Kusari Elite Fighter Hunt (Discussion Thread)

[Firebird]

Is there a cap on the type of ships to be used? If so, we may want to consider them, or put a system in place that gives larger ships less credit for a single shot.

For example:

Fighter - 1 pt./pilot
Gunboat - .75 pts./pilot
Cruiser - .5 pts./pilot
Battleship - .25 pts./pilot

Hype

The question is how to rank the different classes, you've suggested the battleship is the most effective and should have their kills worth less, I could contended that gunboats are more effective since more manuverable and strong weps. Really depends on the skills of the pilot. I wouldn't mind using a score adjustment, the question is what the values should be?:unsure:

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[Virus]

Well, I know I'm not involved, but I'd say that you should have no differences. After all, you said its a matter of skill in your individual ship.

For example, in a battleship or cruiser, I can't kill a fighter. However, in a fighter I can kill hundreds.

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[Hyperwave22]

The question is how to rank the different classes, you've suggested the battleship is the most effective and should have their kills worth less, I could contended that gunboats are more effective since more manuverable and strong weps. Really depends on the skills of the pilot. I wouldn't mind using a score adjustment, the question is what the values should be?

Good point. With this in mind, I'll have to find a way that they would fit. I personally think that a battleship can take down a fighter fastest, but that may just be me. There might also be breaches between the different types of ships in each class, I don't know. More to test. As for now, let's leave it, and I'll see if I can find a way to test the different classes.

Hype

P.S. Sorry about hijacking the other thread; I must have missed that line.

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[Ant]

Gunboat would be the fastest at killing fighters. Needs testing on these elite ones of course.
Thrust + guns + missile salvo and instagib on each fighter in ~10 seconds.
In a battleship, frigate or cruiser it's a lot slower unless you're good with flak.
A bomber is just about as good as a GB although it costs money for missiles. Nova work wonders if you have the ping and timing to do it.
Maybe light fighters should have an advantage though with less cargo and firepower.
Say 4 points per pilot?(and no, I don't have a LF)

[Koolmo]

Heh... I do, and I think a 2/1 ratio for the LF's would be good. Here's what I'm thinking:

Per one Kill:

LF: 2 pts
HF: 1 pts
Bomber: 1 pts (ammo, and ping/lag make up for the insto-kill)
GB: .25 pts
Cruiser/Frigate: .50 pts
BS: .33 pts

BS's and cruisers/frigates are essentially equal in this contest, as you would need to fight in turret view. BS have more powerful guns, cruisers would take more damamge from the fighters.

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[fwolf]

Im good to kill fighters in a cruiser/destroyer, if I use corsair turrets. But to kill gunboats is more difficulty as I have to use infernos in this case.

Edit: I was talking about PCs. Please delete this post if you find it necessary.

[Koolmo]

Erm... we were talking about NPCs... And noone mentioned killing gunboats... Did you have a point you were trying to make, or just wanted to see your name on a post?

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[fwolf]

Hmm yes there was a point. But I dont saw you were talking about npcs. My apologies.

[Firebird]

To give an idea of their armor, take a regular Chimera's hull bashing time and multiply by 3 or 4, maybe, lol.
They are also rarer than regular kusari NPCs and attack in pairs.

Agree fighters should be worth more than the GB's and cruisers since more risk of dying, definitely. Think 2-1 is a tad high for light fighters.

My thinking:

LF: 1.5
Fighters/Bombers:1
GB: 0.33
Cruiser: 0.66
BS: 0.5

Thoughts?

BTW, this event is open for anyone with applicable roleplay. Ie. Mercenaries working for the BAF are welcome. Suitable pirates can participate such as BDR but have the delivery of pilots to their bases instead (slightly different roleplay story there, in that the prize money could be said to be a reward from within the pirate faction). Groups supporting the KNF are also welcome to mess things up and rescue the pilots. There are no bases in Dundee, so getting credit for a kill involves docking and delivering the pilots nearby at the appropriate base. I suggest BAF supporters deliver their pilots to Bretonian battleships, they should not be delivered to Holman Outpost, lol.

Hype: No worries on the post placement, I just wanted to keep that thread strictly for results and keep the discussion somewhere else. I didn't have this thread in place before hand, so really my fault:cool:

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[Firebird]

K giving 12 hrs from this post, to decide on point values, otherwise we go with my last proposed.:) Participants can start collection of the Kusari Fighter Pilot Elite, screenshots are required as stated in the results thread and please keep the screenshots collected in a single post using edit. I will specify the end date of this run on Sunday at which time, no additional participants will be allowed to enter. If participating, please place a post in the result thread which will hold your screenshots.

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