Really like this idea, maybe with a bit of nose blood splattering the canopy.
Ramming!!
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Really like this idea, maybe with a bit of nose blood splattering the canopy.
Personally, I have found those that ram are just terrible pilots. They have found an exploit and have convinced themselves it is a legitimate tactic. I have found in my Vulture I can normally take shields down to at least a ring below mine quick enough, so even if they are stupid enough to try to ram, they will always come off second best. I am in a ship more nibble that nearly all others, so yes, please try to ram me in you Python or Anaconda, all you are doing is bring your PowerPlant closer to me for more effective fire.
Yes but they attacked battleships, and look where it got them.
I agree ramming is stupid game mechanic that needs to get fixed.
Main reason i dont do PVP. If i wanted to play smashup derby i would play something else.
As for people saying well ramming was done for many many years long time ago. Yes it was but pretty much only special designed ships with ram prows. YOu would not see a small boat ramming a cruiser. The little boat would fall to pieces. And not do much damage at all, if any, to the other ship.
Popular misconception. Some did, yes. But kamikazes pilots were formed before battle at Okinawa as last ditch effort to hold that final line of defense before routes to home islands.
Primary targets were the suport ships that made that (L)-day invasion possible, an armada of over 3000 ships between all Allied forces combined.
what it got them was the three word crede every nation's armed forces understands, codified so well by the West Point motto - 'Duty, Honor, Country'
The only difference between kamikazes and many MoH recipients is simply what we called them.
If I had to bet, the python likely had 4 pips in sys, and the anaconda likely had 0. 4 pips in sys effectively makes your shield 2.5x stronger.
Visual warning signs include...
The CMDR is in a heavy combat ship...i.e. Python, Clipper, FDL
The CMDR is coming at you in a straight line
Some did. I'm pretty sure that at least one member of the RAF Polish Squadron (302 or 303) rammed German aircraft. In some cases they were so angry with events, that when they ran out of ammo, they rammed - and chose death.
Edit: mildly off-topic, potentially political - sorry mods: but the British should remember these guys when there are concerns about immigration..
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You can ram without shields. Ask anyone running the stealth builds...
Ramming is legit. Get over it. If it bothers you so much learn to avoid being rammed.
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You can ram without shields. Ask anyone running the stealth builds...
Ramming is legit. Get over it. If it bothers you so much learn to avoid being rammed.
Why ram?
a) You're losing so you may as well try and take them out with a ram.
b) Avoid the frustration of having to best your opponent half a dozen times because of shield potion (SCB) spam.
I'm amazed shield potions are still in the game; perhaps the single worst thing FD did with E
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a) You're losing so you may as well try and take them out with a ram.
b) Avoid the frustration of having to best your opponent half a dozen times because of shield potion (SCB) spam.
I'm amazed shield potions are still in the game; perhaps the single worst thing FD did with E
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If it despatches the enemy (and no one else, within reason) - it is a legitimate military tactic. Agreed.
I have never fitted a shield booster. Like PowerPants - it looked like pants, so never bothered.
If ramming works - do it.
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Yeah I think this hits the nub of the issue. Low skill being the other.
Yep...my ship is fitted for COMBAT...if a ramming opportunity presents itself to me I use it. Especially effective to get that last ring down before the SCB can restore the opponents shield. And the SCB's are fine in my opinion as well. They do not make PvP broken or not fun. I have been doing pure PvP for the last month and have seen plenty of ships die (including mine) despite having a healthy supply of SCB's. What I like about them is they make the fights last longer than a couple minutes.
But militarily, being of low skill does not preclude you from success! You might be the lowest skilled soldier on the battlefield - but if you find a way to despatch the enemy - that's what you do!
Warfare is not Olympic sword fencing - there *are* rules (G convention etc) - but ultimately, if it kills the enemy, it is working!!
I will take on your Vulture any day
[video=youtube;HA-NOshzzRw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA-NOshzzRw[/video]
Notice I did not ram or even attempt to ram the vulture and the only ramming that was done was after his buddy jumped in...whom initiated the majority of the ramming. Ramming is just another tool in the toolbox
Whilst it is true a low skilled soldier can and has quite often taken out the enemy, they usually do it whilst losing their own life (and often those around them). On the other hand, a highly skilled soldier will take out multiple targets and live to fight another day, to take out more enemy.