Kamikaze Cutters!

[Lestat]

Well learn the art of avoidance. You have slide up down left right. USE them. Sense Alpha I never been hit by a ship.

[CMDR Abil Midena]

Killing a Trutter in a CZ is nothing but tiresome. It takes forever to kill them. This is how it goes in a cz:

10 They boost at you, miss, fly 4km away
20 You chase, get some shots in
30 goto 10

I ignore them now. It takes so long to chase them constantly and you end up so far away from the center of the cz, it's just not worth it from a cr/time standpoint. If they are already engaged/damaged, then maybe it's worth your time. Otherwise, just ignore them (but don't get rammed).

[Xebeth]

Now I own a Cutter, I am firmly of the opinion that they ram you because it takes half a fricking system to stop the damn thing!

[JohnLuke]

Now I own a Cutter, I am firmly of the opinion that they ram you because it takes half a fricking system to stop the damn thing!

Yuuuuup.

And to think that at one time I thought an Anaconda was hard to maneuver.

[Lestat]

LOL I never been Kamikaze Unless I do it. But the trick is learning the skill of avoiding.

1 Use your Sounds. It can help tell which direction a ship coming at you.

2 Use your Radar. Use your slide of Thrusters. What old Decent players called Triecord. Going in 3 directions at the same time.

[Khali Nephtys]

Passing your target along it's broadside instead of above or below helps, they seem able to bring the nose up or down much faster than they can turn and/or strafe. I'd be interested in knowing if this ramming tactic is working as intended, or if it's a side effect of them trying to perform another maneuver and failing, a bit like those police vipers outside stations.