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Thread: im what you online gamer types call a noob...so be prepared for a noobish question
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stratapilot
Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:35 pm
#1
ok, so bought this game about a week ago and up until today ive been having a "blast". I'm a rebel pilot that has completed all of tier one. Ok, so the chick with the blue hair in the back of the mos espa cantina sent me to yavin to meet with some major elkerguy at the labor outpost..."ok great" im thinking, "progress, progress is good!". However, im still stuck in my trustly littleZ95...while a reallynice ship for virtually smoking wave after wave of tier 1's, it gets notoriously difficult to slay countless numbers of NPC's when they get above tier 2. If i make an allusion, its paramount to trying to shoot down a fighter jet by flicking boogersat it.So, key point is that i need a new ship, key qestion is how do i get one? Ive traversed vast distances, on strange alien planets looking fora shipwright to give me blue prints for a "y-wing", only to find a rinky dink little hut in the absolute middle of nowhereand doesnt even have the ship i need, and they want a profane price as well. Can ANYBODY help me, i have a short enough attention span as it is, and me getting smoked by 8 tier 4 tie fighters is getting irritating...
psikobunny
Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:37 pm
#2
Use the Galaxy wide vendor search feature at any bazaar terminal and find the exact ship you need.
Fiben
Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:45 pm
#3
Ok a couple of points that might help here.
1. prototype components aren't bad, BUT check the stats of some of the parts you have been looting and hopefully not selling to the chasis dealer... you can often upgrade the business parts of your '95 and stretch it's usefulness a bit that way. In general a chasis is a good upgrade only if you need more mass/maneuverability/hardpoints (weapon mounts) you get MUCH more kick for your Cred by upgrading engines/weapons/caps/shields. To change out parts for your ship use the manage option at a starship terminal.
2. Using any bazaar terminal you first click on the location option (top left horizontal radio buttons) then choose entire galaxy. You will be able to search for blueprints and/or deeds there and set a waypoint to a little hut (or a big building) with a player owned Vendor (a terminal or npc) that will have the part you are interested in.
Vander_Legion
Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:58 pm
#4
I wouldn't buy a y-wing. I would buy a new z95 so you can upgrade it (can't upgrade starter ship if i remember right, if you can, just do that.) and wait until you get 2xxx so you can get the y-wing longprobe. Both y-wing and longprobe have 2 weapon slots, but the normal y-wing is a multiplayer ship, hafta have a gunner to use the second gun. The longprobe has both guns hardwired to the pilot firing straight forward, so you control them both.
psikobunny
Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:39 pm
#5
I would buy the regular Ywing, unless you're flush with cash, a Heavy Z will be beyond your ability to purchase. Also having a 2seater is a great way to get past a tough mission that you still want to "do yourself" Instead of finding an Ace to lay everything in your path to waste, load up a second gun and bring a friend as gunner. It's more fun 
Kryxal
Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:52 pm
#6
I bought a Y-Wing in Tier 1, and didn't like it with the lower-level equipment. I went back to my starter ship, and upgraded equipment as best I could. I'll admit that the first time through, the first mission of Tier 3 was really tough.
CuchulainnDarklight
Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:21 pm
#7
Stick your loot componenets in it!
It did me up to pilot 3333.
Or you could cheat and get a heavy Z95 and stick whatever components in it.
CuchulainnDarklight
Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:40 pm
#9
Ravanger wrote:
as nice as the heavy Z95 is, it's not cheating
Yup, it is!
Trust me - its worth your while NOT to use it! When you master your second squadron use it and youll really notice the difference.
The z95 stock model teaches you how to manage your mass.
The Ywing teaches you how to fly.
The Xwing teaches you how to fight.
The Awing takes all of those qualites you learn and rolls it up in a deadly ball of blasterfire.
The B-wing is just a laugh.
Use the z95 heavy and you miss out in all the important lessons the pilot tiers teach you.
Ravanger
Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:45 pm
#10
CuchulainnDarklight wrote:
Ravanger wrote:
as nice as the heavy Z95 is, it's not cheating
Yup, it is!
Trust me - its worth your while NOT to use it! When you master your second squadron use it and youll really notice the difference.
The z95 stock model teaches you how to manage your mass.
The Ywing teaches you how to fly.
The Xwing teaches you how to fight.
The Awing takes all of those qualites you learn and rolls it up in a deadly ball of blasterfire.
The B-wing is just a laugh.
Use the z95 heavy and you miss out in all the important lessons the pilot tiers teach you.
never looked at it like that, and if you are a true "master pilot" then the Bwing is definatly an effective ship, but you must have one hella engine
CuchulainnDarklight
Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:54 pm
#11
Ravanger wrote:
never looked at it like that, and if you are a true "master pilot" then the Bwing is definatly an effective ship, but you must have one hella engine
Its lvl 6 reward pre-nerf - but with 68-70 PYR so not the best PYR but I can live with it!
Picked up a couple of 100+ speed lvl 8s and 10s that im REing though - they should be nice.
Though back in the day I did PvP with my Bwing (before droid progs)- it flies like a brick, a brick towing a supertanker, but when you open up with the guns its like a fireworks display.
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