SLFs, which one for a CZ?

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
So, ive been taking my Anaconda, Pancake IV, out on combat alot recently.

In a RES I've been using a Taipan Rogue F, which has done very well, and i rarely lost one.

But in a CZ, it gets swatted almost instantly. Either by insanely accurate rail gun shots, of missiles. I've lost 11 in less than an hour. Lol

Is there a better one to use, or are SLFs a bit of a lost cause in CZs?

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
 

Xani D

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Been experimenting with all of them myself, ill be honest, compared to RES hunting (I rarely loose a fighter), whatever I take into a CZ seems to have a very short life span.

But in saying that, the imperial variants, for me, seem to last longer than any other (And by longer, I mean, could explode instantly, or last 10 minutes). My personal best, with me behind the stick of the fighter, was 15ish minutes in a CZ, it was actually amazing fun, my AI co pilot also did an decent job of flying my cutter in support. They currently are Deadly in rank.

Xani
 
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For all I know, anything that packs Chaff has a fairly decent survival time [*], with the tiny Imp. Fighters performing surprisingly well even without Chaff (I assume their hitbox is tiny enough to provide that coverage).
On top, anything that holds fixed Energy Weapons does very solid in DPS terms, at the price of spreading aggro around (= they get attacked more often).

[*] That is... until Railgun-Aimbotters enter the arena. Which they always do, like clockwork. And they always go for the launched SLF. It's like their only purpose in spawning-existence is to gank any present SLF ;)
 
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CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Heh, well i don't trust my crew member with my Anaconda yet.

Especially after she pancaked herself on my Anaconda (Ironically named Pancake IV).

There doesn't seem to be a better SLF at the CG, so I'll just keep suiciding my crew member with them for now. Lol

My original SLF was a Condor, but my crew member was completely useless with it. And so was i. Lol
 

Craith

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Craith
there is only the Condor for me. The Taipan has a wall on both sides of the cockpit, making it a non-option in VR, and the impfighter I don't like the looks of ... in gravity it is a bit ... a pity that the Condor handles like a brick in gravity.
 

SushiCW

SushiCW
I've had the best luck with the fixed beam Taipan because it's the most survivable: it can actually survive a surprise railgun shot or two, and its fast boost is perfect for getting away.

Multicannon Condor is OK: although the survivability isn't great, it's made up for by the ludicrous amount of firepower this SLF has.

The Imp just feels too vulnerable to those railguns. You tend to die without warning on the first shot.
 
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XW_Ziggy

XW_Ziggy
I really like the Aegis-F Taipan. It's faster than the other Taipans and has high DPS too, whilst still being safe from seeker missiles.

Most of my deaths in SLFs seem to be from seeker missiles or hitscan and the NPCs seem to ignore chaff. At least the point-defence in the Aegis-F can knock out most of the seekers, and the shields will eat one missile if the PD doesn't get them all.

Two seekers on any fighter is game over though.
 
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