alexraccoon Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Nomatter how advanced the ship and the targeting computer is I can get a better result switching it of closing my eyes and reaching out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot There are a few things you don't want to run out of on a spaceship. Air is one of the biggies. Yeah, I'm still quoting the comic strip Freefall http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1000/fv00989.htm Lucius Alexander The palindromedary notes that Lucius only steals from the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRavenIs Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot If you happen to find yourself alone, figure out if you have to die alone, make your enemy dies with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchman Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Just because someone else owns the ship and calls themselves captain, doesn't mean they call all the shots. After all - you're the only one who can fly it. Make buddy-buddy with the engineer. The two of you control the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Frisbee Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Wedge Antilles' Laws of Starfighter Combat: 1) If you survive the fight, you can say you were there. 2) Never begrudge taking a back seat to an inexperienced farm boy whose bacon you just saved six scenes ago -- he just might be a better pilot than you are. 3) The number of fighters the enemy sends to engage you is inversely proportional to the indivdual skills of their pilots. 4) If a space freighter can keep up with your fighter, it's either seriously hopped up or you're flying with the wrong squadron. 5) Watch out for the guys who are flying the prototype fighters -- odds are that both ship and pilot are significantly better than average. Matt "The-original-Wedge-Cultist" Frisbee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomster Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Chances are that your starfighter's so small and nimble that you might just be able to get away from those slower clunkier Imperial ships chasing you by (yes, you've guessed it!) diving into an asteroid field! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
input.jack Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Designers of gigantic, hulking starcruisers always overlook the chance that their monsterous creation might be vunerable to a small starfighter somewhere. If your enemies have no or partial forcefields (B5 or Star Wars), find out what they overlooked, and hit them there. If your opponents have fully-covering forcefields run off of matter-antimatter drives (Star Trek), forget about it and learn to pilot a warship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomster Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Don't forget to have a good mechanic! If that inertia-dampening field goes down while your pulling a 25G manoeuvre things are going to go All Raspberry Jam pretty quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Johnston Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Be sure to visit the loo before launching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot It's amazing what you can learn by playing a video game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Be sure your starfighter has weapons before you take it into a fight. Be sure your starfighter wants to fight before you take it into a fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot If nobody calls you a showoff before the end of the dogfight, you're not doing it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRavenIs Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot If you do find that your out numbered, find some way to win. Yes win, bc you can always win, even if you have to die to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Since even a light cruiser can squash you like a bug, make sure you have an ENORMOUS edge in agility. Corolary: Don't be a starfighter pilot in a Traveller game (In Traveller, an ultradreadnaught and a fighter both have the same theoretical maximum agility) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Make sure your Ego is not greater than your skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thia Halmades Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot Never get into a shooting match with a pilot in a clearly inferior craft - but with clearly superior skills. The ship doesn't make the pilot famous - the pilot makes the ship famous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomster Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Re: What I've learned playing a starfighter pilot It's so dangerous actually being a starfighter pilot that you won't be needing to put any money into pension schemes... this frees up lots of cash for buying mods and upgrades for your ship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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