It has been a bit of time since the mod version changed. I am wondering what people think of the performance of some of the 4 gun HFs, the ones with seperate CD and torpedo/missile mounts like the Hyena, Phantom, the new Outcast HF, and the Gladiator. How are those performing, and what job do you think they are supposed to be doing?
HF has always been the pointless class, and they look like they are still there to me. The devs really missed an opportunity to make HFs the expert shooter ship, where you get more agility and energy weapon potential in exchange for less hull and loadout flexibility. Take the missiles and torpedoes off and give them VHF power core, and let them be the advanced ship.
(11-19-2013, 07:19 PM)Swallow Wrote: Actually they are quite agile ships.
Agility wasn't their problem, it was the lack of firepower. You could get right behind a heavy bomber and then ... run out of power before doing any real damage.
Give them 6 guns with a VHF powercore, take away the other hard-points. Then they can exploit the agility, but will still be fragile enough to be brought down with mines and missiles if they are not flown expertly.
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