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  1. Richard Bong

    The Paladin

    Apparently it wasn't selling enough,, so they decided the pilot can control the wing turrets.
  2. Richard Bong

    POLARIS first look!

    It's a Test Squadron recruiting tool. :)
  3. Richard Bong

    POLARIS first look!

    You've been backing Star Citizen for how long now? And you can still, with a straight face, talk about CIG thinking straight when it comes to future game play plans?
  4. Richard Bong

    CCU Chain questions

    Because you have to pick up the right warbond and ship price increase CCU's. I started my Zeus MkII MR chain last IAE. I just finished it. Melt value of my LTI Zeus Mk II MR =$150. Some times things just drop right and you can get it done in one IAE, but not always. My LTI Retaliator Bomber was...
  5. Richard Bong

    CCU Chain questions

    IAE and ILW both have parts of CCU chains. The Zeus MK II I just completed has LTI and a melt value of $150. I started last IAE, most of the parts I bought at ILW, finished out this IAE. My Tali has been around a bit longer. It was a Retaliator Bomber, with LTI. (Yes, it is now a Retaliator and...
  6. Richard Bong

    IAE 2954 WB CCU Watch

    Thanks guys. My Zeus Mk II MR has a melt value of $150, and includes LTI plus an Argo Tractor Red Paint. :) . And my MSR to Redeemer was $45.
  7. Richard Bong

    POLARIS first look!

    Now Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and I going to do with my Eclipse?
  8. Richard Bong

    POLARIS first look!

    The dumbfire is, apparently, no longer the case in the PTU. The key is that if you are already bringing down the shields and shooting up the ship with Size 7, 8, 9, and 10 weapons, why bother using torpedoes at all. Just keep shooting with the big guns and save the crew, expense and space...
  9. Richard Bong

    POLARIS first look!

    They also marketed the Eclipse as a First Strike weapon, to soften up a Capital Ship, and the Polaris as a Capital Combat ship that could go toe to toe with the Idris. If you are using capital ship weapons, Size 7, 8, 9 and 10, to weaken the shields why not just keep using those to finish the...
  10. Richard Bong

    POLARIS first look!

    After today's IAE video, I'm not sure the Polaris, my Retaliator or my Eclipse have any real use in the current plans for how th egame is supposed to work. This is especially true of the Polaris since a capital ship isn't, by definition, a support ship. Instead of torpedoes being first strike...
  11. Richard Bong

    IAE 2954 WB CCU Watch

    And the Freelancer MIS just let me replace the Sabre in my chain to the Zeus MR, to save an extra $5.
  12. Richard Bong

    IAE 2954 WB CCU Watch

    If I really need to carry cargo, I have a Liberator (with an M2 loaner), but I don't see cargo as a focus. The reason, for me, for Tali Cargo Modules would be to fill the gap between the Cutlass Blue/Zeus Mk II MR and the Liberator. Mostly involving moving my crap from one location to another...
  13. Richard Bong

    Full wipe for 4.0

    We're supposed to buy in on the concept of a ship, not the numbers. My Vanguard is supposed to be capable of multiple jumps without refueling according to the concept. At a minimum that means Stanton to Nyx or Castra without needing to stop in Pyro.
  14. Richard Bong

    IAE 2954 WB CCU Watch

    I grabbed the Eclipse CCU and turned my Scoundrel Pack MSR into a Redeemer. (I really hate the cargo loading mechanic, especially with the MSR.) I guess I'll pickup the cargo modules for the Tali at ILW to handle the mid range moving of things.
  15. Richard Bong

    Full wipe for 4.0

    It is temporary as they figure out how far they want each size and type of ship to go on a tank of gas. Once they have the basics down, they will adjust the individual drives and ships. (Or at least that is how I would do it. One parameter at a time.) In the past they have changed multiple...
  16. Richard Bong

    Full wipe for 4.0

    It shouldn't be all that expensive. Cheaper fuel means more commerce, more traveling around. It makes small ships economical. If fuel is "fekin expensive" then only big ships would exist and passenger transport would be the key profession.
  17. Richard Bong

    Full wipe for 4.0

    Carrier based craft were not supposed to have the range for Pyro. Most small ships were not supposed to be able to even cross Stanton. The lack of range for small ships was the selling point of the Liberator. The lack of range for small fighters was the selling point of the Vanguard. The...
  18. Richard Bong

    Full wipe for 4.0

    Did anyone really expect anything different? I also expect a ship sale with longer range ships with the release of 4.0. Pyro is behind a pay wall, you can't really experience it in a starter ship.
  19. Richard Bong

    Any guesses about a surprise ship this IAE?

    If you don't include November at all this year is trending to finish behind 2020. With a great IAE they will beat 2020, but that is still a big loss compared to 21, 22 and 23.
  20. Richard Bong

    Any guesses about a surprise ship this IAE?

    My F7c Mk II is my only small ship that can run box missions. Otherwise I'll have to run box missions in my Cutlass Blue. :) Especially since I'm seriously considering converting my MSR to a Redeemer.
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