Let's talk about aircrafts.

MGP · 2011-11-25, 03:31 AM

So, now all 3 faction-specific aircraft are unveiled, we can start ranting about which is best at which.
Scythe is the most maneuverable aircraft, it "Rules the skies" (c) T.Ray. It's best at air-to-air combat.
Reaver is the flying tank, that will annihilate ground targets. It's best at air-to-ground combat.
And Mosquito is the... uhm... fastest aircraft. It's best at running away

Amirite?

Canaris · 2011-11-25, 03:37 AM

*newspaper slap* No you're wrong, that's a bad mgp... BAD MGP!

Mossys are like Raptors, I wouldn't worry about the one you can see

NewSith · 2011-11-25, 03:54 AM

My question on lib customization still remains!

Coreldan · 2011-11-25, 03:59 AM

Was it actually said that Reaver is the best air-to-ground? I recall them saying that they can all be fitted for all tasks, but given, Reavers strength is (something along the lines of) more armor and more/bigger guns, while trading away speed and maneuverability.

Well, I guess that would make it somewhat best in air-to-ground where maneuverability or speed isn't so necessary, as long as you can dish out some nasty damage while eating the anti-aircraft for a while

Perhaps I should try to learn to fly this time around.. Never got around to it in PS

Xyntech · 2011-11-25, 04:08 AM

Mosquitos being the fastest will make them great for organizing together, rapidly deploying and quickly getting in and out of a situation.

This will work great with the TR's whole "strength in numbers" thing, as a large group of Mosquitos will probably be more effective than a large group of Reavers or Scythes.

The Reaver will still be great in large groups though. I wonder about the Scythe. Surely it will rule the skies in 1 on 1 battles, but what about when you have 20 versus 20? Suddenly the armor advantage of the Reaver or the speed advantage of the Mosquito may win out.

Over all, I hope it comes down much more to skill. I like that the ES fighters are distinct, but I don't want any of them to be gimped in one way or another. Just slightly better or worse.

SKYeXile · 2011-11-25, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by Xyntech

Mosquitos being the fastest will make them great for organizing together, rapidly deploying and quickly getting in and out of a situation.

This will work great with the TR's whole "strength in numbers" thing, as a large group of Mosquitos will probably be more effective than a large group of Reavers or Scythes.

The Reaver will still be great in large groups though. I wonder about the Scythe. Surely it will rule the skies in 1 on 1 battles, but what about when you have 20 versus 20? Suddenly the armor advantage of the Reaver or the speed advantage of the Mosquito may win out.

Over all, I hope it comes down much more to skill. I like that the ES fighters are distinct, but I don't want any of them to be gimped in one way or another. Just slightly better or worse.

Skythe can be equiped with duel skillfires, it rules the skies, no doubt.

CutterJohn · 2011-11-25, 07:30 AM

While there are differences between the craft, I doubt it will be very much in practice.

Of course there will still be endless threadnaughts on them, with tons of spreadsheets and whatnot.

FastAndFree · 2011-11-25, 08:15 AM

I can't believe it took me this long to realize this, but it makes perfect sense that the Mosquito (and other assorted TR vehicles) are the fastest in their class.

They are painted red!

Brilliant, SOE

NewSith · 2011-11-25, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by FastAndFree

I can't believe it took me this long to realize this, but it makes perfect sense that the Mosquito (and other assorted TR vehicles) are the fastest in their class.

They are painted red!

Brilliant, SOE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...TrEfFkA#t=316s

Elude · 2011-11-25, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by FastAndFree

I can't believe it took me this long to realize this, but it makes perfect sense that the Mosquito (and other assorted TR vehicles) are the fastest in their class.

They are painted red!

Brilliant, SOE

Red means nothing unless orks are using them!

FastAndFree · 2011-11-25, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by Elude

Red means nothing unless orks are using them!

And yet the TR proves you wrong

HELLFISH88 · 2011-11-25, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by Elude

Red means nothing unless orks are using them!

It works because it is believed to Work... which yes, explains SOO much about the Terrans Now.

BorisBlade · 2011-11-25, 08:58 PM

Keep in mind, the speed differences are not gonna be that much when comparing base models of each. You wont get some hit and run vehicle versus one who can stay longer but is slower. Now if you customize a reaver with armor as the focus with less speed and skeeter with speed and less armor, then you could see a good difference hopefully, but in general when comparing similarly customized aircraft i dont think the difference will be very big, more like PS1 did with ES vehicles.

Think of the mbt speeds in ps1, a mag was about 20% faster than a prowler but in reality it didnt make much of a difference at all. If you got close to a prowler in a mag, he had way more than enough time to kill you before you could use your "speed" to get away or do anything useful.

Even lookin at the skeeter vs reaver in ps1, they handled quite differently but still, it wasnt insane and thats prob the difference in pS2 if you customize in the extreme while in general the base models will be fairly close. Its easier to balance like ps1 where the changes are small but noticable. Not enough to really decide a battle but they add some differentiation. Plus it lets customization be teh shining star, otherwise if they are too different on a base level, you end up customizing to compensate for your weakness just so you can compete.

Xyntech · 2011-11-25, 10:37 PM

I'm just thinking about how the Reaver will surely be able to customize for more armor, the Mosquito will undoubtedly be able to customize for extra speed, so all I can think of is...

How insane is it going to be to fly a Scythe that has been customized for even better maneuverability?

That shit is going to give you whiplash.

Raka Maru · 2011-11-26, 04:34 AM

I want my PHANTASM!!!