Pilot Archive

I agree. Since you have four guns, you really don't need them to be 3K and 4K guns. After a short while last night, my friends asked me, "Sheesh, how strong are those guns?". When I told them just 2700 max, they were amazed. They had several that were 3k+ and were not faring as well with the fighters. But I had to remind them, I have 4 x 2.7k, which is over 10K max possible damage in a short amount of time. They had 2 x 3.5K which is just 7k max possible. I know there are several other factors that come in to play (refire rate, etc.) but 4 guns will still lay down more smack quicker than 2.

I still plan to tweak them, and see if I can get better ones, but not at the expense of more mass. I want a better shield gen, and some better armor. Also, my reactor is too heavy (51K). I need to get a good RE'd one. With some careful tuning, this will be one hell of a ship. I may also be able to back off my capacitor regen. With cap overload, it never even moves, even with a constant rate of fire.

KCcrusher - Jedi, Rebel Colonel, and Ace B-wing Pilot flying Clone Crusher I
KCcrasher - Master Shipwright 12 pt Chassis/17 pt weapons/17 pt engines
KC's Starship parts, just 1300m outside Tyrena, Corellia -3602 -1627
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Crixx, Xicrx and Crixxorian Darkmoon - Rebellion, Corsec and Imperial Ace Pilots respectively.
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
"If your pvp battles in space only last a few seconds YOU need practice. The game isn't broken, you just suck!" - Thik
"There's no sensation quite like learning to fly. Tounge-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I." -Pink Floyd
"One/two shot PvP is good because this is a game of EVASION. NOT ABSORBTION" - Big mean heartbreaker.
"Sod implementing anything half-decent, we have SWG to make! OLOL!"
"We already have expertise in space. It's called a brain." - Leaph.

Talk about a love/hate relationship.

I ran the Kessel Corvette with some friends the other night, and did horrible in my b-wing. I was very discouraged after that.

Last night, I decided it was probably the pilot and not the ship (well, not all the ship anyway). So, I took the b-wing back up and decided to get some more stick time. To say a fine touch is required would be a little bit of an overstatement. But sometimes, especially against Tier 5 fighters, too fine a touch means you never catch up. It is tough to find the balance here. I suppose that is just something that comes with experience.

I dueled a friend of mine in his heavy x-wing and was promptly blown away. But I learned a little about how to balance feathering the stick while also making extreme moves as necessary. The second battle went better, but it was just a tag match, not an actual duel. I guess I better bite the bullet and head to DS. I will need some more PvP battles to keep getting better.

I still love using the b-wing as support for helping friends with their missions and quest. It seems to work very well in this role. I can also take out a tier 4 decimator in just two high speed passes, and barely get a scratch on my shields. I am finally figuring out how to kill gunboats with it also. Lost my front armor to the first one I tried last night. But, managed to take out two more after that, with just shields, so that is improvement.

Most of my friends that have tried the b-wing hate it. No one seems to want to give it a chance. If it is not easy, and does not handle like a porsche, they don't seem interested. Oh, well. I plan to give it at least another week.

KCcrusher - Jedi, Rebel Colonel, and Ace B-wing Pilot flying Clone Crusher I
KCcrasher - Master Shipwright 12 pt Chassis/17 pt weapons/17 pt engines
KC's Starship parts, just 1300m outside Tyrena, Corellia -3602 -1627
Contactmein-game email for special orders or for help with ship problems