Pilot Archive

yes... the b-wing isa pig... check the FAQ for the actual numbers.

you have to be in the ops chair to run droid programs (right next to the pilot seat)

More comments about the b-wing.

thx..i still dont see why they made it turn like that tho

It's part of balance. The B-Wing has 2x the forward firepower of the Y-Wing and nearly double the mass as well. If it handled the same there'd be no reason to use the Y-Wing.

Think of the a B-Wing a filling the role of a heavy bomber, wheras a Y-Wing is more of a light-medium bomber.

A better question is "Why does the TIE Bomber have the same PYR mods?" It has nowhere near the kind of firepower that the B-Wing has. Sure, it has more mass than any other Imperial ship, but not a lot to be done with it. Comparable ships from other factions are the Rihxyrk (3 guns and double the PYR mods) and Y-wing LP (same gun ports, 70/70/35 instead of 50/50/25).

the LP y-wing has 170k mass, and that doubled would be 340k which is 100k over the b-wing. although i am starting to get used to it i could probably hit my target twice as much with the y-wing. i can get used to the turning but the fact that it has the accelleration that seems like im flying a nova it most annoying. the turning and very slowly adjusting the speed while fighting makes it a lot worse.

forgot to ask this...are all the other factions master ships like this one? or do they have different disabilities....

In answer to your last question, nope. While Rebels get, by far, probably the worst of the master pilot ships, Imperials get one of the best ships, the TIE Oppressor. 2 guns, 3 missles, and downright snappy on it's turns (if you don't mind the sliding). Downside as an Imperial is that ship is one of our biggest, as far as hitboxes goes. We get so used (minus the TIE/Bomber) to that super-small hitbox, flying it the first time takes a bit of re-adjusting.

Freelance, on the other hand, get a pretty decent ship, with 3 Pilot guns, a top mounted 360 turret, and a missle. It's probably the best "helping a newbie grind" ship, short of using POBs. It's big (ok...HUGE) downside is the thing is nearly the size of a POB ship. There's no way in the world you could sneak up on something with that, unless they were really blind....and deaf.

But yeah, to sum it up, Rebels probably get the worst Master ship, in terms of overall effectiveness. You give up a lot of dodging to be able to kill something in one pass. Granted, sometimes one pass is all it takes. But if you miss on that first pass, Hello space station.

In the end, though, it's all based on you as a pilot. Me, I'm not much for heavy firepower, so I feel the B-wing is one of the worst ships. Give me my TIE/Adv anyday.

**Note: these comments are just my opinions. I know I'm probably pissing off some Rebels saying their master ship is the worst...but, in the end, I'm an Imperial. It's my job to piss them off**

With that many gun mounts, I agree, mass and drain will be an issue.

Quick thought on that though:
Find a good shipwright on your server and slap in 4 level 7s. If done right, they should all be ~13-13.5k mass, so low end 52k, high end 54k for the 4 weapons. And 4 level 7's, especially if they are QuickFires, will tear stuff up really quick. As to the capacitor, aim for a crafted Mark V until you can get a really good RE'd one. I'd estimate about 35-40k for the capacitor, closer to 40 since you'd want it mostly experimented towards max energy and recharge. So, on the safe side, set apart 100k just for weapons/capacitor and you still have about 120-140k for everything else, which is very doable. Might even be able to toss in a really nice RE'd level 10 engine and have yourself a "quick" B-Wing, in-so-far as B-wings can be quick.

Just remember, for mass-saving, shipwrights are your best friends.

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stupidsmartman wrote:
thx..i still dont see why they made it turn like that tho

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It spits out more forward firepower than any ship in the game, including the POBs. Balance, my friend, balance. For the Nova Courier, you should also be aware that your turret gunners can use the CapShunt command.