You're right they are a waste of money. I tried to take out a nomad with them. What a waste of time. Missles work with more effectiveness.

Sometimes you're the Windshield...Sometimes you're the Bug...

um, when the ysay it can take out a small station, the ymean with multiple shots. Either way, the sunslayers are way more pwerful, so if ya want torpedoes, get them.

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Torpedo's are only half as effective against shields. you'll notice that stations don't have shields (not that you can blow them up anyway in multiplayer)

Use an EMP missle or gun to remove the shields, then let loose the torpedo, that fighter will be dust

Yes, I admit it, I like trading. I am THAT >.< boring...

Hmm.. i was using Starkiller Torpedoes not more than twenty minutes ago against Red Hessian Stilettos. I fly an Eagle, what i do is in the first run i take down their shields, that usually leaves them with 75%-80% hull strength, then i launch the torp at point blank...bye bye Stiletto. Works good because in the first straffing run, my weapons drain all my energy down to nothing. The torp is a perfect finishing move. Takes practice, and it is really fun, at least to me. Lots of people do it on multiplayer, it is VERY effective. A starkiller torp is capable of killing even an Eagle with 80%-90% hull left on it. Don't believe it? Go try it. Ruiz Base(outcasts) take missions against GMG, they fly eagles.

Alright, what's the point of even having torpedoes? I have Sunslayers and I barely use them unless the enemy is coming head on with me and it's an easy kill, but other than that, I use 1 paralyzer missle and two catapults to annihialate them.

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I think 2 torpedo banks is a good balance for the game.. iknow that Sunslayers are powerful.. but iprefer the sunkillers coz its much cheaper but very useful if relesed at capitalshps.. i got 8 battleship kills from lots of torping.. i like torping..

argh.. im never gonna get paid.. goodbye a million credits..

i never use torpedoes... well they're absolutely useless in MP

sunslayer either. you can only kill sitting ducks with torpedos, however, where to find one?

well... if you a boring enough to kill some transport by torpedo... well... the same job can be done by serveral gun shot

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actually i find sunslayers very useful... all u have to do is wait for the enemy to charge at you then launch when they r about 400-500 (meters?) away and BOOM... good for taking out shields and 2 direct hits can kill a nomad making the 4 much easier to kill... though i haven't use missiles so i don't know how sunslayers rate against them

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i never use torpedoes... well they're absolutely useless in MP

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You need to try it before you nix it... i know some folks that are fairly experienced at using Starkiller Torps to take down other players in Eagles and Sabres very quickly. Sunslayers may be stronger, but they are too expensive when a Starkiller is just as effective.

I use torpedos for stations/gunboats only. They're not ment for using against fighters.

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Edited by - Uranium-235 on 05-05-2003 01:38:40

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actually i find sunslayers very useful... all u have to do is wait for the enemy to charge at you then launch when they r about 400-500 (meters?) away and BOOM... good for taking out shields and 2 direct hits can kill a nomad making the 4 much easier to kill... though i haven't use missiles so i don't know how sunslayers rate against them

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Goodbye 20,000 credits!

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heheh i actually had a guy in MP try to take me out with a sunslayer torp. I think the only people your going to kill with a torpedo in MP are the noobs or maybe noobs in frieghters. Just in case your wondering, I was curious so i let it hit me, didn't even completly drop the shields.

I do think having at least one or two missile racks in your weapon loadout is a good idea. I usually carry 2 cannon ball or FireStalker.... really only need one, but then my ship looks all unballanced and ugly... heheh I'm a spaz.

Even for space stations and other 'slow' or non moving targets... torpedos just suck. too slow...

forget the hull breach, what about the FIRE?[!?[!?

I also hate having my ship, all out balanced with the weapons, but make use of the other missle slot with a paralyzer, it works well, taking out about 7000 shield, and just so you know, it is easy to kill someone with a sunslayer, use the "switch to target" mode, I won't comment on what part, but you can get a one hit kill in if you target the right part on every ship, lest it is a cheap little ****, then it'll die without having to target, and actually it is easy to also hit them, most idiots just fly around in circles and don't even shoot.. (Anyone care to explain why people do this? It makes a really easy target out of them..), aim about 200m infront of them and they'll die..

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heheh i actually had a guy in MP try to take me out with a sunslayer torp. I think the only people your going to kill with a torpedo in MP are the noobs or maybe noobs in frieghters. Just in case your wondering, I was curious so i let it hit me, didn't even completly drop the shields.

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Your free to duell me on elite, I will show you how deadly a torp can be
Though I admit, that I do not use always torp, against ppl with more than 1 misssile launcher hornets are most time more usefull.

But somehow I doub that I will need hornets against you *g*
heck somehow I believe for you a nice little hammerhead and a starkiller are enough ^-^