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« on: January 28, 2021, 03:15:33 PM »
HAYS guys heres my review of VIC frigates after playing with them for a while: the Xaphan and the Pruflas are pure unadulterated badasses which more than hold their own in battle as smaller frigates if they are outfitted correctly. If nothing else their decent turn of speed and mobility at least let them do screening, diversion and chasing duties well. According to my Combat Analytics they consistently also do a decent amount of damage (again with proper loadouts for the job). The only problem I had with them is that their names (no offense to the mod creator) sound absolutely WACK compared to how badass they really are. A cooler or more aggressive naming scheme for them would be nice.
And NOW for the saddest of sad bois: the Kobal is one of the worst frigate class ships I have ever encountered in the modiverse, almost as bad as some of the LOA frigates. I understand its meant more to hold gaps in a line than do mobility stuff like the other frigates but in all cases for me it just miserably failed. No matter how I outfit them my Kobals die consistently (unless I put cautious/timid officers on them) and perform atrociously in combat. They cant seem to hold down any role well and woe to any miserable Kobal captain who gets isolated from the rest of the fleet in that rustbucket. Their armor is poor compensation for the fact that they are so slow.
Well thats it for now, I will play more and may give more reviews for the other ships later, keep in mind my review only reflects my own personal game experience so no hard feelings plz! I normally dont comment on the forum at all but I liked the faction mod so much I just had to leave a comment here. They are so cool and sleek and each ships looks like it could be the sprite of a special boss ship from another mod. Great stuff overall!