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Bomber preferences. - MrCynical - 09-26-2008
The Praetorian is a beautiful ship. The model and texture are nice, but what really sets it off is the quad-engine red contrails. Gorgeous^n.
' Wrote:Before summer I could rarely see anyone in Praetorian but as of late they seem the more favored than Titans among the Corsairs.
Kinda hard to pirate in a Titan unless there's two of you:P
Bomber preferences. - chopper - 09-26-2008
' Wrote:As a Praetorian flier for over one year, I have to disagree with your points entirely. The Praetorian is an average bomber with a Titan hitbox (that means, easy to hit from most sides) and mediocre steering, whose only advantage is the big flavor of bomber powerplants.
I'd agree with you, but there's one big problem here. Praetorian hitbox is bugged.
The middle of the ship? It's gone. There's no hitbox in the middle. And that's where people usually aim head on.
To SN it or Razor it you need to hit it a bit on the side, near the wings, otherwise it just goes trough.
Which is hard (and I'm saying that as a SN whore).
Also, Preatorian is -not- easy to hit in chase fights. Due to it's shortness. Same is for Titan.
So the shape actually helps you to get hit less often in chase fights. Head on you are an easy target, yes, but that's where that hitbox hole saves you.
So when you take all into account, Praetorian is a bit above average bomber.
Average bombers are : Challenger, Falcata and Praetorian, but it's a bit above those two.. Can't think of any other.
Other bombers are either pwnzors or sucky ones.
Quote:The Praetorian is a beautiful ship. The model and texture are nice, but what really sets it off is the quad-engine red contrails. Gorgeous^n.
And I completely agree with this. One of my favorite models, along with Barghest.
Bomber preferences. - Jihadjoe - 09-26-2008
Infact as an Outcast I know that the Praetorian is a very hard ship to hit.
Not only is it short from front to back compared to most ships it is also rather hard to hit on a joust. It may well be wide, however there is still comaratively little of it.
The torp slots are also in a very useful place, right out on the wings. I was really disconcerted when I got supernova'd in the face by a ship I could only see the wingtip of...
so yeh... Praetorian is a -great- sip. Plus its not that slow either.