Lots of lovely internals for those module protections too.. How well do you find your guns stand up to missile attack when your shields go down? I presume you have high resistance shields to get as much as possible from your size 7 recharge while still allowing it to be small and come back quick?
[VIDEO] New Meta? Hybrid Clipper Brings the Dank in PvP
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Lots of lovely internals for those module protections too.. How well do you find your guns stand up to missile attack when your shields go down? I presume you have high resistance shields to get as much as possible from your size 7 recharge while still allowing it to be small and come back quick?
Is anyone planning on doing a FAS revival video? Since Clippers and Cobra MkIII's can now hold their own against the almighty FDL meta I would be greatly interested in the opinion of the more experienced PvPers on how the FAS might now be able to compete again.
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Every time I see pack hounds, two things come to mind:
1. Robotech - I just remember watching Veritech fighters launching salvos that looked just like that.
2. I want to outfit something like this: https://coriolis.edcd.io/outfit/imp...hPh--------4t0604------012h.Iw18ZFA=.Aw18ZFA=. and bind all those missiles together and fire them all at once. Even if I only do it once, just to laugh.
1. Robotech - I just remember watching Veritech fighters launching salvos that looked just like that.
2. I want to outfit something like this: https://coriolis.edcd.io/outfit/imp...hPh--------4t0604------012h.Iw18ZFA=.Aw18ZFA=. and bind all those missiles together and fire them all at once. Even if I only do it once, just to laugh.
It's all about the recharge (both formed and broken). When formed, my shields regen faster than 1% per second. Everytime we make a pass and there's not sustained fire, my shields go up about 15-20%.
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Yes, targeting of weapons with missiles is one of the biggest dangers of the build. I pack a MRP, and I have an AFM to repair it to combat module damage from missiles. However, the quick broken regen rate allows for only a small window for someone to put missiles on me. Usually I just have to withstand a single volley before my shields are back up.
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Check my video playlist. I've built a FAS since the new patch. Mine is good... but it struggles against the absolute best meta FDL's a bit. From a hybrid perspective the bi-weave isn't near as good. It also has less armor, even with the extra compartments. The hardpoint placement is better, which is nice, but defense wins battles and the Clipper has the advantage there. Bottom line... you can make a good FAS, but it won't be the best ship out there all things being equal. Here's a vid of my FAS vs. a decent FDL... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBW9mzbd7iw
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I'm always up for some fun with weird builds. Not gonna get online till tomorrow evening though so I may forget so if you're online add sewerrat
So that is my concern. Do you have any footage of such a build against a high dps/ToT FDL?
No, but I've done the fights. One of our guys has a meta-FDL (~2,000MJ max resist shields) and we fought. The match was closer than the video posted, but it wasn't a really close fight. The Clipper won hands down.
I read the above as a hybrid FAS vs hybrid Clipper the Clipper wins. Do you feel a hybrid Clipper or full hull tank FAS is better at the moment? Fully engineered that is.