Gunboat Missiles

[Sand-Viper]

Fighter jocks complain missiles are "too strong."



Gunboat/Gunship pilots complain that missiles are "too weak."



I think that (And I can't back this up since a new update just came out, and i've yet to use a gunboat with a missile since then), missiles are fine as they are, besides maybe they need a bit of a reduction in energy costs. Not too much, but just a little.



See, when a gunboat/gunship fires a missile, the fighter gets an "incomming missile" warning. This causes the fighter/bomber to stop what they are currently doing, and dodge like mad. Sure, the missile might not hit them, but you have just sucessfully bought yourself some time in order to better position yourself with your normal turrets. I see missiles as more of a defensive tactic, not some "insta kill pwn all fighter/bomber" weapon. Missiles can hit occasionally, and when they do, they definetely hurt. Mostly though, it is a tool to throw that bomber who is about to take a shot at you with his SNAC off of his game.

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