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Suba
Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:29 pm
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Will they ever be balanced out with the rest of the ships?
We posted and posted during beta the unbalance and you guys ignored us all along while jumping on any issues regarding other ships
EveryImperial SHip is basically identical. 1 Laser Hardpoint and 1 Missile Hardpoint. Novice has it and even master has it. Both other Pilot professions get far superior 4 Laser and 2 missile Ships. Why? The Numbers arguement some people say doesnt apply here. Imperial Players dont have huge overwhelming numbers to win battles. We are 1 Fighter versus 1 Fighter and we are drastically underpowered
Suba
Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:39 pm
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I was a beta tester the whole time and they are not even. people saying they are just got the exspansion and dont know what they are talking about
Nacoa
Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:01 pm
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Suba wrote:I was a beta tester the whole time and they are not even. people saying they are just got the exspansion and dont know what they are talking about
Well I was a master at the end of beta, so I've got a pretty good idea of what I'm talking about.
Tier 0 through 3 imperial fighters get 1 gun. All of them except for the TIE bomber have 1 missile launcher. The TIE Bomber has 2.
The TIE Aggressor has 2(?) missile launchers and 2 blasters, one in a rear turret.
The TIE Advanced has 1 missile launcher and 2 blasters.
The TIE Oppressor has 3 missile launchers and 2 blasters.
I've found the lack of blaster hardpoints to not really be that big a penalty. The lower energy/shot lets me use the weapon overload astromech programs and get about the same damage than a 3-blaster neutral ship and I can fire all day long. Also, the 2 blasters in the Advanced and Oppressor come out of the same points on the chin, so it's much easier to hit your target with both blasters.
Balance does not mean making them identical. Part of the balance is the difference in equipment.
Message Edited by Nacoa on 10-27-2004 10:03 PM
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