bomber balance

[Weedalot]

i think the bomber should have their own shields and greater range on the cannons. they are slow so no risk hitting a fighter but for cap's its good. now a BS flying without an escort is doomed.. and it realistic.. if it has an escort well it has a great chance..

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[mjolnir]

... cap users should not feel the punch as badly as they have. Some good defensive weapons would be pretty awsome.

Problem is that those weapons would also work vs fighters.

The bomber gun stats need some review imo, most notably range and damage/energy. But what and how much needs to be changed is a bit too early to tell.

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Igiss says: Martin, you give them a finger, they bite off your arm.

[Grimly]

Here I come.

Anyhow all these changes will increas tridentes in new york (all perhaps its all divine plan about LABC becoming more useful around NY ... could it be?), imperatot gunboat and legate lolwuttery in gamma and such... so thanks.

If I wanted to, I could stay on my guardian with Mc.Donalds and still delay the Battleship that own everything in range.

But now, there is now way I wait for it. I know how VHF are bad against missile gunships (that's the only ships that hurt me)
I will open a large restauration line to own the synth paste ! More fast food for everyone ! Take your order;)


[angry]
ARE YOU CRAZY ?!?

Since we got the 4.85 (first complete release), I got killed by bombers only 2 times while being in VHFs.
I'm a uber pvp whore ? Yeah nerf all my ships then. Just know I use almost ALL VHFs

Welcome in DiscoGUNBOATvery server !

Antanas, just get three bombers and get them to empty their powerplant firing these new bomber shieldbusters at a BS.

lol ?

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Taking what's yours since 816 A.S.

[Varyag]

Unfortunatly close support weapons will hurt fighters as well.

Currently I am refitting my gunboats for anti bomber. It is all I can do to keep em alive, but I have finally broken down and started mounting missiles and razors. Still gonna keep some primaries but the setup has changed a lot.

I am not for nerfing bombers, it seems that they are finally where they are suppost to be. Unfortunatly, the damage output on bomber weapons now rivals cruisers for dps on primaries... just not speed.

They exceed that of gunboats, in range and power but not velocity.

In my minds eye, I would like to see that balance for gunboats to be

2 bombers= gunboat

3 for heavy cruisers, 2 for light

and 3 to 4 for killing a bs with a good anti light setup. That means a good number of solaris and razors equiped.

Again, this is a amazing improvement, I am deffinatly going to be using my mini killing machines more. Unfortunatly, I am out without fighter support pretty often because of time zone differences. I really want to put up a good fight on my own.

I really don't want to make this seem like whining.....

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"I looked up and all I saw was green death"

[Elsdragon]

Since when was a gunboat an escort ship,
And if so, why cant the poeple who need said escort use them?

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No longer a slave to the man!

[Benjamin]

Does your Synth BS need gunboat escorts

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[Elsdragon]

Synth trading BS of course:P

But Hey, transports need that more than a BS dont they?

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No longer a slave to the man!

[looqas]

I was in Connecticut flying the Roc against a GB and later an Upholder.

The bomber vs bomber combat was the same. Minus the possibility of using missiles to regen the power core. That was my main reason to have them.

But I lost bad against the GB wielding dual missiles. I had trouble shooting down the shield on that thing (2 EMP, 2 energy cannons), so I was thinking about going for full EMP, but doing that leaves my bomber as a 2 trick pony (SNAC + nukes). The current setup was eating the core pretty quick.

But it's more than advisable now to mount missiles and razors on those gunboats.

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Flying under radar.

[tansytansey]

Since when was a gunboat an escort ship,

*points at NPC Cruiser patrols*

Ohai!

Thank You, and Goodnight.

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[sarcasm]Why don't you just remove the gunboat's thruster,replace the shield with freighter one,then give it a CD+T/CD slots and there you go...a perfectly balanced bomber.[/sarcasm]
No really...I don't get the point...nerfing and all.Just buff the projectile speed of the fighters' guns.

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