WARNING - READ BEFORE PROCEEDING
I have never played a multiplayer StarLancer game in my life. My computer just can't handle it. From Akula's and Pure's views I have seen, I beleive I have drawn enough info to do this. If not, someone please tell me that AND shoot me if I ever get to multiplayer.
Why do people like the Pheonix? First of, with it's Blind Fire power, it's easy to hurt someone majorly. It's also hard to get hit yourself, unless you are facing someone your own level. Second, people prize it's miracle reverse thrust. With it, anyone following you will be rammed by your engines, and shot down like a bunny. It can also throw of people trying to shoot at you from a different angle besides behind. The only thing the Pheonix really has to watch out for are missles, but its beefy shield and armour will do that for you.
Pheonix VS. Grendel: It's got beefy defence and almost the same firepowr as you, but it's speed and agility is terrible. I once saw HawkEye in a Grendel while being assaulted by a Black Guard. She as down to three armour ponits for every side. (though storyline characters can't die, unless you're Viper) Fly in, activate full guns or Gattlning Lasers, and let loose. Or charge up the Nova Cannon. It's slow enough to be hit.
If you are being hit by the Grendel, PULL UP OR DOWN! It won't stop firing ever, since it had bullets AND lasers for it's cannons, it's easy to play the game and NEVA run out of bullets. Or do the infamous Reverse Thrust onto him. Be warned if you want to do that, you'll be hurt even more, as he's firing at closer range.
Pheonix VS. Naginata: You better hope whoever is plaiying it doesn't know how to do the Renegade Roll. (That what I call it, twirling in circles so Blind Fire is useless) Because the Naginata is so FREAKING FAST. It matches the Pheonix basically, in speed. Spectral Shields will aid it, making it a frustrating kill sometimes.
The Naginata, however, has poor defence and firepower however. They are used basically for a challenge, or because the pilot doesn't need Blind Fire to kill. If you have ever tested Spectral Shields, you otice they last about 10 seconds and go poof. Surely a little patience won't kill you, unless a Vagabond or a Wolverine is after you. Or a Solomon.
Don't bother with the Nova Cannon against Naginata's, unless you got superhuman clone aim. You'll kill yourself charging up the cannon over and over and over and over and over...With it's recharge speed, you might as well try to blow up Jupiter with it.
Pheonix VS. Crusader: Crusaders lack missles, much like the Naginata. However, it's well rounded, decent speed, lethal firepower, and good agility enough to annoy Blind Firers. But you are still above him, in your whistling cockpit of the Pheonix. (Frankly, I find the whistling annoying.) You have the lethal power of the Nova Cannon on your side. You have the infamous Blind fire ability, if he doesn't do the Renegade Roll. It makes me wonder how the Ronin were destroyed by the Black Guards. They could have just afterburned out...unless they are still under the Code of Bushido...no wait, that was Naginata...
Ok, back to the Crusader. I had to get off-topic.
Any veteran can make this innocent newbie ship into a n equlivant of a cloaking Shroud ship. Sometimes, you won't even know they are behind you unti lthe first laser strikes. Combine that with good firepower, you're in trouble. so fight fire with fire. Return your own fire, pop up behind him with the spookiness of a cloaking Shroud, and best of all, Reverse Thrust him. You'll give the pilot a bit of a fright.
Pheonix VS. Predator
The ship that all newbies prize when they first play StarLancer. It's easy to not use other ships until you got Coyote. That's because us newbies love its Blind Fire. It just so happens that its weapon happens to be a Proton Cannon. Descently fast, but so weak. Do not use on Kurgens. Use a missle for heaven's sake, man, those who use Predators!
Back to subject. The Predator has decent speed, good agility. and a nice beginning hadpoint. It's weapons are horrible, so don't even worry about it shooting you. However, start worrying when they fire any type of missle at you. They've got enough room to unload an entire army of Solomons on you. And while it may seem like a waste, it means someone WILL die. How would you like it if your game ended so early because some pilot unleased 6 Solomons on you?
However, it is easy to shoot one down as well sometimes. You can be flying in this ship and killed by about 4 laser turrets while trying to shoot them down, if you weren't paying attention. Imagine what you're gun can do! SHOOT THAT PREDATOR! EASY KILL!
The Renegade Roll method won't do much for people who don't use Blind Fire, because most ships that don't have Blind Fire have macho guns. Like Wolverines, or Tempests. If the Predator start doing it, deactivate the Blind Fire and shoot him. The problem with doing Renegade Roll is that you sometimes lose your sense of direction and, sometimes, have no clue where you are goingm and no clue what's happening. You expose yourself as a nice target for Nova Cannon users, and with it's poor defence, it's basically saying, "Fr33 T@rG3t! Sh00T M3!
Coyote: Almost the same as the Predator, it's got a bit more defence then the Predator. It's speed is slashed by 20 km. Basically, the Predator and the Coyote are the same. The only difference I can really think of is in turret hunting, the Predator is most likely to die first. If YOU'RE hunting turrest, whether you are the Pheonix or the Coyote, KEEP MOVING. Strafe left and right all the time.
Coyotes also have more hardpoints then the Predator does. Even more Solomons. The gun cannon is the same though, so don't lose any sleep over it. Still the boring old Proton Cannon.
Mirage: In Pure's opinion, the Mirage is the best dogfighter in a....well, dogfight. It has a painful cannons that will rip most ships open in two or three shots, assuming you're on full guns. Despite what it looks like, this French craft has a decent speed. The speed is there to look after the armour, because the Mirage has a pretty weak shield and armour. And shield recharge. What is really horrible is its hardpoints. There are only 4 of them.
The guns are pretty much stuck into the missle of the ship, so accuracy is easier. That makes turret hunting easy as well. About 1 to 4 shots will destroy almost every type of turret. Once again, keep moving. as the armour is horrible, and the turrets could actually destroy you. If you play fine without the Blind Fire, this ship is for you.
Tempest: You're kidding me. This ship is nosuse for Multiplayer AT ALL. The guns may be powerful, and it may have lots of missle hardpoints, but since the guns are spaced out a lot, and you get your good missles by the tiem you get Patriot, Tempest aren't much.
Generally, there'll be the ship that kills the Kurgens fastest, until you got a Patriot. Other big ships, like Scarabs, or Sharovs, will take in a lot of fire, since their size will gulp up your widely-space but powerful guns. But there are usually more fighters then Kurgens, so pick something else. I don't care if Viper or Bandit flew one because they were expert, but do not fly in it. End of story.
More to come....I don't have time.
MAJOR Credit goes to:
Akula: He's got more sense then me. He also displayed what he thinks of other ships and the Pheonix.
Lancers Reactor: Info on missles.. Now I got to get Freelancer, darn it!
Pure: Ship info. Where I got the Pheonix VS. Other ships. And knows how to not hurt people. I'm not saying that Akula is aninsensitive wart though.
Messages: SOMEONE PLAY MULTIPLAYERWITHMEARRRGH!
Proud Member of The Flying Tigers...duh!
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