Let Us Airstrike the Skimmers Already...

CMDR Dumbfries

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Hevak said:
I believe the better base defenses thing was thi first suggested fix by a dev in the first what's coming in 3.03 update thread. People complained about that and I think this new system is a result of those complaints.

Because I remember reading exactly that, they will increase base defenses to be more dangerous to ships, and make sure that skimmer mission only go to well defended bases. Not surprised they went with a more heavy handed change like they did.

And while I agree with stealthie and others thought of just lower the money and let you do them same as before, it's sort of a rock and a hard place for the devs. If that was done then it would just be threads of how they nerfed credit payouts.

I'm kind of wondering why they just didn't limit them like the massacre missions. Except maybe limited to like 5 at a time instead of just 3. Seems a stacking limit would have sort of been the best middle ground imo.
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Can confirm. Tried doing a mission at a high security base. They are equipped with an endless supply of point defence anti-missile missiles. Makes for a great fireworks show, but nothing is getting through the barrage they put up now. After several passes and about three rebuys, I was only able to take out one defence turret and zero skimmers.
Just for laughs, I even equipped an SRV. Barely made it back to my ship after my shields dropped in under five seconds.
Totally not worth the trouble.
 

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
I don't particularly like using the SRV for combat.
Most of the planets we land for these missions on at below 0.5G, so the SRV handles really badly (except in reverse...lol), and makes it annoying to drive.
That, and rocks.
Rocks cause more SRV deaths than skimmers, and ships combined.
Nerf rocks. Lol

But anyway, surface assaults could be made far more fun if FD wanted.

Firstly, force the spawning of the mission skimmers at the target settlement only. Skimmers found at temporary POIs shouldn't count.
Then defend said settlement with ships, and AA, and PD turrets to cover the skimmers.

You can target the base defences, but not the skimmers, and dumbfires won't get through.
So you gotta take out the defences and ships, before taking out the skimmers.

You can then use your ship, or the SRV, but it's not easy mode in the ship anymore.
 
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