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admiraljz
Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:32 am
#1
Hey guys,
I was in Deep Space last night with a couple friends working the ISD over and cruising for overt Imperials. A guy came by in a Royal Interceptor, and I gotta believe this thing is bugged.
I know Interceptors in general have funky hit boxes and are difficult to hit. Combined with their speed and the maneuvering of a skilled pilot, they're very good PvP ships. But I think what happened last night with this Royal Interceptor goes beyond the ship just being a speed demon speck of metal. Several times I and the others in my group were directly behind it, unloading our capacitors into it's shields. My Heavy X-Wing is outfitted with 3x 2900 max Mark IV blasters, overloaded. And my buddy's Firespray was outfitted with 2x 3800 max Mark V blasters, also overloaded. I also launched several MK4 protons into the guy. We SAW the shots hit. As many as half a dozen to a dozen. Several missile strikes. His shields never lost so much as 1% power.
From his client, he said he took "several" direct shots and that he lost 20% of his shield power. I would like to know how he took "several" shots from two ships packing pretty decent firepower and only lost 20% of his 1900 f/b shields. My ship alone has 1800 f/b and my friend's Firespray has 2k+ f/b, and he was able to down us each in a single shot, with much less firepower.
Now, this isn't a complaint. They were good dogfights and the thrill is in that. But I'm wondering if there's a known bug with the Royal Interceptor which can make them either a) almost totally invulnerable or b) almost impossible to hit, even when directly trailing for 10 seconds or more.
Thanks for reading.
KinjiruSpleen
Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:34 am
#2
Yeah, the hitbox on the RG TIE is bugged, that's why I don't fly mine in PvP.
admiraljz
Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:41 am
#3
KinjiruSpleen wrote:
Yeah, the hitbox on the RG TIE is bugged, that's why I don't fly mine in PvP.
Hey... duelled you the other night in DS in your JSF. I was the one in the JSF with the friend in the Heavy Z. Great fight 
KinjiruSpleen
Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:35 am
#5
You know, after reading about some bugs in the Pilot Forum, I'm starting to doubt my earlier assesment of the hitbox being borked. It almost sounds intentional.
In actuality, the hitbox is about the same size as that on the JSF. Dunno, I guess that until we hear from a Dev that it's intended, we'll never know for sure.
In actuality, the hitbox is about the same size as that on the JSF. Dunno, I guess that until we hear from a Dev that it's intended, we'll never know for sure.
admiraljz
Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:44 am
#6
I'm not sure the hitbox is just small. I've easily fragged JSFs that I've been able to sneak up on and get direct shots. This Royal Interceptor was hit clean with straight shots, no lead indicator at all, crosshairs right on the fuselage, and nothing, by two ships at the same time. Wasa pretty frustrating end to a really good fight.
Ducimus
Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:07 pm
#7
Theres a four page thread on this very subject in the pilot forums. Feel free to read up on todays great debate 
quadpers0n
Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:03 am
#8
bug or not is up for debate.
want to know something that will blow your mind?
the hitbox is almost exactly the same size as a JSF. don't believe me? do the tests, read the other thread where i posted screenshots.
if the IGI's hitbox is bugged, then so is the JSFs, because there's no reason a ship with 1 extra gun, 10k more mass, and better YPR values should have the same hitbox as a bugged ship. so if people clamor for this bug to be fixed, just be aware of what you are asking for.
here's a hint though: to hit the IGI you have to hit the top hemisphere of the "ball". anything else is a miss.
http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?pick=get&tp=282136&poll_id=0&warned=y
there's a screenshot comparison. enjoy.
quadpers0n
Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:04 am
#9
i have a reading problem.
Message Edited by quadpers0n on 07-19-2005 12:48 PM
KinjiruSpleen
Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:26 am
#10
quadpers0n wrote:
KinjiruSpleen wrote:
Yeah, the hitbox on the RG TIE is bugged, that's why I don't fly mine in PvP.
lol but you fly a ship with the exact same hitbox size, 10k more mass, better YPR and an extra gun slot. that's very sporting of you.
You must have missed my next post above, where I said:
KinjiruSpleen wrote:
You know, after reading about some bugs in the Pilot Forum, I'm starting to doubt my earlier assesment of the hitbox being borked. It almost sounds intentional.
In actuality, the hitbox is about the same size as that on the JSF. Dunno, I guess that until we hear from a Dev that it's intended, we'll never know for sure.
Ducimus
Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:24 am
#12
Well, were up to 5 pages now in the other thread.
If you have anything, add it there, we got enough "(insert expanitive here) ROTW ship" threads to last a lifetime right now.
If you have anything, add it there, we got enough "(insert expanitive here) ROTW ship" threads to last a lifetime right now.
Message Edited by Ducimus on 07-19-2005 11:25 AM
KinjiruSpleen
Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:51 am
#13
quadpers0n wrote:
ahhh my bad. sorry.i edited it.
lol, no problem...
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