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KenzoDarkron
Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:05 pm
#2
Don't even worry abaout this ship....just use it to get to you next tier and upgrade immediately to the Y-Wing. The higher mass will allow for a much superior ship
DeepFatFryer
Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:13 pm
#3
KenzoDarkron wrote:Don't even worry abaout this ship....just use it to get to you next tier and upgrade immediately to the Y-Wing. The higher mass will allow for a much superior ship
Ah but the Headhunters Pitch value is around 600 - along with the other starter ships they are the most manuverable ships there are. If you can get the right equipment a Z95 is superior to the Y-wing for straight-forward dogfighting until you get your hands on an X-wing.
Not only that, but using a Z95 gives a new player a crash course in mass-monitering, something that only Imperials and avid A-wing fanatics like myself really seem to be good at
KenzoDarkron
Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:02 pm
#4
DeepFatFryer wrote:
KenzoDarkron wrote:
Don't even worry abaout this ship....just use it to get to you next tier and upgrade immediately to the Y-Wing. The higher mass will allow for a much superior ship
Ah but the Headhunters Pitch value is around 600 - along with the other starter ships they are the most manuverable ships there are. If you can get the right equipment a Z95 is superior to the Y-wing for straight-forward dogfighting until you get your hands on an X-wing.
Not only that, but using a Z95 gives a new player a crash course in mass-monitering, something that only Imperials and avid A-wing fanatics like myself really seem to be good at.
The highlighted section is what proves my point. At the lower tiers you don't really get access to any good equipment....therefore you are better off steamrolling through as fast as possible to get certified for better equipment (and better ships). You are better off with a big, hard hitting ship that can take a punch or two than a beginner fighter that gets knocked out with one hit. Once you get access to higher tier parts then you can think about outfiting a Headhunter with nice equipment.
I don't know about you.....but when I learned to fly I got hit quite a bit in the beginning and less once I became more familiar with flying...
xTekx
Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:31 pm
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I disagree Ken. I flew my Z95 all the way through till I got my xwing. You don't have to have an Ywing to get to the later levels. Some people may like the Ywing and being able to load taht thing down with level 2-3 or 4-5 components. I felt that unless you had super uber components (like 92 speed engine with rates of 60+ and 1800 shields with awesome armor for front and back) then the trade off is not worth losing all that manuverability. Just because you can take punishment doesn't mean you're going to beat the missions. I flew just fine with my Z95. I still have it and fly it every now and then because I like it. Its probably one of the closest ships that still stick to the SW universe. But all that aside saying that you should just get the Y so you can get to the X faster is not true. It all comes down to personal preference. And mine was being able to out fly the enemies instead of being a flying Concrete block.
KenzoDarkron wrote:
DeepFatFryer wrote:
KenzoDarkron wrote:
Don't even worry abaout this ship....just use it to get to you next tier and upgrade immediately to the Y-Wing. The higher mass will allow for a much superior ship
Ah but the Headhunters Pitch value is around 600 - along with the other starter ships they are the most manuverable ships there are. If you can get the right equipment a Z95 is superior to the Y-wing for straight-forward dogfighting until you get your hands on an X-wing.
Not only that, but using a Z95 gives a new player a crash course in mass-monitering, something that only Imperials and avid A-wing fanatics like myself really seem to be good at.
The highlighted section is what proves my point. At the lower tiers you don't really get access to any good equipment....therefore you are better off steamrolling through as fast as possible to get certified for better equipment (and better ships). You are better off with a big, hard hitting ship that can take a punch or two than a beginner fighter that gets knocked out with one hit. Once you get access to higher tier parts then you can think about outfiting a Headhunter with nice equipment.
I don't know about you.....but when I learned to fly I got hit quite a bit in the beginning and less once I became more familiar with flying...
X-Rebel
Mon Dec 20, 2004 5:34 pm
#6
the new starter ships are upgradable but the one before the patch are not i had 2 char with starter not upgradable ships but the 2 new char have upgradeable ships
Deak_Longshot
Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:07 am
#7
I've looked around on the forums but can't find an answer to this. I had heard that recently, all new players would be able to upgrade their starter ship. Well, I got JTL about a month ago and got my headhunter. Now I hear the news that it should be upgradable, I try to do so, and I can't upgrade it, can't redeed it, or anything at all.
Did the Devs decide that anyone who had a starter ship before they made their decision was simply out of luck, or am I missing something here?
Krypticos
Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:28 am
#8
i think you're out of luck, my friend... i can't upgrade mine either. maybe if you get rid of it you can get another that is upgradable?
a-t
Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:48 am
#9
Try deleting it, then speaking to the trainer again to recieve the new, upgraded one.
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