We need to increase speed and acceleration for EAGLE

[MentaListo]

I think what you'd expect from a smaller craft is more manoeuvrable at a higher speed - a bit like a mini cooper or lotus elise cornering ability vs straight line speed ford mustang with boat like handling.

Is this not the case with the Eagle?

 

[FuzzySpider]

The eagle loses it's "fun" because it has been gimped. If it was faster than the Viper, it would have a niche, and remain fun. Not powerful, but useful and fun.

Then the viper would be "gimped" as the speed of that craft is its major asset.

Price is nearly worthless for balancing in games like this. Ignore it, and think of niches.

The game is heavily dependent on economy and money. Everything from costs of ships, to costs of modules to insurance, fuel, repair etc. Price is absolutely a factor in balancing, or else why not just make the vulture and anaconda 1000Cr each?

 

[Rankaze]

I love the Eagle, it's my favorite ship to fly. I love its light, agile handling characteristics.

It absolutely does not need more speed. It does exactly what it is designed to do - introduces new players to combat, and provides a friendly, low-skill-floor, passably capable fighter in which they can learn the tricks of the trade before they move up to the much-less-forgiving Viper.

This is its role. It performs this role quite well. It's easy to obtain, easy to kit out, and easy to fly, but it's also limited. Eventually you have to graduate from your Eagle into something more capable but more difficult to handle. That's as it should be.

Now, I'd have absolutely no objection to introducing another combat ship with Eagle-ish looks, Eagle-ish maneuverability, more firepower, more speed, and a little more toughness - but that ship would have to cost vastly more than an Eagle.

 

[adoredtv]

Now, I'd have absolutely no objection to introducing another combat ship with Eagle-ish looks, Eagle-ish maneuverability, more firepower, more speed, and a little more toughness - but that ship would have to cost vastly more than an Eagle.

That would be the Vulture.

Problem is the Vulture is less fun than the Eagle even with all those things.

 

[xman1]

Did I read properly that the reason for this is that it can't kill an Anaconda? I have killed an Anaconda in an Eagle so I disagree there, but it should also be very dangerous to attack an Anaconda in my opinion. In my opinion, the Anaconda is the one that is Nerfed. If it costs 300 times more than your Eagle, would all agree that an Anaconda should be able to take on 10 Eagles and still win? I do. Currently, it does not, even against 1 Eagle if flown right.

I also had no problem outrunning one. In this video, not only am I able to outrun one to get some additional help, but I also kill it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHjoP8FUt_c&feature=youtu.be

-X

 

[Adept]

Then the viper would be "gimped" as the speed of that craft is its major asset.

No it wouldn't. The Viper has twice the punch, and much more durability . The eagle being faster would do nothing to the Viper's utility. The only result would be that eagles could sometimes escape, and not be pure victims to a viper.

 

[Rankaze]

That would be the Vulture.

Problem is the Vulture is less fun than the Eagle even with all those things.

The Vulture definitely does NOT have Eagle-ish looks. It may have the ugliest mug in the whole blasted game.

 

[adoredtv]

The Vulture definitely does NOT have Eagle-ish looks. It may have the ugliest mug in the whole blasted game.

Granted, however the rest of it was true...