Pilot Archive
Thread: What is your PvP starship of choice?
Personally, I love the X-Wing. It is the best-known fighter from any Star Wars movie and increases the immersion of the game.
The X-Wing also the most flexible ship out there in terms of loadout. Yes, it has "only" 100K mass. But, it has 3 gun slots. In PvP, you can skimp on the guns and pop 3 RE'd Level 5's in the X and still be a viable threat (especially since you've probably squeezed an RE'd L10 in there.) A "praying and spraying" X-Wing in a decent furball can really keep the opposing force on its toes.
As for handling, it has an extremely high acceleration along the pitch axis and its optimal throttle setting for turns is lower than the lighter fighters so that you have a chance at staying inside their turns.
The krayt is a lumbering chunk of armour, shields and heavy firepower, designed to survive a head to head run, and take out the enemy in the process. Also equipped with a huge booster, if the first run doesn't succeed
(most of the time I die, though).The Vaksai is a speed devil, with the biggest, meanest and fastest engine I could find. I use it for hit and run, since the engine has such a crappy PYR that I never survives a turning battle. Also, a nice shield and a heavy blaster (gotta love those 150K mass
), mark IV protons and sensory decoy counter measures.
Vaksai (Viper!) is a good pvp ship, but imo you need to stay offensive with her... I rrrreally wish there was a second gunport though. I have a JSF too, but the stigma annoys me so I leave her home during pvp...
I am trying to train up a crew for 'the Platinum Seagull' - but so far no good 
I liked the RGI - but (hellooooo hitbox)... and of course a tricked out TIE/A is good to go.
A-wing.
I've worked hard on that ship and would go as far as saying, I know them inside and out. Every time I launch though I try and get more out of the ship.
I like it because it handles well with a nice balance between speed and r,p,y acceleration modifiers. True, I prefer the TIE INterceptors and TIE Advanced r,p,y acc. but I think it gives credit to the handling of the A-wing if you can handle the slightly slower reaction time. It's handling modifiers are rather quirky and it has a small hitbox, but not the smallest. In addition, I just think the thing looks cool. It is one of those ships that I believe takes real experience in order to get results out of. I mean, you can give a new pilot a JSF and they'll do ok with it. Give them an A-wing and they'll probably ask you if you're being serious.
I enjoy the fact that the ship has clear limitations such as not being able to perform very well at all at low speed, having light weaponary and less room for defence against hits but it's strengths make up for it if you use it right. I'd also be lying if I said I didn't get a kick out of bringing down Relics with the thing.
I kind of feel that A-wing pilots are a 'dying breed' in some ways. I mean, I've only ever had the privelage of flying with Kitten at one event before I moved to SS and she really seems to have set the standard for would be A-wingAces etc but I havn't seen her flying around much at all. Janu too seems to be moving onto a Heavy-95 and yeh, there are other A-wingers like Bendo but he doe sfly a variety of craft so as far as dedicated A-wing pilots go, I could only name a few these days.
I really do like the ship though.
TIE Interceptor, all the way. I first flew it out into DS as a joke, and quickly realized (like Leaph did) how balanced these lighter ships are. It's just a fun ship to fly. And if they ever fix the RGI, Bloodfin pilots beware!
Lately I've been thinking of working on my TIE Advanced next.
A-wing
I flew an X and felt as big as a mountain
I flew a Bel and felt like a schmoe
I flew a Z-95 and felt like an albatross
I flew an A and felt at home. .84 ftw
/adds to ever shrinking list of A-wing appreciaters. You get a badge too...
Raja_Asenn wrote:
A-wing
I flew an X and felt as big as a mountain
I flew a Bel and felt like a schmoe
I flew a Z-95 and felt like an albatross
I flew an A and felt at home. .84 ftw
LeaphChausew wrote:
/adds to ever shrinking list of A-wing appreciaters. You get a badge too...
Raja_Asenn wrote:
A-wing
I flew an X and felt as big as a mountain
I flew a Bel and felt like a schmoe
I flew a Z-95 and felt like an albatross
I flew an A and felt at home. .84 ftw
what about me leaph!!!! I <3 my A wing
lol
In most cases I'm able to out-turn them (higher PYR), although since I can't change direction as fast as they can, it can be tricky anticipating maneuvers and counteracting inertia. Usually able to get a good missile lock and fire off a trio of IR2s before they've landed enough shots to buckle the shields. Since I fly the Nova like a fighter, my gunners do have a hard time lining up shots, but suprisingly enough, they've landed some pretty solid hits on the little buggers. POBs are very underrated IMO, and should be fairly well powered after publish 24. I have gotten a few other imperials on my server to start using them as well. Last night there were three of us in heavy ties patrolling deep space. hehe It felt good though to be in a classic design and it gave us a very "Star Wars" feel.