i fly a VHF on my main guy and it seems very rare that i see anyone over level 40 in a fighter class ship.
all i ever see are capital ships or gunboats. even on the forums all the message dumps are full of announcements of big ships being battle ready and such.
so i'm thinking it's as high as:
80% capital ships (including gunboats)
20% fighters (including bombers)
maybe even as high as 90%-10%
just something i noticed flying around and reading the forums and i'm not doubting that i'm totally wrong and just log on at weird times. anyway i just wanted your take on it.
Hmm, well any good fighter is like lvl 50 at least...
Also, you usually don't need to announce a fighter being ready, as it usually takes all of an hour ^.^
Uhh, I have 3 VHFs, one camera ship, and 5 capitol ships for the record.
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Well... Due to an "arms race" of sorts. Everyone has to have bigger ships or be annihilated. Its not unlike a Galaxy-wide Cold War... Instead of Nukes, its capital ships.
For the record, I have four fighters, a bomber, a cruiser, two battleships, and a gunboat... Well, and a trader, naturally. I'm at a 5-4 ratio, there.
' Wrote:(would be three if someone FIXED the corsair dread :angry:)
Before anything happens, it needs a new model. The current one is awful and doesn't fit the FL universe. Hopefully the next one will have a better hitbox.
I fly a vhf or transport 90% the time myself. Not because I don't want a battleship.....I just can't find a logistical use for one, I always decommission them a few weeks after purchase. The biggest problems I'm noticing with the vhf's is that there is very little variety in the ships that people fly. I keep on encountering Ravens Claw or Raven Talon.
This is particularly true for pirates, especially independent pirates. I know this statement is bold but as of yet I am the only person I know of who actually flies a werewolf or bactain. (When I get that pirate urge)
I think we need to focus on putting more fighters in the mod, or bring more fighters up to date.
I like to fly a fighter or a bomber because of the survival ratio.
I can survive 15-20 PC enemies on my bomber/fighter, and take some with me depending on the skill of the enemy forces.
I can survive 4- PC enemies while on a GB. IF they are on capships (cruiser+), more than 6-4. If on smaller ships, then less than 4. If on fighters, 2-5. All depending on enemy skill.
If i'm on a BS/Cruiser/Frigate class ship, less than 3. because i'm a big fat target with crappy guns and a deficient power core.
So, as you can see, BS are the terror of the newb, novice or intermediate pilot. veterans and up can take on big ships with smaller ones.
A mix of two veteran/elite piloted fighters/bombers can take down ANYTHING. And a GB with fighter support is INDESTRUCTIBLE. Refer to the gamma battle for further proof on that last item.
And let alone an elite piloted bomber... I've taken entire Battleship fleets on my own with my bomber, not because I'm too good or because the bomber is unbalanced, but because those BS pilots were so used to just point and shoot instead of planning a strategy that they could not take me down in time...
Strategy people... That is what wins a war. Not Uber l33t 2435345456 billion credits ships with mk95 armor and 200 lvl11 turrets.
Take AW as an example of that. We've won like 10 wars. All while outnumbered... Because we do know how to fight as a team and think strategically...
EDIT: Not more fighters. We need to improve the current ones. the two ravens are fine the way they are now.
Nobody uses MKII house fighters because they have crappy maneuverability or low power power core, or have lower forward firepower.
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i hear ya NEXUS i have a raven claw and i'm bored with it...i'm looking into getting something else (VHF wise) just not found it yet. i may jump down to a LF though, who knows