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Damn! When I see the plane comparison and saw that TIE Interceptor only has ONE gun.. I was almost certificated for it (I'm new player). I played old TIE/X-wing games and I read books and watched movies. TIE interceptors surely had "4 guns" and TIE fighter had 2.. But they had no shields as trade off. I wonder why can't TIE Interceptor to have 2 guns if TIE fighter has 1.

Oh my, where to begin? This board is like a pile of misinformation all of a sudden.

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The bomber is crap and has NO applications in this game,for me anyway

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I just put the bold part out there for emphasis, and cut out the rest of the post which was irrelevant. The Bomber has lots of applications, especially for first time pilots who might need some extra kick to get through a mission, especially against gunboats.

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Nearro wrote:
True, but in PvP, missles are, in essence, a default "I win". Not quite as much of a killer as EPulse, but that first time you nail someone with 3 IR2s at once, you'll see what I mean.

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Also not true. Remotely, but still not true. Missiles are highly effective, but they require a bit of skill and luck to acquire a lock. Also remember that any ship in the fleet can load countermeasures, these neat little things that ... well ... counter things, like missiles! Fortunately they launch very quickly, so dealing with three IR's is quite possible. The other trick is understanding how to deal with missile boats, so after you survive that first salvo they can't pull that trick on you again.

I'm grumpy tonight, sorry.

Heavy Tie all the way to Master FTW!!