' Wrote:THe biggest thing I would worry about is the fact, that Missiles won't work, when the server pop is high (mostly the case).
This- if they worked well I like them a lot they help GBs fighting versus 2-3 snubs to hull dmg more then one and keep them away even if the snubs are out of range of GB guns.
But they simply does not track.
(10-09-2013, 10:51 AM)Knjaz Wrote: Official faction players that are often accused of elitism, never deploy them and have those weird, immersion killing "fair fight/dueling" suicidal hobbies. (yes, i've seen enough of those lolduels, where house military with overwhelming force on the field willingly loses a pilot in a duel. ffs.)
' Wrote:This- if they worked well I like them a lot they help GBs fighting versus 2-3 snubs to hull dmg more then one and keep them away even if the snubs are out of range of GB guns.
But they simply does not track.
"Hull dmg more than one"?
That might work if gunboat missiles actually did hull damage...which was the entire point of this thread, that they don't...
I did some more testing with them yesterday and have concluded that they are completely useless, even against snubs. The benefit of being a missile is that you don't have to aim, and the range is much higher, however missiles don't work with high player count, you don't need to deshield a running snub, and the tracking on these missiles is not as good as it was in 4.85 either. Worse is that when the shields are down, the missile does not help you with the hull at all. So sum total is that being a missile does not help you that much over the other de-sheilding weapons.
If you want to instantly deshield a snub, learn to snipe with a razor, you will use half the energy for the same amount of shield damage, and you will also be able to do massive amounts of hull damage. A couple of cerberus turrets would also work well for most people, given the refire rate. I'm still sticking with regular turrets though, since I have trouble getting through their hulls to kill them off, not getting through their shields.
This is not the forum for balance complaints. The gunboat missiles are working as designed. If you don't like the way they function, don't mount them.
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