Guardian AX Fighters Are Too Fragile, Need Balancing

[VR Golgot]

Yeah I gave up on them for NPC use, went back to the Taipan variant. They were dust in a minute flat it seemed, even with a Deadly NPC. The Taipan at least seemed to kite the swarm and stay alive for prolonged periods.

I can imagine they're a touch more effective when flown by a player (targeted suicide strikes maybe? )

 

[Fake Newts]

Yeah I gave up on them for NPC use, went back to the Taipan variant. They were dust in a minute flat it seemed, even with a Deadly NPC. The Taipan at least seemed to kite the swarm and stay alive for prolonged periods.

I can imagine they're a touch more effective when flown by a player (targeted suicide strikes maybe? )

Along with the hull, the AX Taipans also boost to 577, which yeah, makes them a much better choice for kiting and keeping distance from the swarm... (IIRC all the guardian ones cap out at 540) especially with players properly managing boost cycles.