Name your favorite Dog Fighter!

[Black Sunder]

Its called the Vanduul Stinger and I have no basis on which to base this preference except its look.

 

[Hybus]

Situational, just a single seater, I'm fond of my saber comet, running 4 over clocked attrition size 2s, all the relevant cooler, powerplant, shield upgrades.

However, just general messing around, picking up stuff, then a cutty black, similar loadout. But with lots more missiles. Works even better if you got someone in the turret.

 

[Vavrik]

However, just general messing around, picking up stuff, then a cutty black, similar loadout. But with lots more missiles. Works even better if you got someone in the turret.

That's a fun ship to fly, you have a bit of bite and a lot of missiles to add some spice, plus it has a good size for earning some money. One of my favorites.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

I named my favorite fighter "Lopeta Tämä"

It means "Stop this" in Finnish.

Geddit? Stop? Finnish?

I'll get my coat.

 

[Mich Angel]

Freelancer MIS.

Lets you PEW PEW THEM ALLL MUHAHAHAAHA......

…..and still make it home in time for supper!

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See you lost your landing gear, well done all in true TEST style

Good to see I'm not the only one who get it home with some parts missing.....

 

[Deroth]

Of the ships currently in-game, I like the Buccaneer with repeaters, a Combine, and upgraded components.

However, I'm hopeful the Defender will become my favorite when it is finally in-game.

 

[Radegast74]

I don't like jousting. Its just a small war of attrition to me. But I own almost every fighter in the game, my intention being to either loan or rent out to NPCs and TESTies who want to fly security and escort for my large industrial ship-based activities. Any of my personal military shenanigans will be orchestrated from the bridge of a Hammer Head. That being said, I occasionaly take a bounty mission to make some beer money, and when I do, I take the largest, most heavily armed bastard I have handy. Usually a Warden or a MIS. There is something about those size 9s on an Eclipse or a 'Tali though, it's deeply satisfying to watch a connie or a cutlass blow up(if you can get the damn torpedo to lock up). But if it's a damn Buccaneer, I usually abandon the mission altogether. I took one on the other day(in a Buccaneer) and I swear it took me 20 minutes to shoot both his wings and engines off and he still kept coming. His buddies shot off one of my wings and engine and I was down to 1 mantis, so I left, spawned a MIS, went back and killed him and to of his friends with just the guns on the MIS

I find the Warden does really well against Bucc's. In fact, I derive a particular joy (after killing the bounty) in shooting the wings off his accomplices, and just leaving them spinning off into space...

Make sure you have gimbal assist on (press R two or three times, so the dotted circle shows up -- sometimes it is tough to see against a background of stars).

 

[Talonsbane]

Freelancer MIS.

Lets you PEW PEW THEM ALLL MUHAHAHAAHA......

…..and still make it home in time for supper!

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Plus there is still room to make a few creds on the side transporting some cargo from point A to B that you were planning on traveling anyways.

 

[Talonsbane]

I do love the Bucc as well. I personally prefer it to have an even mix of Distortion & laser repeaters.

 

[Deroth]

I do love the Bucc as well. I personally prefer it to have an even mix of Distortion & laser repeaters.

I have been considering switching the S1s from Repeaters to Distortion, but I like keeping my pips aligned.

 

[Talonsbane]

I have been considering switching the S1s from Repeaters to Distortion, but I like keeping my pips aligned.

That's completely understandable. Thanks to the Buccs sweet maneuverability, it's easier to stay on target, but the down side is that in doing so, the more skilled the target is the more likely your character might black out from the G-Forces.