So far Im loving this ship, it is going to wrech some cap ships today!
Ares Inferno first look!
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BRRRRRRRTTTTTTT !
Got up to 42G of acceleration doing forward and strafe in the Ares, this ship is not human friendly ^^
blacking out too much when doghfigting ;)
Got up to 42G of acceleration doing forward and strafe in the Ares, this ship is not human friendly ^^
blacking out too much when doghfigting ;)
Why upgrade. You need both as standalone. :)
But honestly I upgraded from my Hurrican and I am very glad I did. This ship is so far just a joy to fly and eats pirate cutlass for breakfast.
But honestly I upgraded from my Hurrican and I am very glad I did. This ship is so far just a joy to fly and eats pirate cutlass for breakfast.
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Great ship! Now it needs a BIS skin ...
Cuz game packages come with too much junk I can't use, and I like things that go BOOOOOOMMMM after I go BRRRRRRRTTTT.
Ah, the high acceleration was short-lived.
It's still a very nimble fighter and taking it into pirate swarm melts Wardens, Constellations, and Hammerheads.
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It's still a very nimble fighter and taking it into pirate swarm melts Wardens, Constellations, and Hammerheads.
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Yes but what I intend to replace with one goes... putterputterputter....It's an extra URSA.
Edit... that's actually the sound it makes while rolling over.
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So pirate swarm is a joy with this ship because of the amount of rearming. In the verse it uses up so much ammo so quickly I am not sure how effective its going to be. But in the arcade with lots of ammo pickups, it just makes Wardens, Constellations, and Hammerheads sad.
I think it will be something thats attached to a Liberator or idris (or something of the sort). It may not carry much ammo, but with fleet support I bet its capabilities are amplified.
In tonight's PTU patch (7871074) the accelerations and handling have been tuned.. less forward accel (a mere 15+G :) but considerably better handling.
I found the original tuning frustrating to fly; this is much better, and I was able to hammer both models through Pirate Swarm. The Ion took 10 minutes less, which I'll attribute to the differences in the guns.
Ion - even with the dps/rof change, it's accuracy allows for hitting smaller targets more consistently.
Inferno - kills faster, IF you connect. The spread and spin-up delay makes hitting fighters a chore at times. Anything larger than a fighter gets shredded in seconds.
Both took out the hammerhead with ease. Before dealing with those pesky Merlins!
Messing around with the Ares...
Man it really makes ships like the Vanguard look....inadequate.
Man it really makes ships like the Vanguard look....inadequate.
Thank you, Glorious Leader!
Ares now in that Meta phase ships like the Super Hornet, Sabre and Vanguard had. Enjoy it while it lasts!
Ares now in that Meta phase ships like the Super Hornet, Sabre and Vanguard had. Enjoy it while it lasts!
Great ship.
Single seat heavy fighter.
For a small group of TESTies.
Wait until you try the Redeemer...Wow! What a Gunship.
The Redeemer even looks like a Naval Gunship.
Single seat heavy fighter.
For a small group of TESTies.
Wait until you try the Redeemer...Wow! What a Gunship.
The Redeemer even looks like a Naval Gunship.
Watching the firing of that Gat makes me suspect that some players will be hoping for full sensation VR as well as the ability to lessen the padding in the bottom of the seat, just to feel the vibrations. Similar to those that get a certain thrill from riding a motor cycle with a powerful engine.
Loving this ship! Space A-10 for the win!
Ya hitting the little Merlins and Gladius was a pain. I ended up just spinning up the gun well before I could bring it onto target and then just sprayed bullets in the hopes that some would connect. While a huge waste it was easily replenished by the ammo pickups.
I would think a Vulcan would also be very helpful with the ammo. I can also see how the Ion could be more beneficial in the here and now over the Inferno due to the ammo situation but once armor gets introduced and we have the capability to rearm in space I wonder if they both will be exceptional.
Agreed.. the game is slowly being moved in that direction, where support ships will be as useful/necessary as the damage dealers for group play.
A Vulcan, Terrapin, a couple Ares and Vanguards could become a highly effective hunting patrol.
As to the Ares being exceptional; gonna voice the unpopular opinion and say that I'm underwhelmed. For the size of the ship it's agility is crap (same length, slightly wider than a 300 series!). The guns also feel like they are in a strange place - The gatling is ballistic but the spread is so wide that precision shots (say to take out a shield emitter) are a laughable concept. The Ion's laser is precise enough but by the time you've pounded down the shield, the Inferno has dismantled the target and gone home. Ranges on both are no better than a size 5 right now.
Now bring a Redeemer into the discussion and the Ares might as well take a seat, at least in this iteration. CIG wants multiplayer ships to be the preference, and a Fully Crewed Redeemer just became the Apex Predator in the game.
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Ooo I cant wait to give my BRRTmonster a go! :D