First Strike Forums — A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-23T08:56:21Z

O.k, thanx for the Information.

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-22T21:09:02Z

The missiles will be getting revamped in the future. They will either be getting a true lock-on system like the X-Wing games, or they will have their homing removed or reduced significantly. We are hoping to implement the lock-on system but we have to investigate some HUD coding issues first.

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-22T16:42:56Z

Well I guess since they want to stick true to lore these things should be pretty tough to avoid. I wish you had to lock on like in xwing...is that even possible in the engine?? I know that the AA gun in 2142 works like that but I am not sure how difficult that would be to do. Anyway it does make the space battles more fun and more realistic... lets be honest I would spam these things like nobody's buisness in real life.

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-22T15:11:57Z

It sounds like battlefront.

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-22T13:32:41Z

imawsom wrote:

I love these new missles but I agree they may be a little too powerful. If you sit by your restock ship and just fire away you can get a lot of kills...someone usually notices you though and shoots one back and since you aren't moving at all you die pretty quick....How long do these missles live before exploding? because you can outrun them for a while.

They live a pretty long time, and if they swoop in after you and miss, often times, THEY COME BACK AGAIN!

lol

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-22T11:45:53Z

Canadiens1160 wrote:

I haven't been able to play the mod yet.
So if I'm in an X-wing head-to-head with a TIE Defender, and he fires a missile volley and I break away at 90 degrees and speed boost, will I most likely die anyway?

Impirial Convoy Raid ist Tie Defender vs A-Wing, both have missiles.

Battle of Taloorian has now also A-Wings with missiles.

I don't know how the missiles work in Dogfight, but simply spam them in the greatest concentration of enemy fighters and you get a lot of kills...

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-22T06:23:45Z

I haven't been able to play the mod yet.

So if I'm in an X-wing head-to-head with a TIE Defender, and he fires a missile volley and I break away at 90 degrees and speed boost, will I most likely die anyway?

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-21T15:09:34Z

I havent even been able to play convoy yet. A randomised map rotation would be great.

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-21T14:09:29Z

I love these new missles but I agree they may be a little too powerful. If you sit by your restock ship and just fire away you can get a lot of kills...someone usually notices you though and shoots one back and since you aren't moving at all you die pretty quick....How long do these missles live before exploding? because you can outrun them for a while.

Re: A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-21T14:02:14Z

the T/D has ion cannons as a secondary weapon.

I launched all my missiles at once, at the freighters- thinking they were torps. I was shocked to see them swarm off after 2 different fighters and get me a kill.

Of course i couldn't get a kill with the missiles for the rest of the game... whats the effective range on those things?

A-Wing / TIE Defenders missles overpowerd ?

2008-05-21T13:29:11Z

The Missles of both vessels seemed quite overpowerd for me.
They are fire & forget, simple spam them in the way of your enemy and watch them die.

Sunday i tried with a friend "Impirial Convoy Raid".
He was flying straight to the Bulk Freighters, i was behind him with a little distance.
He didn't get a warning, and I fired all missles at once.
He was hit and killed, not one missles hits the Bulk Freighter (no ingame message for hitting own troops).

IMHO whose missles should be nerfed down, so they need a lock on.
Because the A-Wing and the TIE Defender has no second secondary Weapon i suggest to toggle between "Dumb" and "Lock on" missles, both using the same magazin.
With lock on the Missles will track the target, with Dumb they fly a straight line (but don't warn the Target).