To make the game playable, DA had to compromise by making the Houses stronger than each other so you can keep getting better and better stuff.

Like Rheinland, it is the strongest of Houses simply because you, the player, are meant to go there last to buy their stuff.

Liberty's ships are so weak because they are the first house in which your supposed to be exploring, so of course, it has to be the weakest or there wont be much of a game to play.

Hope that made sense. I remember a preview a couple weeks ago which pointed this out.

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Yes that sounded good but one more question can you upgrade your hull vaule like in Privateer.

You need to buy a new ship to do that.

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also its the PR beta people get edgy around here if you call it the beta test due to the NDA

so your saying that in a war, Liberty would loose to Rhineland?
Phoenix out

"In War Resolution, In Defeat Defiance, In Victory magnanimity, In Peace Goodwill" Winston Churchill
"no one ever won a war by dieing for his country...he won a war, by making the other dumb bastard die for his!!!!!" General Patton

Effectively, if that were to happen... YUP

This has also been said in a recent article... umm... but I can't remember which... hmmm



Infidel

"Only one human has ever survived an attack against a Mimbari Cruiser... he is behind me... you are in front of me... if you value your lives... be somewhere else!"

So much for balance I suppose. . .

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"Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them." --Albert Einstein

Not really. Rheinland ships are few in numbers and expensive, while Liberty has a LOT more assets. For example, there is a battleship posted in every system in Liberty space, while Rheinland only has one. Also, the Rheinland military is low on money. As for ship to ship balance... It took backseat to story balance, because it doesn't really make sense to have quick access to an extremely strong fighter early in the game. Realism mod, perhaps...

Mmm. I guess that makes sense to bring balance to the game. Liberty are weak but many, while Rheinland are strong but few.
Sounds good to me.
So I guess a Liberty patrol on ten will manage to take out 3 Rheinland fighters.

I Rule!!!!!

Not if im piloting one of those Reinland fighters.

We'll see mustang... We'll see.

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Rheinland only has battleship? So will it be possible to destory it? That would be kind of cool.