Title says it all, which is better?
I get the feeling the siege cruiser is better because of it's agility and forward gun. However I have no experience with either so could someone please fill me in?
Both are useful really only against capital ships.
Siege has thruster, LABC has core and 2 BS guns.
Both get owned by GB / Small swarm.
Imo siege is better, no reason tho.
well....
Siege cruiser
nimble as hell. perfect for artilery purposes. has an awesome main gun that makes turtle stew like nodoby's business. perfect to whack bs with. in pairs they are a pure nightmare for any bs.
against gbs and cruisers, it won't fare well. its performenace against (heavier) cruisers isnt great and its powerplant wont allow it to lay out a lot of hurt on enemy smaller caps that chase you. basically: it does well against bs, but is 'meh' vs everything else.
LABC
lotsa hull. lotsa guns, including 2 bs ones. and a powercore that will keep you going for quite a while. Not that it's an issue, because you will be dead before 'quite a while' has passed.
why?
It's sluggish as hell in the agility department. It handles like a drunken cathedral. it has no thruster so you will be hit pretty much by everything. if a bs manages to get close to you, you're dead. bombers can easily snac it.
GBs can easily tear it apart because you dont have the speed to keep them in weapon's range. enemy cruisers will just pulse/mortar you to bits.
my advice: stay away from it.
Only thing it's good at is hurling hurt from a distance: it can spam pulses, missles and LM quite well. but as soon as you get targetted, its time to say g'bye.
so, there ya have it.
the siegie is a specialised bs killer and is medicore/bad at pretty much everything else.
the LABC is, well, crap at pretty much everything.
Hope this helps.
Awww.....
Not sure I want either now, considering I'd mostly be hunting gunboats. I guess I'll have to fight them on an even playing field *sigh*
How do you rate the Liberty gunboat vs the tridente/rogue gunboat/hacker gunship?
Edit: If I can be bothered I might try a solaris BS, hehheheh.
' Wrote:Awww.....
Not sure I want either now, considering I'd mostly be hunting gunboats. I guess I'll have to fight them on an even playing field *sigh*
How do you rate the Liberty gunboat vs the tridente/rogue gunboat/hacker gunship?
Im not a real gb guy...
I know for a fact that the lib gb can tear a hacker gs apart if its pilot is jousting you. if you meet a hacker gs with brains though, you may be in a spot of trouble.
vs a well flown trid you will struggle, but you can win if you're lucky.
vs a rogue gb you have a very good chance. it's nimbler than the libby gb, but has less firepower and hull.
basically, a lot comes down to the guy doing the flying.
But dont forget you'll be wading through cap 8 Ku explorers with full zoner turrets...
also edit: solaris bs is quite a nasty tool. if used properly. add 2 br and maybe a mortar and you're set. problem is lotsa gbs will just fly out of your (pathetic) solaris range and hammer you to death with pulses and br.
I <3 the LABC. It's a great cap-killer if used correctly. I've heard that if you can aim well, put on 8 razors and you have a good GB killing machine.
I haven't used a siege cruiser though.
Siege Cruiser is sexier, therefore it's better.
:D
I don't like LABC because it doesn't have thruster.
' Wrote:Both get owned by GB
You should really suck at pewpews then xD
Capships in general fail hard at everything. Best to wait till .86 for them to not suck. However, if you are intent on getting one, LSC. Just because it can survive longer.
' Wrote:I <3 the LABC. It's a great cap-killer if used correctly. I've heard that if you can aim well, put on 8 razors and you have a good GB killing machine.
I haven't used a siege cruiser though.
8 Razors... :lol: Yup they kill GBs a treat, got 8 on my own. Along with 2 LMs on the back two slots and two BS Pulses, great for killing Battleships and GBs, cruisers though... if you get up against one that isn't a complete lolwut, you're screwed to be honest.