' Wrote:The hull isn't a issue, it's their insane shield regeneration rate which practically makes them immune to lone fighters and bombers. Either nerf regeneration rate and/or increase power drain.
You do know Gunboats are supposed to kill Fighters and Gunboats, right? That is kind of their role... If Cruiser > Gunboats and Fighters/Bombers > Gunboats, then Gunboats are only > than Battleships. And every ship is > than Battleships so that's not much to brag about:(
' Wrote:You do know Gunboats are supposed to kill Fighters and Gunboats, right? That is kind of their role... If Cruiser > Gunboats and Fighters/Bombers > Gunboats, then Gunboats are only > than Battleships. And every ship is > than Battleships so that's not much to brag about:(
See this guy knows what he's talkin about. I think often people try to 'make things fair' for all ships/classes in a 1v1 scenario but the surreality is. Some ships are good vs SOME ships. And others to others....
Why don't we buff a Battleship shield while we're at it? A BS shield goes down extremely quick when using combined forces, but its hull takes ages to crack. It's the exact opposition of a gunboat. Cruisers have this balanced.
And I don't see what's so wrong about a strong shield. Gunboats are small and fragile, it's only reasonable to put heavy shieldings on it.
' Wrote:You seem to be under the impression that a lone fighter should be able to defeat a gunboat in the first place. That impression is false. Gunboat class ships are designed for anti-fighter/anti-bomber duty, so naturally, they excel in that role.
A well-flown bomber, especially one using the pulse cannons and SNAC, can defeat a gunboat if the gunboat captain isn't very skilled in evading. A lone fighter is unlikely to defeat a gunboat, although in extreme cases, it is possible.
highly depends on the gunboat... Myself, im far above average in bomber skills, possibly one of the more skilled bombers. I can say from experience, that no matter how godlike the aim and dodging, it comes down to what your facing.
trident, its too hard to solo, even with the most noobish of captains. The shape makes you aim more, too much in the case of solofighting
ahdouri again (ku explorer) is a easy target... big, easy to hit, slow.... no problem soloing that, even if it missile spams
bottlenose, well this one is tricky. If the bnose pilot knows how to use the ship (dont need to be skilled with it). Then bnose is a dreadful thing to fight. Simply too agile and too small.
liberty gunboat is fairly easy to solo, large sides and generally hopeless firing angles.
corsair gunboat isnt that hard to solo, but depends on the captain as the thing is really really stubborn with alot of shield regenning.
hathor, not too hard to solo
zoner GB, not too hard to solo
gallic GB's, well this is the fun part. Most gallic GB's are easy to kill if the pilot cant fly them, but if the pilot just has a decent understanding of those ships, its an entirely different story.
summary; gunboats are usually easy/moderate when it comes to difficulty in solo'ing them, GIVEN the GB pilot is a noob without any traces of skill
' Wrote:summary; gunboats are usually easy/moderate when it comes to difficulty in solo'ing them, GIVEN the GB pilot is a noob without any traces of skill
Well with super heavy bombers you can then solo noob BS.... doesn't really count as any class characteristic.
GB with at least average pilot (that is a pilot that knows how to fly when, can hit at least some shots and knows what strafe keys do).... is impossible for single bomber to kill.
Might start some competition based on the cruiser one with this goal.
Igiss says: Martin, you give them a finger, they bite off your arm.
' Wrote:Novas can change that... And CMs don't always cause the torpedo to miss.
Novas are not as agile as a Gunboat, however. I can see the turret boat noob strategy being weak to Novas, but not someone who knows how to actually turn a gunboat, instead of flying in one direction.
Inferno is the only thing I say... SRP'd lib Guardian with an inferno and an OC guard ID ftw! No but seriously... Screamers, inferno, minirazor... Use 'em.