Do you have any suggestions on how one can use these blasters better? I can't hit a thing with them....I thought that Ion Cannons were used to take down Capital Ships and that is why Y wings are around. In the movies the torpedos are often used to lock onto enemies and destroy them.

Maybe your just not good enough to hit anything.

It works well enough land to air though

I generally try to be somewhere else when Saupadl is around

lol, i feel quite honored

but seriously, its not that hard to snipe a tie fighter with a y-wing, just use the mouse and hold down that freaking button until you blow that thing up, in closer fights i use my keyboard though, and if it's about for some real precise movement i have to switch to the mouse again

and i really disagree on lock-on missiles for the a-wing, the a-wing is deadly enough in dogfights as it is, giving it lock-on missiles would just further increase its space superiority

My #1 tip is to hold your fire when you spot an enemy. If you can, sneak up behind him, then line him up in your sights, and then fire when you've got a good shot. If the enemy doesn't notice you, he won't dodge or fire back.

Dogfighting is monotone and pointless in the beginning, but when you've played for a while, it starts to get really great.

As for giving missiles to A-Wings, I'm not a developer, but I personally don't see it happening unless the thing is faced with a superior opponent, like the TIE Avenger or something. As it stands, the swift little bugger is more than deadly enough as she is. And while lasers quite clearly aimed for you in the movies, as is visible in several scenes, they won't in FS as it would, in my opinion, take too much skill out of the space combat.

Yes, pretty much. Dogfighting is an experience thing, you get gradually better at it the more you play. Just watch out for people who are really good at it (I generally try to be somewhere else when Saupadl is around ).

In the movies the torpedos are often used to lock onto enemies and destroy them.

This never happens in the movies.

Concussion missiles may be one day added to hte A-wing. But that is ONLY a maybe.

You don't get scanners like X-wing alliance, but every enemy in front of you should get bracketed and you can follow them.

You won't get your targeting computer making firing solutions for you, so you'll have to use leading fire and try figure it out for yourself.

If you're unsure of a shot- its best to undershoot and shoot behind him than in front. Shooting in front of him will just let him know you're on to him, where as if your shots go behind, you can sweep them forward onto him.

And its a lot easier taking someone out from behind!

Hope that helps.

And remember...this isn't 2142.