What Is Your Worst Single Enemy Ship?

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Re: What Is Your Worst Single Enemy Ship?

Postby Schmobius » Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:10 am

Anything with chaff. Chaff is the devil. Doesn't mean anything using chaff will beat me, it just means I hate them with burning fiery rage.

I've never seen a corvette or cutter in the wild, so I would say Anacondas are the only ships I've met that still make me consider running in a 1:1 fight.
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Re: What Is Your Worst Single Enemy Ship?

Postby evovi » Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:03 pm

Last time I ran in a res it was from an anaconda - I'll go with the cheating part - viper vs anaconda, well, I had him targeted and fleeing, he kept up with me, and was gaining - whilst still shooting, infinite power reserves! High waked out! Ai bugs for sure

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Re: What Is Your Worst Single Enemy Ship?

Postby Gorf » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:45 pm

Vespyr wrote:...The Fed ships, despite looking about as aerodynamic as bricks, can keep up with me through turns...

Why would aerodynamics matter in space?

The only NPC ship I run from is an anaconda in a wing.
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Re: What Is Your Worst Single Enemy Ship?

Postby Flip » Sat Jan 09, 2016 4:47 pm

Gorf wrote:Why would aerodynamics matter in space?


Less surface to intercept your laser blasts? :)
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Re: What Is Your Worst Single Enemy Ship?

Postby Vespyr » Sat Jan 09, 2016 8:46 pm

Flip wrote:
Gorf wrote:Why would aerodynamics matter in space?


Less surface to intercept your laser blasts? :)


Scientifically proven to be true! :D

On a more serious note, Gorf is right. Aerodynamics matter not a whit in space. That was a poor choice of wording on my part. What I really meant to say was that, as an adherent of Imperial aesthetics, I find the blockiness of big Fed ships to be as graceful as I'd imagine a walrus to be with regards to atmospheric flight. That is to say, hilariously bad. :P Of course in the vacuum of space, any shape will do, but they could have at least tried to make it look less of an eyesore!

That won't stop me from wanting to collect them, though. Gotta catch 'em all as they say! :D
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Re: What Is Your Worst Single Enemy Ship?

Postby OrionSnake » Tue Jan 12, 2016 6:14 am

So far it's the Federal Gunship and Imperial Clipper.

My experience with the Clipper from the Conflict Zone (at Exioce) will chase you and shoot at you while staying behind you at 2.5 KM or less. Boosting with flight assist off and launching chaff didn't seems to help. It also took forever for Frame Shift Drive to charge with the clipper so close behind.

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Re: What Is Your Worst Single Enemy Ship?

Postby blazingmaniac » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:46 am

Of all the ships... Cobra's. I just find them a chore, they seem to take ages to dispatch especially in Conflict Zones and for not very much bounty. I guess the slim front on profile means a small target area to hit, and they chaff like mad.

They are by far the worst/most annoying for me.
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