Did I ever say I struggle to escape or to build a ship that can escape? You fail to understand the purpose of this topic. Please, read this part again:
Open Play - Ship Balance
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Not "fight back long enough to escape", but "fight back and win" then, against any that might attack you in open ?
Then you'll need a ship competitive in DPS, hull and shields, which means engineering, as many have detailed above.
But even then you may still have to run, when attacked 2-1, 3-1 or simply facing a build that plays into your weak points...
Edit, there's no shame in "running" in ED, no matter what you fly there is always something that can kill you
Then you'll need a ship competitive in DPS, hull and shields, which means engineering, as many have detailed above.
But even then you may still have to run, when attacked 2-1, 3-1 or simply facing a build that plays into your weak points...
Edit, there's no shame in "running" in ED, no matter what you fly there is always something that can kill you
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So here's the problem - shield tank is superior, and there are no other medium ships that are close to FDL in terms of shield amount and maneuverability.Not "fight back long enough to escape", but "fight back and win" then, against any that might attack you in open ?
Then you'll need a ship competitive in DPS, hull and shields, which means engineering, as many have detailed above.
But even then you may still have to run, when attacked 2-1, 3-1 or simply facing a build that plays into your weak points...
Edit, there's no shame in "running" in ED, no matter what you fly there is always something that can kill you
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OP, the ship you're asking for has long sailed.
I'm not asking for a new ship, I'm asking for a slight rebalance.
That's probably true, that's I suspect why many in open "gravitate" to the large ships, Corvettes etc. they seem to be the most popular ship around...
FDLs are actually not that common in casual open play, rather rare, that might be the "drawbacks" mentioned above.
Think about it -
there you are in G5 FDL, no cargo space, no SRV, no panoramic views of the Galaxy, you're made to fight, you want to fight,
but the moment your hollow square appears on screen everyone and their dog disappears over the horizon...
Must be a frustrating life
Has sailed, too, long ago.
So if there would be, what would you technically gain? You're asking for an FDL that doesn't look like an FDL?
don't cry.... it's christmas
Haven't read the OP did you? He is basically asking for bullet sponges.
Ugh, what a terrible thing to wish for.
I think you present a good justification here for wanting to be able to play the game in a certain way. I kind of expected to be playing this way when I bought the game just after launch, but SCBs had already been introduced & the hitpoint inflation vs utility dilemma started there I think.
The crux is in his last line.
Here comes OP:
Here comes G4nk012_01:
Op want to fight in trading vessels, and wants a slight balance for that.
You can kit out any trading ship with all the goodies, but it will become a combat ship. He can survive in a trading vessel, but then he needs to be able to survive as long as a drive needs to charge. He doesn't want to run in a trading ship, but take on combat ships with it. He can't, not even in a Cutter with C6 pizzy and 7 boosters.
I hope it stays this way.
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Try the AMA this afternoon.
So do you think having 1.5 viable combat ships (with 2 viable weapon choices) in the whole game is good gameplay?
No that would be terrible if that was the case. But its not, so why do you ask?
But this is what we have now
Hence our disagreement.
Nope. You have to be a good pilot. Any beefed-up-FAS or Chief can withstand a FDL, if YOU are the better pilot and know how to fit the ship in order to user their advantages. Git gud, buddy.