you have to work a bit harder at it but you should be able to keep your shields up.

There are even better tricks for killing fellow cruisers but those are mine.... all mine.

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