Bombers vs. VHFs

[frozen]

Your going for good roleplay, not PvP loadout. I respect that.

But a LOT of people dont care about RP, just 'pwning'.

Better, I think, to force people to RP with their loadout.

That, and or give caps better anti fighter weps (close range ones however).

Either get a realistic FLAK gun (proximity charge and or bursts @ specific range, 600m prehaps ?) and or add class 5 turret slots (2 for every regular gun prehaps ?) for close range defenseve action.

Yes, it DOES make it a LOT harder for fighters. That adds to realism, as you suddenly have to interact with other players to take it down

dont get me wrong, i play freelancer with my sights on pwning as well, just like everyone does. there is only a rare person who truly doesnt care about pvp, and is only here for the sake of pure RP. Like i said in the previous post, its best to wait for 4.85 and see all the changes and work everyone working on the mod have done, since alot of the ideas thrown out here have either been implemented (to a degree), or thrown out due to restrictions freelancer poses due to the lack of the source code.

i like playing freelancer due to the PVP aspects, not just the RP aspects of this server. and suffice to say, disco wouldnt be where it is if it wasnt for the perfect mix of RP and PVP (even though it is often tipped towards pvp between those who are ignorant of the forums)

I've always been of the belief that bombers should use bombs/torpedoes and the like. Make the torpedo cheaper and more effective, and make a bomber-only mine that also has ridiculous damage.

Big Freakin' Guns, while neat, are actually completely ridiculous in the right hands. I'm seeing more and more anti-fighter bombers that just engine kill and 1-2 fighters with a Razor/SN burst. Yes, that takes skill and experience on the bomber's part, and poor planning on the part of the fighter, but is still testament to the fact that bombers are actually still very effective against fighters while being death to caps.

There needs to be some drawback to using the big slow guns on a bomber as opposed to expendable ordinance. But that's my opinion.

Again, freelancer is restricted heavily (even though many barriers have been broken by all the modders working on various mods), and introducing a special bomber only mine means its mountable on anything that has a mine slot. it will be abused heavily, and quite frankly, i honestly dont want to see another rule springing up becuase some idiot decides to mount bomber-only epic mines on a LF and exploit the game.

1-2 with a razor+ supernova isnt easy, and not everyone can do it, becuase yes, it does require a lot of skill to do. but if a fighter falls for that, i call him stupid, because first of all, a fighter shouldnt be jousting a bomber head on anyway, and if (s)he does decide to joust head on, (s)he shouldnt do it shieldless, or without strafing while jousting. there are many techniques to out-maneuver a bomber, only difference is not many people use them.

again, wait for 4.85.

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