05-02-2003, 06:00 PM
Well, I traded my Crusader in for a Drake when I got to Kyushu. The Crusader's relatively large number of hardpoints is nice (and Advanced Rippers are awesome), but the thing does turn like a bus. The Drake has nearly the staying power of the Crusader, can mount 4 Class 6 guns (in place of the Crusader's Class 5 mounts), and handles like a dream; you only give up about 300 points of armor, 2 Class 4 mounts, and a torpedo launcher (the Drake can mount a Disruptor, but not torpedos).
Also, does anyone else feel that mines are worthless? I swear by the Advanced Countermeasure Dropper, but mines just seem like a waste of credits, since they never seem to connect. Even if I drop a Ripper (fastest high-end mine available to me), just before I pass a hostile (you would think the combined velocities ensured a hit), the mine just homes for a while, then poofs out. And they're indiscriminate--I've seen my mines hit a friendly that came too close...
I've been considering buying a freighter as well, since I need to make cred fast (the aforementioned mine wastage, as well as buying tons of batteries/nanobots and repairs after tangling with Rheinlad ships), but the Outcasts hate me again, and I don't even know where the Kusari freighter is sold (not on Kyushu). Although, even with reinforced hull and shields, and turrets, it seems like it would be extremely hard to survive some missions (like the Rheinland gunship/cruiser/battleship ambushes/fights) with a freighter.
And am I the only one thinking that the whole Sprague mission was totally rad? I have a totally new respect for Juni now, and the escape sequence was awesome! Freelancer may not be Prophecy-quality, but it's certainly picking up steam...
- WL
Also, does anyone else feel that mines are worthless? I swear by the Advanced Countermeasure Dropper, but mines just seem like a waste of credits, since they never seem to connect. Even if I drop a Ripper (fastest high-end mine available to me), just before I pass a hostile (you would think the combined velocities ensured a hit), the mine just homes for a while, then poofs out. And they're indiscriminate--I've seen my mines hit a friendly that came too close...
I've been considering buying a freighter as well, since I need to make cred fast (the aforementioned mine wastage, as well as buying tons of batteries/nanobots and repairs after tangling with Rheinlad ships), but the Outcasts hate me again, and I don't even know where the Kusari freighter is sold (not on Kyushu). Although, even with reinforced hull and shields, and turrets, it seems like it would be extremely hard to survive some missions (like the Rheinland gunship/cruiser/battleship ambushes/fights) with a freighter.
And am I the only one thinking that the whole Sprague mission was totally rad? I have a totally new respect for Juni now, and the escape sequence was awesome! Freelancer may not be Prophecy-quality, but it's certainly picking up steam...
- WL