The Cutter and the pirate.

Comrade Error · Feb 1, 2016

There is practicly nothing a pirate can do to get a Cutter, atleast not a smart well equipped one. Not even a Cutter will be able to have a decent chance to get through a trade Cutters shields in time due to the capacitor.

I really want something that can compete.

Piracy is really getting neglected. But atleast we have a proffesion, unlike people who want to be cops and not bounty hunters.

Lily from anim.o.v.e · Feb 1, 2016

Error said:
There is practicly nothing a pirate can do to get a Cutter, atleast not a smart well equipped one. Not even a Cutter will be able to have a decent chance to get through a trade Cutters shields in time due to the capacitor.

I really want something that can compete.

Piracy is really getting neglected. But atleast we have a proffesion, unlike people who want to be cops and not bounty hunters.

And nothing gets a clipper, gotta b fast.

Usually as pirate your target shouldn't be this kind of ships.

Comrade Error · Feb 1, 2016

Lily from anim.o.v.e said:
And nothing gets a clipper, gotta b fast.

Usually as pirate your target shouldn't be this kind of ships.

Only reason it shouldn't is because there isn't anything that can combat it. A Clipper can atleast combat a Clipper and a Cobra can combat a Cobra.

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and I don't think any ship should be a safe haven.

CMDR Hagglebeard · Feb 1, 2016

Error said:
Only reason it shouldn't is because there isn't anything that can combat it. A Clipper can atleast combat a Clipper and a Cobra can combat a Cobra.

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and I don't think any ship should be a safe haven.

Agreed, but I'm iffy on pirates mainly using a faction's ships - Those ships are gifts for service in the Imperial navy, they shouldn't want their reputations muddled because you pirated with their ships.

rincewindcymru · Feb 1, 2016

When traders complain about the pirates the reply that comes from the pirate is wing up. Maybe the solution is to wing up against the Cutter. You'll never be able to carry all the cargo on your own anyway

Lily from anim.o.v.e · Feb 1, 2016

Error said:
Only reason it shouldn't is because there isn't anything that can combat it. A Clipper can atleast combat a Clipper and a Cobra can combat a Cobra.

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and I don't think any ship should be a safe haven.

sry but NO, your clipper can not combat another clipper, he will put 4 pips on engines and fly off, while you won't be able to catch up AND shoot. properly before he high wakes out.

CMDR Hagglebeard said:
Agreed, but I'm iffy on pirates mainly using a faction's ships - Those ships are gifts for service in the Imperial navy, they shouldn't want their reputations muddled because you pirated with their ships.

that why empire rules, We don't have time for dirtly little fishes.

CMDR Hagglebeard · Feb 1, 2016

Lily from anim.o.v.e said:
that why empire rules, We don't have time for dirtly little fishes.

Sry to slightly derail thread but Empire is , Feds are okay and Alliance is top-notch.

Comrade Error · Feb 1, 2016

Lily from anim.o.v.e said:
sry but NO, your clipper can not combat another clipper, he will put 4 pips on engines and fly off, while you won't be able to catch up AND shoot. properly before he high wakes out.

that why empire rules, We don't have time for dirtly little fishes.

That's absolutly not true. I've seen it done myself and have done it myself with other ships. If that was in any way true I wouldn't be able to take out a Pythons shields before they highwaked either because I'm mainly flying a piracy Python. I have done that plenty of times.

CMDR Hagglebeard · Feb 1, 2016

Error said:
That's absolutly not true. I've seen it done myself and have done it myself with other ships. If that was in any way true I wouldn't be able to take out a Pythons shields before they highwaked either because I'm mainly flying a piracy Python. I have done that plenty of times.

I once sniped a Python's PP with my Piracy Python. Also, yesterday, I nearly killed a Python with my Viper B)

Comrade Error · Feb 1, 2016

CMDR Hagglebeard said:
Sry to slightly derail thread but Empire is , Feds are okay and Alliance is top-notch.

^

Feds are

heads Empire are hypocritical

heads and the Alliance are alright.

goemon · Feb 1, 2016

i slightly disagree. the point were a ship is a safe haven comes much earlier, at least if you have the know how, you are outfitted in the right way, and directly start your evasive high wake manouver. you can't catch a blockade runner mk III (i had a lot of fun with blockades in my mk III), the same goes for a blockade runner clipper (you outfit it for maximum speed, a combat clipper will always be slower), and i don't think you can get an anaconda down before highwake, not sure about a python.

new thing is, you can low wake in a trutter, because you can't be masslocked. that's all.

is this a bad thing? some people will say yes, other people will say, you won't see any large ships in open, if loosing a combat/ facing the rebuy screen isn't optional (or by a stupid mistake).

GJ51 · Feb 1, 2016

Error said:
Only reason it shouldn't is because there isn't anything that can combat it. A Clipper can atleast combat a Clipper and a Cobra can combat a Cobra.

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and I don't think any ship should be a safe haven.

Build a hunter Cutter with a wake scanner

or

hunt in a wing

I ran into an SSS with 8 Vultures that was able to take down my shields pretty quickly

I think a wing of FDL's could be a challenge unless the cutter high wakes quickly beyond FDL jump range

Lily from anim.o.v.e · Feb 1, 2016

CMDR Hagglebeard said:
Sry to slightly derail thread but Empire is , Feds are okay and Alliance is top-notch.

Haha, yeah the fed? They are more corrupt than the Greek and the Alliance are cowards *caugh* lugh *caugh*

Comrade Error · Feb 1, 2016

GJ51 said:
Build a hunter Cutter with a wake scanner

or

hunt in a wing

I ran into an SSS with 8 Vultures that was able to take down my shields pretty quickly

I think a wing of FDL's could be a challenge unless the cutter high wakes quickly beyond FDL jump range

The wake scanner is a joke, even though I do use it the fact that it takes 10 seconds to scan and if you are unlucky you might miss the wake is devestating and you can't follow for more than 2-3 jumps, no matter how fast you are.

I'll be lucky if I can instance with a full wing. And either way if you really wanted you would've been long gone before those Vultures did any real damage.

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Lily from anim.o.v.e said:
Haha, yeah the fed? They are more corrupt than the Greek and the Alliance are cowards *caugh* lugh *caugh*

Cowards? They chased both of ya off in one battle.

Lily from anim.o.v.e · Feb 1, 2016

Error said:
The wake scanner is a joke, even though I do use it the fact that it takes 10 seconds to scan and if you are unlucky you might miss the wake is devestating and you can't follow for more than 2-3 jumps, no matter how fast you are.

I'll be lucky if I can instance with a full wing. And either way if you really wanted you would've been long gone before those Vultures did any real damage.

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Cowards? They chased both of ya off in one battle.

and still scared off from the feds from a single system trying to get independence, nice "Alliance of independence".

Psycho Romeo · Feb 2, 2016

This thread is absurd. If the best ship in the game can't beat another best ship in the game, then you need to bring two best ships in the game.

The alternative is to have even match ups favor the attacker. And in a game were there's moderately severe death penalties, that's a terrible idea.