(06-09-2016, 10:28 AM)Pavel Wrote: Armor limitation is one thing, thrusters making it easier to escape to closest dockable station is another.
Armor is not problem , nor the truster , BOMBER pirates are problem ! What choice transport has except dock to nearest station attempt ?
No trader will stay and fight against bomber , no mater what armor , shield , weapon or truster it has equipped , becouse it don't have 1 in 1000 chance of win !
So remove bomber pirating and allowe fighter pirating only ( or nerf bombers ) , and traders will stay and fight , isn't PEW better than pay , die or dock ?
I believe pavel just said a healthy dose of Pirate bias is necessary. This is just a recipe for killing pirate activity as a whole.
If you cant stand the heat of a bomber pirate, hire a gunboat freelancer or something, fly in a convoy.
^ Oh , i haven't been destroyed by pirate for at least 6 mounts in my transport , and i was only forced to pay to one to let me go , exactly because i run and dock at first sign of trouble . They are to predictable and easy to avoid , to easy .
What i propose is reason why should i stay and fight .
I am all up for some challenge from pirates , but with curent balance , transport cant win against bombers , so they need trusters to escape .
Want to remove thrusters ? Fine by me , transport cant escape on thrusters anymore , but give them chance they can win battle , remove novas , hellfire's and other weapons that can kill transports in a 10 sec , or rework bomber at what they really shuld be , slow heavily armed ships that are easy to hit , or restrict pirating to fighters only !
If you remove truster and nothing else , you remove only way of defense they have , escape !
EDIT :
Why complains about CAU transports , they can also be mounted on pirate SHF/Bombers/Freighters ?