Also I am pretty sure the bombs go on pretty much forever like the lasers do. The catch is that they only start doing damage within a certain distance. I am pretty sure its less than 800 meters.

Edit: Just spoke with Woodrow, he said they start doing damage at 800, and do full damage at 600 meters.

You'd have to be a hell of a pilot, and you'd have to get into one of the areas vacated by another TIE before it respawns. Then you'd have to turn around without slamming a wing into the side pylons.

where's the problem

about the repair, it might work better if ur imperial on escape from hoth and fly your fighter into the hangar, since the respawning guys could possibly repair you then!! (since u cant exit ur fighter/bomber)

You'd have to be a hell of a pilot, and you'd have to get into one of the areas vacated by another TIE before it respawns. Then you'd have to turn around without slamming a wing into the side pylons.

I do agree with a number of posts here regarding tactics for escorting bombers and freighters/transports.  They are all prime targets for fighters so they should be given priority support by fighters to ensure they are able to deliver their payload to the target before they are toasted.  This can only be accomplished by players with teamwork in mind though so it's up to you fighter pilots to realize the critical role you play in achieving these objectives.  And as mentioned, bomber pilots, keep your focus on the primary targets and leave dogfighting to fighter pilots for the most part.

Last, the repair rate does kind suck the big one.  I would like to see it increased a bit.

Maybe name a Squad on a space map "Y-Wings" and see if you can coordinate all that firepower/anti-fighter firepower.

Heh, I'd probably write "10 tips every fighter pilot should read" but it's mostly "lol, shoot the other guys, escort freighters and bombers" and it'd turn out being 3 or 4.

Tip number 5: Bombers do not appreciate if you get between them and the target while they are launching. And that goes for other bomber pilots too btw.

Hope they figure it soon!

EDIT:
Oh I just re-read you topic. "10 tips ever BOMBER pilot should read". Well, if you aint getting no escort, then you aint. Crazy maneveurs ftw!

Heh, I'd probably write "10 tips every fighter pilot should read" but it's mostly "lol, shoot the other guys, escort freighters and bombers" and it'd turn out being 3 or 4.

EDIT:
Oh I just re-read you topic. "10 tips ever BOMBER pilot should read". Well, if you aint getting no escort, then you aint. Crazy maneveurs ftw!

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Well, yeah, that happens in both scenarios, you can keep pulling farther and farther up but then eventually you'll have flipped all the way over and are moving backwards. In that case your gunner is going to be useless anyway so you might as well just start rolling around to avoid fire.

I don't think so. If you keep on turning upwards then the fighters will have to turn even more upwards to keep you in their sights. And since they are in a sharper upwards turn, they will remain exposed to the gunner.

You will of course change course, but that seems like a minor concern compared to surviving.

This is making my head hurt. I think the best plan of action is simply VoIP "hay i can't shoot them, go ahead and do crazy rolls". I hardly ever have TIEs exploit the blind spot anyway, so whatever.

My fault! Fixing now.