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You would think! but truly, turrets on bombers don't work very well. They're cool and all, and I suspect CIG will make it playable, but think about the big turreted bombers from WWII (B-17, 24, 29), and you'll quickly see why the turrets were abandoned not long after (B-47,51,52). Fact is, it...

Last I heard on this subject, the NPCs could outshoot the AI for intelligent turrets and PCs could outshoot the NPCs. That sounds like it is over if they can have skills to hit at 95%. This should be considered a huge game changer--very close to pay-to-win. Not sure I love it but I'd pay a...

I had not heard the Idris with the big gun loses its shields. Do you recall the source of that intel? Sounds hard to believe. The Carrack is not going to scan any better than a Javelin, and maybe not better than an Idris, and including anything other than the best ships for any given number...

The Eclipse, like all carrier based strike forces; is intended to be used in groups. Since it can't fire more than a single torp at a time, it needs to make three engagements to empty its ordinance, so you will need a wing of six or more to take out an Idris. Remember the Eclipse is short...

For those of you who don't know, he is the mastermind behind the stealth combat initiative TEST has been working for years behind the scenes. If you're interested in covert ops, spam his mail and beg for a place in the dark. Training has already begun. Don't blink or you'll miss it. It's the...

I love piloting but I am just as excited about a half dozen other game dynamics. Without piloting none of them would be so exciting, so it's certainly a necessary function, but I can be just as happy in the second seat of a Sentinel as I am in the first. I thinik it's important to distinguish...

I have sent over quite a few people to TEST, based purely on the selling point that its a fun group, and it is. You don't need much more PR than that.

Pretty sure the plan has always been that you can't insure equipment save what is stock on your bird when it is replaced, since it comes with. The cost of getting your custom ride all blowed up is you lose all the custom stuff. If you had to tread far and wide to get that special set of...

I think you'll be able to simply purchase most weapons. Should not be a big deal unless you want to mount something very unusual like a Vanduul plasma cannon. The bigger expense will likely be things like ammo and missiles. You mat need to travel to get what you want, but players will be...

"WC" is "water closet", the British way of speaking of what we call here the "bathroom", which houses a toilet. C. S. Lewis tells a funny story of an American guest who asked to use the bathroom, and Lewis feigned frustration, brought the guy some bath towels and led him to the bath, since it...

There is no equipment insurance. That's the cost of losing a ship you have the way you want it. Pretty sure this is the long term plan.

Yes. You put your finger right on why I am considering the Polaris. It will not be as fast as a wing of Vanguard, and doesn't hold the troops of three Hoplites, but it costs HALF as much as a wing of six Vanguard, so it is hard to say the Vanguard is the better choice. I think though, any...

To take control of any military engagement, you need to decide for your opponent what their actions will be. This is generally harder when a group is not well organized, but it is still possible. My suggestion is, send a Tally in first and let this be the focus of the opponent's attack, then...

Yes, and you can morph it into a Sentinel, and learn all the crazy gameplay that goes with EM warfare. A Sentinel, a couple Harbingers and three Hoplites is going to be a devastating combination for boarding big prize targets. Harbingers rock.

This is much more serous than peeps pretend. It is NOT coming from a "little ball of hate". He has a Sith Holocron. Answering such people can never have a positive outcome. Run away. Run away!

Cracks me up! So the distortion drops the shields extra fast and the Omni's kill the target? And the distortions don't overheat?

You said you need a dedicated fighter, by which I suppose you mean dogfighter; but then choose between two ships that are certainly not dogfighters. First question is, do you intend to dogfight? If you do, and you have the money, consider a Sabre. If you don't have that cash, consider a...

So does the system as envisioned allow one to replace or overclock thrusters in order to enhance performance? Basically if you buy a cheap bird it will have cheap thrusters that can be upgraded? That was an early promise and I'm not sure the system you describe supports this.

Yeah. They're practicing real military ops and working together as a team. Only a real team is going to beat them.

This is EXACTLY the way to use that bird. It's fire support for a battle that can take out three targets and retire for more missiles. Just the missiles get spendy, but there is so much entertainment value in this it would be worth it. I suggest search the battlefield before launching to see...