' Wrote:Erm, anyone ever killed somone in PvP with lasers ? Seriously ?
I took on a pair of Raven Claws in 4.84 with only my 4-Sammael Greyhound.
Since then the Liberty Rogues have still been doing just fine even with the repeated nerfed Greyhound.
I don't think the NovaPG ever had any problems killing people with their guns.
The Rheinland Military mostly uses Hornvipers/Debs and does rather well against all comers... and Hornvipers are similar to lasers that fire at 5.88.
The Red Hessians seem to be doing pretty well against the 'sairs with their Natturturn Zweis, which are laser weapons at 5.88 that do less damage than yours.
More than a few of the Gallic players I know prefer Pot-de-Fers to Musketoons and the various Culverins. Those are lasers at 5.88 that are otherwise Heavy Flashpoints.
No, I don't think lasers are that bad, really. The Order ones are basically the same as the Blood Dragon ones, and you have the advantage of having a real powerplant to fire them from. Yes, they aren't efficient for their DPS... but neither is the Black Widow, and I don't think I've every heard a Xeno complain about those. You've got 750 speed, 8.33 refire, respectable DPS, and the second-largest powerplant to shoot it from. On the Bastet you can't fire them as much, obviously, so go for your other guns and do what normal HF pilots do... fire a burst, dodge, fire a burst, lather rinse repeat. Reavers do quite a nice pile of damage, too.
The only problems I can see is that it appears you're trying to fly your ships like they're different ships. The Nephthys is heavy (very much so) and has piles of armor and powerplant from which to dish out pain. Don't fly it like a Heavy Fighter... box, shoot a lot, make use of your energy. The Bastet on the other hand is a very light VHF... so fly it like one, don't fly it like a Titan or Nephthys. Move, get your licks in as bursts rather than repeatedly jousting.
Your equipment honestly looks a lot better than most people's.
EDIT: A laser weapon that does more damage, has lower refire, and has less energy consumption... gee, that sounds like a Neutron, Particle, or Plasma weapon. Which you have, by the way. If you don't like your lasers they aren't your only option.
EDIT2: I'd also like to note that if you can't spray your target all the time that probably means you're either in a 1v1 or jousting. Lasers aren't spectacular at either. In group fights, however, the ability to throw waves of projectiles at people at high speed is more valuable than anything else... which is what lasers are good at. They're really good at it, too.