Elite: Game talk
30 Apr 2021, 8:03pm
I would put in enough for 75% on both just to be safe, or to be eligible to get it when FDev changes their mind about not giving it a day after the CG ends.
01 May 2021, 12:52am
BurstarYeah all they had to do was write the second part first and it would be clear...
I would put in enough for 75% on both just to be safe, or to be eligible to get it when FDev changes their mind about not giving it a day after the CG ends.
I won't be doing it myself as I'm about to enter Vulcan's Gate, but I'm guessing they fucked the marlinist CG so bad they want to try and fix it with this one. I love the idea that we've got some guy in the chat talking all big about taking the fight to the man while FDev are getting the Feds and Imps to rip themselves apart while I'm 20k ly away.
Now that's what I call powerplay.
PS. Got me my shiny explo gold award!
02 May 2021, 3:25am
02 May 2021, 3:52am
02 May 2021, 6:53am
Isaiah EvansonGee, I wonder if anyone is going to actually do anything about it...
Looks like Someone already is
02 May 2021, 7:59am
BensonWinifredPaul GlynnI went for bounty hunting and saw something weird:
Competent dropship survived longer than deadly anaconda
Can someone explain it?
dropships at least will try to joust and shoot you, I have come across low rank anaconda's that just sit there and die, if you approach them from a superior position and pin them with overwhelming weapons fire they fold up like a $2 suitcase
The Federal dropship is a literal tank. Most npcs take full advantage of it's loadout. Deadly npcs have the most hull reinforcements in general. Be thankful you havent seen one in a conflict zone. I've watched the entire instance shooting at one and it still took more damage than a corvette.
02 May 2021, 10:26am
Lord CorruptionBensonWinifredPaul GlynnI went for bounty hunting and saw something weird:
Competent dropship survived longer than deadly anaconda
Can someone explain it?
dropships at least will try to joust and shoot you, I have come across low rank anaconda's that just sit there and die, if you approach them from a superior position and pin them with overwhelming weapons fire they fold up like a $2 suitcase
The Federal dropship is a literal tank. Most npcs take full advantage of it's loadout. Deadly npcs have the most hull reinforcements in general. Be thankful you havent seen one in a conflict zone. I've watched the entire instance shooting at one and it still took more damage than a corvette.
It's not really the loadouts. An Anaconda can be fitted with better shielding and hull resistances. The observation about FDS surviving longer than Anaconda is more about the Anacondas large size vs FDS medium classification.
Using a Huge (and possibly large weapons too not sure) weapon on a medium or small ship gets a damage penalty. Because of this, hit for hit, the Anaconda will take more damage. Add to this the Conda's lower mobility and greater hitbox means it will receive receive on average much greater dps than the FDS (or generally any smaller ships). Combine this with the detail that the FDS has pretty decent survivability for its size class means this difference is clearly noticeable.
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