Initially it pays off to use missiles...i got used to it...but, as mentioned before, they're a real money drain hazzard...Now, after SP being beaten, i don't use them...i find it more fun to shoot down guys with torpedoes...it isn't rewarding...just fun...
Anyway think of it this way...nothing stops you from mounting 6 rocket lanchers in your wings and go in blazzing at every poor soul you take on...hell, if you take one representative of each missile familly you're sure to get any guy in a single missile wave...the bad thing is you may run out of them im midst of the battle and a missile launcher without ammo is a wasted weapon station...energy weapons recharge...missiles don't...too bad
Doesn't matter...as long as torpedoes are available
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