Admin Notice: Server testing #5

[Syrus]

So, i tried it yesterday. 3 Shires, 2 Gunboats and a Templar in formation. In the end, after the trip from New York to Ontario, i had about 80+ bots missing, all other ships were damaged, too.

I think its a real disadvantage, should there a combat situation be coming up. I personally really dont like damage in formation flight. Nothing against taking damage when i bounce someone else when coming out of a lane. But dont we have navigational computers and navigational shields to avoid damages caused by little bounces in formation flights?

I really dont know if anyone uses formation often... I do. and so, im not confident with the actual development, sorry to say.

Seems to be a problem with gunboats then, because bumping into a transport with a fighter didn't cause
damage to me (Eagle vs Adv.Train) when I was in formation with him.

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