Oh, you'll see...Hehehe...
If they can't make me feel like I'm in danger of losing my ship, they aren't hard enough. I look forward to seeing what you have done with them.
Thargoid Challenge Level
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If they can't make me feel like I'm in danger of losing my ship, they aren't hard enough. I look forward to seeing what you have done with them.
I'm expecting lots of "Warning corrosive damage" messages!
1) I wouldn't read too much into a video for detailed mechanics
2) we have no idea what the Capacitor usage is on each of these items, nor what the reload/recharge times may be.
3) if the fight is as brain-dead as "front load your DPS with IWIN-button heat seeking missiles" then I'll eat my SJA fan club hat. I highly doubt Thargoids will be killed so easily.
4) the Thargoids will likely have other tricks up their sleeves as well besides regen.
5) I doubt that the missiles and anti-EMP devices are the last bit of anti-Thargoid tech we'll be seeing, likely all of our weapon types will be seeing updates (at least ammo/engineer-wise)
Atm the Thargoid's are only 'difficult' because their weapons go through our shields and we do not seem to be able to harm them.
Just traded some blows with one of the flower... could hold myself for about 10 mins in my cobra... it's on PvP levels... Now I gotta get some of those research and tryh to farm them I'm live bTW.
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Was examine them when they attacked me (was deploying scanners, probably registered my weapons) changed shield for hull with 50% caustic so had two 3e with 50% caustic (anyone found it on anny other hull reinforce) on my engineered asp explorer (not for fighting, but can fight).
No real problem to stay out of its weapons with speed and flying evasively, but i got hit by a missile and that was not pleasant. With long range weapons no problem to stay out of their fire, their range is not worry long.
Survived the encounter with 14% hull
No real problem to stay out of its weapons with speed and flying evasively, but i got hit by a missile and that was not pleasant. With long range weapons no problem to stay out of their fire, their range is not worry long.
Survived the encounter with 14% hull
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No, they dont if you obey their warnings (turning red - increase distance and you are fine.)
I just did this. Their attacks are quite the sight.
Welll from what i look, they have some Multicannon with a lot of spread on the main ship and some plasma repeater on the thargons.
None with does MUCH damage anyway...
The reall issua is the thargon it self becoming a Missile, they do the same if not more than a torpedo. so ECM is a must. I didnt find them particular of a challenge.. because i could land a landslide of shots and i could survive for Long Long time alive in my cobra.
None with does MUCH damage anyway...
The reall issua is the thargon it self becoming a Missile, they do the same if not more than a torpedo. so ECM is a must. I didnt find them particular of a challenge.. because i could land a landslide of shots and i could survive for Long Long time alive in my cobra.
Wish I could tell how much damage I am doing, shot one for 20 minutes to a draw and finally just gave up and left.
I was stationary and just observed, it came up and scanned me then another ship then attacked me. I think i have it all recorded, try to check it after work.
What did you have in your cargo hold? Carrying thargoid probes and sensors seems to make them angry too.
Has anyone checked their reaction to silent running? I'm transferring my stealth bomber, so I'm interested
So much this.
Kudos on your new avatar BTW.
Looks just like that Cylon sympathizing traitor.
My hold was empty.
If i was to close it can be that the TG do a check after every action they do.
-Fly to me -scan my Asp.
-Turn scan (or maby tractor some loot, do not remember now).
-Then he checks his surrounding and se me as scanned but to close, attacks because im to close.
If i had stopped at another place so he had to fly to scan/tractor he might not se me as a threat.
Now i wonder what happens if you fly in an totally power down the ship, how will they react?
I need to quit my job
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they dont care about silent running... thargons can lock either wayHas anyone checked their reaction to silent running? I'm transferring my stealth bomber, so I'm interested
Isn't that how "difficult" is defined in most combat games - heavy armor and DPS? Or are you planning to sit down and play chess with a Thargoid?
Sarcasm aside, I would love it if ED implemented more strategy in the upcoming war, which includes the proper use wings and fleets and cutting off resources and whatnot. Everyone compares ED to SC, but I'm thinking more old-school, like Wing Commander Armada (loved that game).
For now it's just how long you can survive... you cant really DMG them so it's not like they are actually a "challenge" , they are more like heat damage, you can try to survive for X amounts of time and that's all.