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Weapons: Form or Function

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Post Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:07 am

Weapons: Form or Function

Does anyone ever use particular weapons just because they look better? I myself prefer the long slender barrels of the Flashpoints and Stealthblades. The Angelitos like a bit, comical really, they have they sort of comic blaster pistol look. And the Justice lasers. What's up with those wings on the side? they look horrendous.

Post Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:29 am

I like them for the fire rate and how that looks, I def prefer the light lashing high refire rate of Kusari weapons, such as the Katana and Wakizashi. I did have them modded with Hyperblades and Dragon's Breath Cannons, but that made it too easy.

Post Thu Jun 03, 2004 1:13 pm

i go for fire rate and an equalish balance between shield and hull damage getting the right combination is the key to success in battle as i have found out

Post Thu Jun 03, 2004 1:26 pm

I like the class ten guns (diamondback style) and the class 9 Rheinland stuff. I feel they blend nicely into the wings of my Eagle and they leave a nice streak of light and a sweet wave of destruction behind them. --- VH16

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Post Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:16 am

I tend to go for an Anti-shield weapon (Stun pulse/Debilitator/Tizona) and a missile launcher, and then fill out the rest with fast firing high hull damage weapons. On my single player character I have a hammerhead with a debilitator, lancer missile and 4 Skyblast B's, since the 4 Sky B's drain the energy in 9 seconds i use three steps:

Take out the shield with the Debilitator
Bring the hull down to about half with the Sky B's
finish them off with a Lancer

It saves on the energy, and using the lancer let's the energy restore from the next opponent.

Post Fri Jun 04, 2004 12:35 pm

I like the Vengeance models. Sleek and blue. Can't forget the GMG Skyblast Bs though.

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Post Fri Jun 04, 2004 5:21 pm

okey heres my sabre layout 2skyb's 2wyrm2's 2kraken2's and a kraken turret plus a hornet for assass. missions so they cant run.

Post Fri Jun 04, 2004 5:50 pm

I don't like the fact that some weapons look like they have to "holes" for the beam to come out of, but you only see one projectile. That's why I think Class 10 guns and Outcast Wrym guns look ugly. I like how Skyblast B's look.

Post Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:50 am

I sometimes buy weapons for the projectile look, but not the actual weapon. I like the Stealthblade projectile, and most of the Class 10s. My favourite barrel design is the one with the curved pieces above and below the barrel...but I can't remember which weapons that barrel is

Post Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:12 am

i think it's fitting to have your ship fitted out with the weapons that belong to the faction to which the ship belongs - when i fly a eagle, i load up on debilitators and skyblast b's. when i fly a sabre, then i go all the way with wyrms. it always looks best - it was probably designed to do that

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Post Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:45 pm

I gotta tell ya, I don't really care what the weapon looks like if it gets the job done.

"It may not look like much but she's got it where it counts. " -Han Solo

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Post Sat Jun 05, 2004 4:31 pm

Function all the way. Beam appearance, Bah! Just as long as it does the job.

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