Do we start theorycrafting about the idris now?

[GrumpyCat]

I've been sitting here waiting for 4 years... but it looks like its finally almost time to actually see/use our idrises.

Was just wondering if we are finally at the point where we can get hyped and start making plans for them.

 

[maynard]

the Idris is a glass cannon

we all saw how quickly it died in the demo

:smirk:

 

[GrumpyCat]

Pretty sure they said they had the shields off

 

[Blind Owl]

Hahaha, yes, theorycraft away! I want to land all my ships on the pocket carrier! I'm fucking stoked.

the Idris is a glass cannon

we all saw how quickly it died in the demo

:smirk:

Haha, jackass. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

 

[Zull Reicher]

Yeah, there didn't seem to be any shield splash during the fight. I can't wait to walk around the sucker.

 

[GrumpyCat]

I just want to finally have my captains quarters... I literally bought my first ship, the retaliator, because of this image:

Then they mercilessly took that away from us :(

I have been wanting a place to put my snow globes for soooo long.

 

[Tealwraith]

I'm of the opinion that saying Idris', Idrises, Idrii, etc. is wrong. It's properly called an Idris-class Frigate. When you talk about Nimitz-class Carriers, do you talk about Nimitz' or Nimitzes or Nimitzi? No, say carriers. As such you should refer to frigate and frigates. Do we start theorycrafting about frigates now? That would be the proper usage. Polaris-class corvettes, Idris-class frigates, Javelin-class destroyers, Bengal-class carriers, etc. That's my theorycrafting. I am a little hyped to use these terms, yes.

 

[Panzertard]

It's going oing to be good fun simply because we'll be able to cram a ton of nutcrackers together and we'll all go out together.
Perhaps tinfoil mothball is a more appropriate term for the time being.
Ship balance & stats will be sorted in time somewhere all long the line, otherwise the spectrum will be on fire. So not worried about the demo in that aspect.

Looking forward to it regardless it's name.

 

[Talonsbane]

There was a video on Twitch from the morning of Sat where they commented on how easily the Idris frigates were destroyed. The stated that they turned off the shields because earlier while they were doing a run through to practice safely landing on the carrier deck, 1 of the Gladius slammed into the shields as it attempted to enter & straight up crumpled like an aluminum can.

 

[Varku]

On reddit they said, they disabled the shields and even lowered the healthpool of the idris to speed the fight up.
I think you can expect an idris to last way longer in "real" gameplay. I guess something like 5-15 Minuites of uninterrupted dps from 3 Hornets.

 

[JackAvalon]

what i want to know is how much re-designing they will have to do for the Idris-P. I mean they have to take off the railgun and remove a powerplant. That's some serious re-modelling

 

[GrumpyCat]

what i want to know is how much re-designing they will have to do for the Idris-P. I mean they have to take off the railgun and remove a powerplant. That's some serious re-modelling

Well considering they said this is the first time they got a capital ship even working in game.... probably a lot.

 

[Mich Angel]

First thing I thought of when I saw the Idris in the demo was I want one yesterday,
second thought was oh! that hangar floor think to fill that up with TESTies dancing having a org party out of this world ha ha....

I gotta get a life.. oh ! wait SC is my life... humm... that didn't sound right.. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

 

[Black Sunder]

My theory is that the Idris is a big ship.

 

[Montoya]

I theorize that smaller ships are going to need to be slowed down A LOT if you hope to hit them with a turret from a cap ship.

Those small fighters can whip in and out of range of those Idris turrets so fast, they are almost useless.

Engagement distance needs to be adjusted either by speed, or range of weapons.

I suspect speed will be reduced, which will make all the hardcore pilots cry, but is needed for game balance in the long run.

 

[Michael]

I say the idrii'sses will be good against large ships while her fighters probably are good against smaller ships.
Also i think that this huge ramp is not a good design.

 

[BluePilote]

Idris-M 3000 USD, 12 players.... one question, who have one?

 

[GrumpyCat]

Also i think that this huge ramp is not a good design.

I agree.. an elevator or something would be much better.. looks rediculous

 

[Printimus]

you mean that wasnt the bengal carrier? :P

 

[Shiwaz]

Pilots of ships this size will be recruiting other pilots and crew members for specific purposes or try to have an onboard fleet/crew ready to counter as wide a scenario as possible at all times. I imagine an entire forum "folder" would be need/nice for dedicated LFP (looking for pilots) to fill these positions?