[Video] - Gimbal assist arguments continue

[Deroth]

Agreed, purists can only get us so far as a community. My only objection is a small ship should not be able to take down a hammerhead, period. When you ride a tricycle you get tricycle performance, when you ride a 10 speed you get 10 speed performance. A tricycle cannot keep up with a 10 speed, fact. I say this should be augmented by massive shield generators the larger ships use, making it almost pointless to be attacked by a single light fighter. Even if you can target a subsystem, you have to get through the shield first and the AI protecting the ship. You pay for hardware when you buy a ship... it may be slower but may have a ton of AI and shields. Many people have the equation wrong, in my opinion.

I completely agree, I'm getting a bit sick of people complaining about 'balance' because their starter or racing ship doesn't have an equal chance to take out all other ships in one-v-one. No, that is not balance. A Prius doesn't have an equal chance of beating a Formula 1 or NASCAR car in those respective races; likewise neither of those have an equal chance on the battlefield against a M1A1 or A-10. That is the reality of balance, balance is in getting the performance and functionality that was paid for.

 

[Crymsan]

Well the issue is what about the AI. Dumbing down making It easier for what exactly? It comes across that whatever they have internally playable on squadron 42 is not a great experience for keyboard and mouse. (I do not object to them trying to make that work after all Chris Roberts has no chance of finishing anything else).

 

[Bambooza]

What you don't want to see this?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFcWCpxynuA


But in all honesty I agree with you and I expect larger ships shield regen and armor to be such that little ships would not be able to scratch it.