Pilot Archive
Thread: EPulse 3: Cheap Tactic or Tool of the Trade?
Ashtirael wrote:
I will be doing major testing on this with POB components after Pub 24, if anyone cares
Zhagadska wrote:
doubt it all you want..there are some d@mn good pilots on eclipse. 300m and accurate...easy for some of the long time space PvPers.
as for how do i tell...i assume the worse. if someone shows up in a ship that can be used by multiple factions, i'll assume it's capable of busting out every lethal special available.
chance favors the prepared.
And fortune favors the bold
Pretty lethal combo to bePrepared and Bold
Gonna need at LEAST 3x proton torps, probably more like 3x spacebombs with 10k+ shields f/b and 7k armor.
But I think we are straying away from the OP's topic of choice.....
I hope you EP3 whorez run into others just like yourselves. That would be funny, hell id buy tickets to watch. I can see it now, kiddies doing head on engagemnts to see who can hit the "i win" button first.
I hit my button first!
No you didnt i did!
/golfclap
Ducimus wrote:
Well, at least now we see who the d00d3z are.
I hope you EP3 whorez run into others just like yourselves. That would be funny, hell id buy tickets to watch. I can see it now, kiddies doing head on engagemnts to see who can hit the "i win" button first.
I hit my button first!
No you didnt i did!
/golfclap
now was that really neccessary? i dont recall anyone here insulting you or your style of play.
Ducimus wrote:
Well, at least now we see who the d00d3z are.
I hope you EP3 whorez run into others just like yourselves. That would be funny, hell id buy tickets to watch. I can see it now, kiddies doing head on engagemnts to see who can hit the "i win" button first.
I hit my button first!
No you didnt i did!
/golfclap
Lol. Ran into a fellow EP3 gent about a week ago. Whatever works I say, no complaints
IL-Vec wrote:
Thradd wrote:
But then there are the times where you are alone in DS farming or hunting, and an unknown pilot swoops in. At this point I would call that war. You do whatever it takes (within game mechanics of course) to win the day. If that means EP3 and/or missiles, at that point, why wouldn't it be acceptable? After the fight you could always set up a more "fair" contest to pit skill against skill. But when strangers meet it's all or nothing.
You do realise those against are saying it should not be a part of twitch based mechanics that's the flaw in both arguments for and against
That is why I started this thread so I could get a beter understanding of the ability. I'm a long time Interceptor pilot so EP3 is very new to me.
Also, part of being a good pilot is not only knowing your ship but also other ships and pilot abilities. You know the RGI is nearly immune to blaster fire so as you said, you missile and EP3 the hell out of them. Totally acceptable. On the same token if that RGI pilot crys about EP3, should he not be aware that you may be able to use it? In which case it's on him to stay far enough away from you to be safe. If he gets hit with it that is his fault as a pilot for not knowing his enemy.
So you can tell if a JSF/B22 pilot is freelance or not? please share how you do this
When I fly I assume that every enemy ship has 2.5k shields, 2k slabs of armor, 4k+ damage weapons, 80+ PYR/100+speed engines, and EP3 if in a non faction ship. That is just a part of situational awareness. Even if the guy is in a starter ship I fly like he's in a maxed out master ship. Just a little something I do that helps keep me alive in space. You can underestamte a JSF/B22 or assume he/she doesn't have EP3 if you want to. I won't be making that mistake. Hell...I fly like A-Wings can EP3.
I do agree with you that if space was all out war anything goes (except loadkilling...that is where I draw the line). But for the most part it's just a bunch of flight sim and SW geeks who like to fly and enjoy twitch based combat.
Exactly it's a game for fun not a war so morals can apply where dev's fail us, don't use a non twitch oriented skill in a twitch system
For some people war IS fun but I see your point and agree. But for some people, at the end of the day, a win is a win.
Personally I'm still on the fence about EP3.
Zhagadska wrote:
Ducimus wrote:
Well, at least now we see who the d00d3z are.
I hope you EP3 whorez run into others just like yourselves. That would be funny, hell id buy tickets to watch. I can see it now, kiddies doing head on engagemnts to see who can hit the "i win" button first.
I hit my button first!
No you didnt i did!
/golfclap
now was that really neccessary? i dont recall anyone here insulting you or your style of play.
this WAS a constructive and well thought out topic, lets see if we can keep it that way.
Generally, Duci's posts are more constructive, but I think EP3 has gotten to him a bit more than many in the past.
Not that he needs me sticking up for him, or that I care if he wants it or not, just making a comment, but yah, that was a bit overboard imho.
i've been blown up by EP# and a dozen other cheap moves more times then i can count...
while i'm all for balancing the special...i just don't see what some people get so worked up over.
Ducimus wrote:
I hope you EP3 whorez run into others just like yourselves. That would be funny, hell id buy tickets to watch. I can see it now, kiddies doing head on engagemnts to see who can hit the "i win" button first.
Unfortunately, at least in my experience, privateer-vs-privateer engagements are very rare.
Hehe, just remember what happened to humpty dumpty when he sat oin that wall(fence) too long 
J/K.
Yah, EP3 is a bit of a quandry (sp?). Really, I judge it as more of a situational thing. I use it on mutiple attackers, LK's or those that us it on others for now. Oh, and testing alt against alt 
Zhagadska wrote:
i've been blown up by EP# and a dozen other cheap moves more times then i can count...
while i'm all for balancing the special...i just don't see what some people get so worked up over.