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Efoa_Galendil
Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:47 pm
#1
the current state of /ptrap 1 and 2 isnt fair, all that comes is a couple of tier 1 pirates, good for nothing more than target practice, on the other hand, master imperial pilots get a squad of teir 5 bombers. I feel this is unfair, anyone agree?
Leageth
Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:12 pm
#3
I think the pirates are more of a distraction for enemies than an actual helper. But I think the tier should be increased so they can distract for more than 2 secs.
/sign
Ducimus
Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:51 pm
#4
While i do agree that pirate trap needs to be improved (cause its a joke in its current form), i disagree with your comparision to pirate trap to bomberstrike, purely out of ganon, continunity reasons.
Efoa_Galendil
Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:34 am
#5
doint point cannon or continuity reasons at soe, its not like they care.
AlexKC
Tue Jan 25, 2005 1:41 am
#6
Efoa_Galendil wrote:
the current state of /ptrap 1 and 2 isnt fair, all that comes is a couple of tier 1 pirates, good for nothing more than target practice, on the other hand, master imperial pilots get a squad of teir 5 bombers. I feel this is unfair, anyone agree?
agreed
/sign
Ramona_Garcia
Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:55 am
#8
The problem is that pirate trap spawns can attack anyone. If you could spawn tier 5 pirates you could grief a lot of people.
I am more or less content with pirate trap. The spawned pirates add color to some rp scenes, when you want some safe actions, and you sometimes get nice loot of them. Rebels can't call in any reenforcement at all.
Eulbobo
Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:36 am
#9
The pirate trap is a skilled designed to disturb your opponent
The fact is that ptrap2 only calls slow weak tier1 ships....
Try it on a vette just for fun : 3 new red dots, and 3 seconds later, 3 explosion.... and not a single damage on the ennemies...
BomberStrike is really powerfull, but since it calls allied ships, it can be tier 5 ships...
But since ptrap calls pirates, it could be a danger to the pilot that calls them... because after your targer is dead, the pirates just attack anything around....
What could be done : make ptrap call ships from the SAME faction the pilot is... and let it call many more and powerfull allies
RSF calls RSF pilots
Corsec calls Corsecs pilots
Only answer would be for smuggler alliance : what ally would they call? Only need : at least non aggro pilots
The fact is that ptrap2 only calls slow weak tier1 ships....
Try it on a vette just for fun : 3 new red dots, and 3 seconds later, 3 explosion.... and not a single damage on the ennemies...
BomberStrike is really powerfull, but since it calls allied ships, it can be tier 5 ships...
But since ptrap calls pirates, it could be a danger to the pilot that calls them... because after your targer is dead, the pirates just attack anything around....
What could be done : make ptrap call ships from the SAME faction the pilot is... and let it call many more and powerfull allies
RSF calls RSF pilots
Corsec calls Corsecs pilots
Only answer would be for smuggler alliance : what ally would they call? Only need : at least non aggro pilots
VacaXXX
Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:12 am
#10
yeh, b/cause we all know that the privateer groups have legions of ships staioned aboard massive battle cruisers, just waiting to fly in under formation and drop loads of bombs upon a pilots command. . .... . . . .
Eulbobo
Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:55 am
#11
VacaXXX wrote:yeh, b/cause we all know that the privateer groups have legions of ships staioned aboard massive battle cruisers, just waiting to fly in under formation and drop loads of bombs upon a pilots command. . .... . . . .
LOL
At least, not only tier 1 ships ^^
DarthScin
Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:48 am
#12
/piratetrap1 is fine, nothing needs to be changed about it.
/piratetrap2 should be increased only slightly to tier 2 ships.
When I use /piratetrap, it's only to keep the enemy off me for a couple seconds while I take out their gunboat / bombers. Purely a distraction, nothing else, and I don't think it was designed to be used as anything else.
Efoa_Galendil
Tue Jan 25, 2005 10:55 am
#13
be that as it may, surely they should be higher tier so they can be a nuisance as well?
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