Paladin Balance Discussion

[Unseelie]

The Bretonian HF has been getting beaten by Eagles(because, I was suprised to hear, the eagles (VHF) were outturning our paladins (HF). So, I looked at the numbers. Paladin and the Eagle are about the same size, have the same number of guns...

Paladin hull: 8600 Energy: 9000; 900
Eagle hull: 9200 Energy: 10400; 1100

Turning:
Paladin 1.2561 rad/sec max, .4109 0-.5, .4268 time 90%
Eagle 1.3049 rad/sec max, .4084 0-.5, .4717 time 90%


Sooo...I understand that the Eagle is a manuverable VHF, but I'd have thought it would have been an interesting baseline for comparison. Is the only thing the Paladin is better at than the eagle turn acceleration?

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[tansytansey]

The Eagle is well known for being one of the best dog fighters. Check the strafe as well. But in the end, it all comes down to the ability of the pilot, not the ship.

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[Xing]

I -told- you people, size it down, it wont kill the ship!

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[tansytansey]

Am I crazy, or did your avatar change, Yue?

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[AdamantineFist]

The Eagle is well known for being one of the best dog fighters. Check the strafe as well. But in the end, it all comes down to the ability of the pilot, not the ship.

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You DO realize that the Paladin is an HF, not a VHF, right? And that this means that a VHF is more maneuverable than a comparably sized HF?

I -told- you people, size it down, it wont kill the ship!

I agree. Let's scale it down. Then we can go from there.

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[Weedalot]

Egale is one of the best if not THE best fighter. But as Nighthawk said its more about the skill of the fighter.

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[Xing]

Am I crazy, or did your avatar change, Yue?

My avatar change according to my mood, and when I think about changing it.

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[Orin]

Eagle is arguably the best fighter in the game with that turning. It's hard to compare anything to it besides the 4.84 Sabre.

Though I agree the Paladin should get a size decrease. I sat next to one the other day and had to do a double take. The thing is huge.

[Dusty Lens]

As mentioned before, check a few things before comparing the two. For reasons unknown the Paladin is larger than a Challenger. Ergo it fails.

[tansytansey]

Egale is one of the best if not THE best fighter. But as Nighthawk said its more about the skill of the fighter.

I heard the Wrath was the best now.

I've never flown an Eagle for more than the time it took me to fly to Vogtland and get my Sabre back. So I can't really comment on its' capabilities. It doesn't make much sense to me that a civilian ship would be superior to military technology either... but oh well.

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