Give missiles to freighters.

[Strichev]

With the new update fighter missiles became quite effective and freighters lost the ability to mount them.

This is largely so due to the belief that freighters are and should be cargo transport vessels with extremely limited offensive capabilities, much like 5k transports, ignoring vanilla and even some info-cards. When the fact that freighters are seldom used because of their lacking combat potential is brought up, the usual answer is that the omnipotent turret steering and zoom counterbalance the well known drawbacks.

I personally disagree, perhaps along with many fellow community members. Although it cannot be denied that the undoubtedly praise-worthy features introduced in the last two versions greatly improved the chances freighters have. Unfortunately these features (in the case of this very specific ship class) were tepidly accepted.

Turret steering is quite awkward, not to mention the abomination that is the aimbot granted by zooming out.

I believe that freighters should lose the ability to zoom out and as a compensation receive better weaponry. In the case of 4.87 that would be missiles. Certainly there are other balancing options, many of which have been mentioned in this thread. Perhaps the dev team should use the opportunity that is beta test and try buff freighters' offensive capabilities.

Yes? No?

[JayDee Kasane]

Cant say if I agree or not. Sorry.

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[STILENS]

Totaly agree

[belarusich]

dont agree

[Narcotic]

Rather create a new missile type for freigthers/transports. None of the currently available ones would fit their ship type.

On the other hand, the question is, wether it makes sense to give freighters/transports their own missile type. RP- and balance-wise.

Voted yes, considering that you don't mean already existing missiles.

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[Curios]

Freighter is not a combat ship, it's freighter, no. Freighters should not have a CD slot either if you ask me. I have no idea why one would have it.

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[Zayne Carrick]

Any ship IS combat ship. Except for Whale.

Ontopic: freighters shouldn't have missiles. CAU7 Grizzly/CAU8 Camara is already killing machine, don't make them megakilling machine.

[Strichev]

Because it's not a damned transport, that's why. And to make the type of ship that should extremely common in Sirius utterly and completely useless is rather lame. (except for those turret steering, zooming abominations)

And yes, they should have a special freighter missile. The one that takes up cargo space, perhaps?

[Scumbag]

Well i had fun fighting freighters. If giving them missiles makes them more popular then give it to them.

[Lamare]

Well... Freigher missile would be good imo, as for me I see good use of it when using Freighter for piracy, and thats why freighters need also CD...