Missiles still need a buff

lysan

lysan
This is NOT a complain.. MKAY it's a reality check.. MKAY

[video=youtube;wE7Oatn40D8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE7Oatn40D8[/video]

Now that we have seen how missiles work in the old days (21st century) one could imagine that there was some serious
development from then and until now....year 3302.

Missiles and mines need to go back to school and lean how to be a proper missile.
 

CarnRage

C
No. working as intended. Missles are fine in solo mode. Mines should create their own private group if they want to be useful.
 

Brimstone

Brimstone
Agreed. The only effective explosive is the torpedo, which is extremely constricted due to the ammo count. Synthesis barely helps.
 

crushdepth

C
I equipped a couple of torpedo launchers and hit an Imperial courier to see how they went. Answer: Two torpedoes, one shield ring damage. Rather surprised.
 

Julio Montega

Julio Montega
Brimstone said:
Agreed. The only effective explosive is the torpedo, which is extremely constricted due to the ammo count. Synthesis barely helps.
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You cannot synthesize torps.
They are only useful if you got something to punch down shields, and want to run home after your firecracker went off.

This discussion was one big daily topic in the Horizons Beta.
 

lysan

lysan
bladerunner900 said:
Makes me laugh every time I see these clips.

I agree missiles need to work better but it would be deemed open to exploitation.
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On the serious side, if people use the ECM and other equipment to counter, like chaffs, flares etc that should counter the balance.

I play a lot of DCS and when you are in a fight you always need to counter this, and it works pretty well. I have not seen any situation when its exploited so you can clearly do it, if you do it right.

If you detect missile lock you need to jam it or fire chaff. Missiles should also come in different versions, like heat seeking, radar homing, laser tracking (SRV can paint target and ship can fire).
 
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lysan

lysan
Duane Dibbley said:


They're for hull damage, not shields - see vid! Agree with the disappointing missiles tho - they make a big explosion and that's about it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyp7TzabDtE
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There are so much FD could do with missiles, when multi crew arrive they could make some of the missiles use optical tracking, fire missile and second crewman (weapons officer?) use the nose cam on the missile to track its target :D that could be fun if it did any damage.
 

Brimstone

Brimstone
Julio Montega said:
You cannot synthesize torps.
They are only useful if you got something to punch down shields, and want to run home after your firecracker went off.

This discussion was one big daily topic in the Horizons Beta.
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Oh damn, I didn't realize that torpedoes weren't craftable. Honestly I had only noticed that there was an option to craft explosives, so I assumed that meant all explosives. My bad :-(
 

bladerunner900

bladerunner900
Lysander lysan said:
On the serious side, if people use the ECM and other equipment to counter, like chaffs, flares etc that should counter the balance.

I play a lot of DCS and when you are in a fight you always need to counter this, and it works pretty well. I have not seen any situation when its exploited so you can clearly do it, if you do it right.

If you detect missile lock you need to jam it or fire chaff. Missiles should also come in different versions, like heat seeking, radar homing, laser tracking (SRV can paint target and ship can fire).
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I understand and agree with all you have said. Unfortunately, a sad few have ruined them for every one of us.

Back in the early days of ED v.1, I was blown to pieces while departing a station, before I got to the exit. Not sure of what happened I launched again but more cautiously. That's when I saw a CMDR spouting missiles (probably dumbfire) everywhere. I quickly logged out to avoid his/her shenanigans. Slowly but surly, this game is getting ruined by childish and immature players.
 
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lysan

lysan
bladerunner900 said:
I understand and agree with all you have said. Unfortunately, a sad few have ruined them for every one of us.

Back in the early days of ED v.1, I was blown to pieces while departing a station, before I got to the exit. Not sure of what happened I launched again but more cautiously. That's when I saw a CMDR spouting missiles (probably dumbfire) everywhere. I quickly logged out to avoid his/her shenanigans. Slowly but surly, this game is getting ruined by childish and immature players.
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This could easily be countered by FD, all they need to do is add point defense guns around the station and it will just be a nice firework.
Again that brings us back to the punishment & crime section of ED that is utterly bonkers ATM.
 

Urbanski101

Urbanski101
I heard someone say that missiles were better now so I fitted some small seekers on my cobra to test it out.

It took 20 missiles to destroy a Viper Mk IV once the shields went down for a cost of 10k credits.....not better in any way.

I thought FD said they would look at weapon balancing....soon.
 

Tacheel

Tacheel
Lysander lysan said:
This could easily be countered by FD, all they need to do is add point defense guns around the station and it will just be a nice firework.
Again that brings us back to the punishment & crime section of ED that is utterly bonkers ATM.
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Couldn't agree more - the balancing counters for missiles are limited stock of ammunition and the exploits can be blocked by effective station deterrants. The weapon designers in FD really need to learn that weapons are designed to try and kill ships.
 
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