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Post Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:16 pm

Piloting

How do I properly fly a drake vs an eagle?

Post Mon Aug 09, 2004 4:47 pm

what do u meen.

later


p.s dont look behind u

Post Mon Aug 09, 2004 5:17 pm

Well. I have a freind that kicks ass in a drake. I guess you have to be very skilled.

Post Mon Aug 09, 2004 7:06 pm

Yea, I have met someone like that too.

He claims he was not using any mods, yet he killed me repeatedly in my sabre...

I usally win 4/5 duels, so this came as quite a shock to me.

Post Mon Aug 09, 2004 8:18 pm

The most important thing about flying a Drake vs. a VHF is to NEVER ever stop moving and turning, even when you're firing. Pop off a few shots and move again. Do your best to keep your enemy in a turning dogfight, because if they get a good distance away and are able to make a full pass at you...well your Drake will be no more. With a Drake, if you are a good pilot, you can manage to out turn and stay right behind most other fighters in the game.

As for your loadout, the most common VHF killing setup involves several shield busters (missiles preferabbly because you wont have enough time to take down their shields with pulse weapons) a catapult missile, and most importantly, a Ripper mine dispenser. It will take you some time to kill a semi skilled pilot, but if you have a steady hand and some patience, your Drake will be king.

Post Tue Aug 10, 2004 5:47 am

I must agree with everything OutKast said except for the Ripper. At $361k for a full load of 50 Ripper mines that's too much for most players to sustain. But everything else OutKast said, especially with the missles, EMC following hull busting missles will work just fine. Hehe! Like he said NEVER stop moving and turning.

I used to run a Drake with four different missle launchers. Devestating in PvP until 50 shots are up! No good for NPC work though so it had to be supported by other characters.

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Post Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:10 am

ok that stuff is what I have heard before I'll keep working on it I'm trying to get a good vs people and vs npc's

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