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Thread: Black Sun Ship
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Cobra1O
Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:37 pm
#1
Hi fellow pilots,
i need some advice. im looking to really get my ship up to pvp standards so i can start havin some fun in space. i have a few questions and my first one is this... i just reciently aquired the black sun ship and im itching to use it... i have the the JSF which i am using now and i LOVE it 
but i was just wondering if it would be viable to use my black sun ship instead... if not ill just stick to my JSF. second i was wondering if using things like missles were viable or should i just stick to lazers only. thx all
but i was just wondering if it would be viable to use my black sun ship instead... if not ill just stick to my JSF. second i was wondering if using things like missles were viable or should i just stick to lazers only. thx all
psikobunny
Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:39 pm
#2
Not only is the Vaksai viable, I eat JSF for breakfast with mine. 
Missiles are actually a lot better in PvP than PvE.
Taurril
Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:23 pm
#3
Nevermind, found some screenies of it.
Goodness, that was disappointing...
Message Edited by Taurril on 08-04-200512:26 AM
Message Edited by Taurril on 08-04-2005 12:26 AM
newbExtraordinaire
Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:53 am
#4
The cool thing about the Vaksai is that you can stuff some serious shit in it. With only one gun you can save a lot of mass with the capacitator and use all that for engine and shields. Also, you don't need a monster of a capacitator (I run an RE'd level 4) and can also save loads of mass here. This gives you the room for a level 9 or 10 engine, some super heavy shields and truck-loads of armour. And you'll still ahev the room for both ordnance and countermeasures...
Cobra1O
Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:05 am
#5
cool thx.... so im a total noob to friggin missles so wut should i get cuz i know theres a buncha different things
newbExtraordinaire
Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:45 am
#7
I use Proton missiles, but I rarely use missiles in PvP so I gues I'm not the right person to ask...
CuchulainnDarklight
Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:14 am
#8
Isamu-alva wrote:
ImageRecs tend to be the favourite at the moment.
Most people use IR2s as they dont take long to get a lock on, but I use mark3 protons as they pack a bigger punch. With 2 or more tubes IRs are okay, but my protons give me a 1shot kill capacity which is useful when someone does nothing but run away from you!
S-1-l2-H-C
Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:20 am
#9
IR2s lock really fast, but its not too hard to get tone with protons bombs ect.
last night i had a guns only awing on awing duel, and i got tone with my spacebomb mkII rack about five times before i finaly tagged him with guns. 25k dmg missile, hows THAT for one hit capability.
CuchulainnDarklight
Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:27 am
#10
S-1-l2-H-C wrote:
IR2s lock really fast, but its not too hard to get tone with protons bombs ect.
last night i had a guns only awing on awing duel, and i got tone with my spacebomb mkII rack about five times before i finaly tagged him with guns. 25k dmg missile, hows THAT for one hit capability.
Some missiles such as Spacebombs are outrunnable you know, especially if you have countermeasures!
S-1-l2-H-C
Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:33 am
#11
no missile is outrunnable, they fly a certain percentage faster than their target does. i could launch a spacebomb at someone as they enter hyperspace and teh missile would cross the sector in a heartbeat (but do no damage on impact of course)
chaff will defeat a spacebomb, but i use them only while in the middle ofa dogfight at close range. wheni am using missiles, i hold the launch button down and go for a gun kill. when you are in a turn fight at that range they dont have time to react and deploy countermeasures.
Message Edited by S-1-l2-H-C on 08-04-2005 08:35 AM
Isamu-alva
Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:49 pm
#12
I assume you mean the vaksai
It's very manouverable, has a small profile (slightly bigger than the a-wing) and its high mass means you can stick some really nice high end components in there.
It's disadvantages are it only has 1 gun and 1 missile slot (like the a-wing) so you need to make sure you put a really big high damage weapon in to make it viable.
It's very manouverable, has a small profile (slightly bigger than the a-wing) and its high mass means you can stick some really nice high end components in there.
It's disadvantages are it only has 1 gun and 1 missile slot (like the a-wing) so you need to make sure you put a really big high damage weapon in to make it viable.
Isamu-alva
Fri Aug 05, 2005 12:28 pm
#13
Slightly OT but speaking of missles... what the $*%^@ is the point of /launchmissile?
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