First Strike Forums — Y wing balance issues

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Mega_Death) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:47:40 +0000

Carbon wrote:

Mega_Death wrote:
Not one on one.
On a head to head battle with them flying at each other, the B-Wing will absolutely destroy the TIE, and I've blown up 5 or 6 TIEs before dying in my B-wing as well. It's really pretty good for dogfighting.

And any good TIE pilot knows this. I don't go head to head, get under or above a Y

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Canadiens1160) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:18:48 +0000

This

is true.

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Carbon) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:16:37 +0000

Canadiens1160 wrote:

Carbon wrote:
Mega_Death wrote:
Not one on one.
On a head to head battle with them flying at each other, the B-Wing will absolutely destroy the TIE, and I've blown up 5 or 6 TIEs before dying in my B-wing as well. It's really pretty good for dogfighting.
Awww come on man, from your post history I thought you were an expert pilot? What kind of pilot stays in a head-on engagement playing chicken?
You crazy fatherless child, we'll duel on Tuesday when I get my internet access hooked up at home

When half the shots bounce off my armor and I have a giant spread of lasers, chicken starts sounding more and more appealing than trying to play the circling game in a spinny flying boat.

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Canadiens1160) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:42:08 +0000

Carbon wrote:

Mega_Death wrote:
Not one on one.
On a head to head battle with them flying at each other, the B-Wing will absolutely destroy the TIE, and I've blown up 5 or 6 TIEs before dying in my B-wing as well. It's really pretty good for dogfighting.

Awww come on man, from your post history I thought you were an expert pilot? What kind of pilot stays in a head-on engagement playing chicken?

You crazy fatherless child, we'll duel on Tuesday when I get my internet access hooked up at home

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (TIEpilot234) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:14:15 +0000

B-Wings have 4 or 5 powerful lasers. If you can get a good shot, any TIE will be down in a second.
B-Wings was probably the most powerfull rebel fighter. It has quite a few lasers as I mentioned, stronger armour/shielding, bombing capabilities, its a thin, moving target. The only problem is that its very slow compared to the TIES. But the B-Wing has to be my favorite starfighter.

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Lance Haith) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:54:57 +0000

This is why you approach Y wings from below or when they are focusing on someone else. Three seconds contiuous fire on an engine and the Y wing is toast.

I can't wait to see these formations though, I'm really looking foreward to what the clans can do with em.

But maybe, if you so desire, you could lower the health by a tid bit... It'd make my job a hellalot easier

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Carbon) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:32:38 +0000

Mega_Death wrote:

Not one on one.

On a head to head battle with them flying at each other, the B-Wing will absolutely destroy the TIE, and I've blown up 5 or 6 TIEs before dying in my B-wing as well. It's really pretty good for dogfighting.

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (mechag2) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:42:41 +0000

Bantha Fodder wrote:

When do you see Y-wings or Tie Bombers dogfighting in the movies? YOU DON'T

Um, I kinda hate to burst your bubble, but Y-wings were dogfighting at the Battle of Endor. Quite effectively, actually. Also, LFL says Y-wings were also dogfighting at the Battle of Yavin, but that took place "just off camera".

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Talon1579) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:13:33 +0000

The fighters aren't supposed to be carbon copies of each other, that's for sure.

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Darthbaktha) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:31:41 +0000

lol perhaps not

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Mega_Death) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:29:35 +0000

Not one on one.

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (Darthbaktha) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:05:04 +0000

i dunno. I reckon a good b-wing pilot can beat a tie fighter quite easily

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (TIEpilot234) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:14:56 +0000

TY2D2 wrote:

B-Wing > Y-Wing = TIE/b > X-wing

fix'd

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (TY2D2) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:05:52 +0000

No they are the same, but TIE fighters are more accurate because their blasters are mounted closer together.

I see it like so.

A-Wing > TIE/i = Y-Wing > TIE/f > X-wing > B-Wing > TIE/b

That my opinion on the ships dogfighting ability though. Not overall.

For bombing I would say:

B-Wing > Y-Wing = TIE/b > X-wing

B-Wing is the best because it is just a capitol ship predator.

Y Wing is close second because of gunner, but not so much better than hte TIE/b because it has a considerably larger payload on EFH.

X-Wing last because it has such a limited payload and it is not very effective in dogfights either.

Edit: lol whoops

Re: Y wing balance issues

null@example.com (TIEpilot234) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:00:47 +0000

Hey I have a question...Are the TIE Fighter's lasers more powerful than the Intercepter's? I'm kinda comparing it like

X-Wing=TIE Fighter
A-Wing=TIE Intecepter
Y-Wing=TIE Bomber

So I wonder if the TIE Fighter is capable of attacking capital ships like the X-Wing or are the TIE Fighter and TIE Intecepter both fast dogfighters that are useless against Capital ships?