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Personally, I don't plan on getting the Longprobe.

But I'm curious what is the difference between these two ships besides more mass.

well, the longprobe holds 2 missile weapons max, so it's better for bombing missions.

Message Edited by Gorathion on 11-22-2004 03:23 PM

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BattleDroidOOM9 wrote:

Ywing is a 2 seater, you have to take a gunner with you to use the turret. The longprobe is a one seater, you can use both guns.

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I have the Y-Wing that I certified for at rebel pilot 1/1/1/1 but i dont recall it being a 2 person ship. I can fire the guns just fine.

Infact i dont know how the Y-Wing Longprobe would be different....hm.

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XeroHaven wrote:

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BattleDroidOOM9 wrote:

Ywing is a 2 seater, you have to take a gunner with you to use the turret. The longprobe is a one seater, you can use both guns.

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I have the Y-Wing that I certified for at rebel pilot 1/1/1/1 but i dont recall it being a 2 person ship. I can fire the guns just fine.

Infact i dont know how the Y-Wing Longprobe would be different....hm.

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Yes, you can fire one set of guns. But you have 2 hard points, and can't fire the other one without taking a friend with. He shoots the top turret.

In the Longprobe, the pilot can shoot both hard points.

The standard Y-Wing requires a second player to operate the turret on top of the ship. The Longprobe links the turret to the pilot's weapons system, so it effectively doubles your damage output when flying solo. The Longprobe also offers a second missile launcher, and has roughly 20K more mass than the standard Y-Wing. That being said, it does corner a little bit worse than the normal Y-Wing, but both ships handle so roughly its barely noticable.

Unless you always have a gunner around, the Longprobe is a must. Especially if you want to solo missions. The second gun mount will make your life much, much easier when grinding on up through Tier 2 and 3. If you are going to ditch the Y-Wing for an X-Wing as soon as possible, you might be able to get away with the standard Y-Wing. However, some of the Tier 3 Mission 1 assignments are absolutely brutal, so having the second gun might make the difference for you.

Personally, I love the Longprobe, and at 4/4/4/4 I am still using it happily.

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MisterLeebo wrote:

Well, one downside is unless you have an awesome capacitor, that extra gun is going to overheat you a lot more often than you would have thought possible with the old Y-Wing, but if you get a solid burst of blows on an opponent who is stupidly flying straight then they don't last real long with the "Double-Barreled" goodness of 2 gun mounts.

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At first, yes. But after you can get better components, you can get cannons that shoot for 3k+ damage, with only 14 energy/shot, and a capacitor that has 40+ regen. Then you'd be hard-pressed to drain that thing.

The Ywing is still a viable option, even at master.

funny thing is according to SW Books the y-wing is the 1 seater
The longprobe is the 2 seater meant for long distance recon missions.

I don't know why the devs switched it in beta, but oh well.


BTW the long probe is faster, slightly more manueverable, I actually used mine through tier II and 3 of the tier III missions.

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taloncard wrote:

BTW the long probe is faster, slightly more manueverable, I actually used mine through tier II and 3 of the tier III missions.

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Actually, I am pretty sure that the Longprobe is slightly LESS maneuverable, if you read the numerical stats. That being said, I still use it as my primary ship at 4/4/4/4. The Y-Wing is, in my opinion, the heaviest ship in the game that can still dogfight. For those of you that want to use a B-Wing but complain about the fact that it steers like a brick in a coma, you might want to re-purchase a Longprobe and equip it with high-end components. You might be pleasantly surprised.

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Aden_Nak wrote:

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taloncard wrote:

BTW the long probe is faster, slightly more manueverable, I actually used mine through tier II and 3 of the tier III missions.

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Actually, I am pretty sure that the Longprobe is slightly LESS maneuverable, if you read the numerical stats. That being said, I still use it as my primary ship at 4/4/4/4. The Y-Wing is, in my opinion, the heaviest ship in the game that can still dogfight. For those of you that want to use a B-Wing but complain about the fact that it steers like a brick in a coma, you might want to re-purchase a Longprobe and equip it with high-end components. You might be pleasantly surprised.

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Actually, I have to say that, sometimes, the numerical stats mean jack. The numerical stats in my Firespray show that I shouldn't be able to keep up with an Awing, yet I do. Good ol' EOL3 chip...

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taloncard wrote:
funny thing is according to SW Books the y-wing is the 1 seater
The longprobe is the 2 seater meant for long distance recon missions.

I don't know why the devs switched it in beta, but oh well.


BTW the long probe is faster, slightly more manueverable, I actually used mine through tier II and 3 of the tier III missions.

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ya you are right i mean it does make sense longprobe that should mean the cockpit is bigger for another person and the regular ywing should be the one seater and if you play any other game that has the ywing in it they dont have another gunner in the back and they dont call it the long probe