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Starsector => General Discussion => Topic started by: Thaago on February 26, 2012, 07:37:09 PM

Title: Favorite Weapon
Post by: Thaago on February 26, 2012, 07:37:09 PM
I was just wondering what people's favorite weapons are, or what weapon combos they like to put on ships.

I've recently come to fall in love with the humble PD Laser (not LR). Nearly useless without advanced optics, but if you make that investment they become amazing, in my opinion better than any other small mount point defense! They pack the same punch as tactical lasers and cost the same (5 points), but can target missiles, have a faster track speed, and only use 50 flux - very important on a standard wolf. All my Medusa's are equipped with 5 of these on the turrets - almost immune to missiles and they pack enough punch to help in a slugfest.
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: Doom101 on February 26, 2012, 07:51:31 PM
i gotta go with either the pulse laser or the Scatter PD laser ( junk pirates mod) its like a extremely inaccurate laser machinegun  and it is awesome :D
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: CoffeeMage06 on February 26, 2012, 08:29:35 PM
I've gotta go with the heavy blaster and antimatter blaster. Just love the sounds and the feel, "Take the shot!" crossed with pew pew's big brother. The fact that they wreck anything below cruiser after a couple volleys helps too  :D
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: Trigerhappi on February 26, 2012, 10:10:51 PM
Probably the Tachyon Lance. It is just a purple beam of death. Four of them on my Paragon means that frigates are getting one-shotted across the field.
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: Kommodore Krieg on February 26, 2012, 10:20:03 PM
Hellbore Cannon.  Such a savage weapon.  Especially when they are lined up on an overloaded ship and you are screaming "FIRE! FIRE!".
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: Iscariot on February 27, 2012, 02:57:01 AM
Hellbore Cannon.  Such a savage weapon.  Especially when they are lined up on an overloaded ship and you are screaming "FIRE! FIRE!".

Seconded. Having played with the loadout of the Conquest in devmode, the Hellbore is an absolute beast of a weapon, to use, to see, and to hear. None of that *** ass 'tsseww tsseww' or 'pew pew'-- just the good old fashioned, manly muzzle blast of a proper deck gun.
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: BonhommeCarnaval on February 27, 2012, 06:08:36 AM
Heavy Blasters, they're an antimatter blaster with more range, infinite ammo and good DPS.

Standard Bomb Bay, used on my giant piranha bomber setup I made a thread about.  :P
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: icepick37 on February 27, 2012, 09:10:42 AM
Dag I dunno. Heavy blasters is up there. Phase beam is fun, but it's just a mini tachyon. So that's another obvious choice.  :)

I think I like reaper torpedoes the most though. There's such a GRAVITY to them that is pretty much unmatched anywhere else.

OHCRAPOHCRAPOHCRAPOHCRAPOHCRAPOHCRAPOHCRAPOHCRAPOHCRAPOHCRAP
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: Dante80 on February 27, 2012, 09:23:45 AM
My personal favorite - by far  - is the sabot missile rack. Yes, they are a little bit difficult to aim properly (with a bit of practice though you are even able to long range snipe almost anything) , but the effect of a salvo on shields is just..brutal!

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/Dante80/Minecraft/Untitled-1-8.jpg)

I personally use a wolf with extended magazines and two linked racks. The 10 missiles can tear up a hole in almost anything up to destroyer, and the lone antimatter blaster in the nose can seal the deal if they don't. With some practice and luck, you can even kill some cruisers this way...^^
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: evil713 on February 27, 2012, 11:27:41 AM
Harpoon MRM, its such an all purpuse you die now kinda weapon.
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: Icelom on February 27, 2012, 01:37:39 PM
Harpoon MRM, its such an all purpuse you die now kinda weapon.

^^^
Also the game needs a medium sized mrm launcher with a larger capacity... i hate lrm's
Title: Re: Favorite Weapon
Post by: icepick37 on February 27, 2012, 01:53:49 PM
Also the game needs a medium sized mrm launcher with a larger capacity... i hate lrm's
That sounds like an easy mod.  :)  Oh man, I'ma call it the ahab harpoon launcher (if someone doesn't beat me to this, haha).