IMO the SO Panther had an excellent missile array (6 ELRIR, 6 FF) and some great cannon, the cloudburst is an excellent gun if You just learn to conserve Your fire, then let her rip, the Cloudburst and the first chain ion volley will break through the shields, and the subsequent shain ion bursts will finish the fighter off... Great stuff.
Captured WCIII Cruiser
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Well, then I see your point, because if You don't allow the Cloudburst time to load You're just left with the pretty light show of the chain ions, and a light SHOW is exactly what it is... Personally i found the armament to be just great, but I never liked that Panther anyway, I just detest that ship for some strange reason *lol*
Theoretically the mix is great... but the Shrike is just a terrible platform for anything... I remember getting banged up and then limping back to the Cerberus under heavy fire from the rear and then hiding behind the Cerb's big plasma gum while it deals with the bugs that followed me in... All in all, my impression of it is not so good... The only ships I liked in WCP were the Wasp, Devastator and Vampire, Wasp in SO being number one 
I completely agree, the Wasp in WCSO made a greater impression on me than any other ship in any of the games, maybe the Excaliburs gimballed guns were a bigger surprise, but I always pictured spacefighters looking like the Wasp, strapon boosters and no aerodynamics, just a big square or cylinder with lots of missiles... I love the Wasp.
As for the Shrike, the Dust cannon are mounted too far apart, and the PPCs draw too much juice IMO... and sooner or later it runs out of fuel... nothing which doesn't break 1000kps in afterburn is to be considered a fighter/bomber capable of defending itself.
As for the Shrike, the Dust cannon are mounted too far apart, and the PPCs draw too much juice IMO... and sooner or later it runs out of fuel... nothing which doesn't break 1000kps in afterburn is to be considered a fighter/bomber capable of defending itself.
Well, of course... I agree... but we all know how much it costs to educate a pilot... You know, I once had this idea... You take 24 Salthis or something... And You rig them all to follow one, then that one guy attacks and 24 salvos go off, and You'll never lose more than one pilot.
Come to think of it... Why are there no remote controlled craft in WC?
Come to think of it... Why are there no remote controlled craft in WC?
Well not necessarily ALL craft...
hey, anyone read Enders Game? By Orson Scott Card?
In the novel, a kid goes to a military Academy and fights in simulators like Homeworld or ST Armada, with ships and fleets and such... Only he finds out in the ends that the ships have been real, he's been fighting real battles with real ships over remote control... And he won. Strange and very very good novel, I so WANT it to be made into a film. Or at least a game.
But a thought for the WCA game?
hey, anyone read Enders Game? By Orson Scott Card?
In the novel, a kid goes to a military Academy and fights in simulators like Homeworld or ST Armada, with ships and fleets and such... Only he finds out in the ends that the ships have been real, he's been fighting real battles with real ships over remote control... And he won. Strange and very very good novel, I so WANT it to be made into a film. Or at least a game.
But a thought for the WCA game?