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January 12, 2017, 11:26:57 AM

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Marauder Cruiser?
« on: January 12, 2017, 11:26:57 AM »
What's the point of it in the mod?

January 12, 2017, 11:53:31 AMReply #1

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Re: Marauder Cruiser?
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2017, 11:53:31 AM »
They are pretty useless, though they do carry a squadron of X-wings so I suppose there's that. I'll use the ones I start with once in a blue moon to chase antifighter corvettes around asteroid fields, but even then there are better ways to get the job done.
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January 12, 2017, 02:02:58 PMReply #2

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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2017, 02:02:58 PM »
they really need something to make them worthwhile. the AI loves them, humans... not so much
do you know what really makes me mad? that the NR didn't make as many different SSDs as the empire. they would have won much faster had they done so. it's just not fair. but, if their were more NR SSDs, they would be absolute SUPER-CARRIERS.

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January 12, 2017, 03:35:09 PMReply #3

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« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2017, 03:35:09 PM »
they actually do pretty well against fighters.

January 12, 2017, 04:45:56 PMReply #4

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« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2017, 04:45:56 PM »
really? then why have it? there are enough NR anti-fighter ships already
do you know what really makes me mad? that the NR didn't make as many different SSDs as the empire. they would have won much faster had they done so. it's just not fair. but, if their were more NR SSDs, they would be absolute SUPER-CARRIERS.

but, i'm a member of the PA at heart, and my wish here is to join the ranks of grand admirals... sorry, the elite imperial alignment

January 12, 2017, 05:12:10 PMReply #5

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« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2017, 05:12:10 PM »
Because they double as an early game carrier and antifighter, as well as potentially (and I use the word potentially very loosely) able to damage larger ships while having a population cost as 1.
Despite what I'm saying, I hate the marauder, and the only reason I know it's strengths is because I thought they were completely useless and sought to figure out what they could do through a series of tests.

January 12, 2017, 05:44:34 PMReply #6

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« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2017, 05:44:34 PM »
Another potential use: cannon fodder for the SSD while your better ships sneak up behind!  :angel:
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January 13, 2017, 10:49:48 AMReply #7

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« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2017, 10:49:48 AM »
but why build more if their only cannon fodder? SSDs will chew through them in seconds
do you know what really makes me mad? that the NR didn't make as many different SSDs as the empire. they would have won much faster had they done so. it's just not fair. but, if their were more NR SSDs, they would be absolute SUPER-CARRIERS.

but, i'm a member of the PA at heart, and my wish here is to join the ranks of grand admirals... sorry, the elite imperial alignment

January 13, 2017, 12:39:23 PMReply #8

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« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2017, 12:39:23 PM »
I think that the marauder is next to useless. The only way I use them is to assassinate the occasional lancer. But the ship is on the same level as the gunship in usefulness

January 13, 2017, 12:43:49 PMReply #9

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« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2017, 12:43:49 PM »
At the very least it's the Era 1-3 Sacheen.

January 13, 2017, 01:11:46 PMReply #10

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« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2017, 01:11:46 PM »
At the very least it's the Era 1-3 Sacheen.

Which is equally useless.
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January 13, 2017, 02:03:37 PMReply #11

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« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2017, 02:03:37 PM »
That's the point of the comparison.

January 13, 2017, 04:04:38 PMReply #12

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« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2017, 04:04:38 PM »
That's the point of the comparison.

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January 13, 2017, 07:17:11 PMReply #13

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« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2017, 07:17:11 PM »
the sacheen is a good pathfinder at least, and is much more efficient when going after antifighter craft.

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« Reply #14 on: January 13, 2017, 09:35:51 PM »
the sacheen is a good pathfinder at least, and is much more efficient when going after antifighter craft.

That is true. However, I still prefer CR-90s as pathfinders because generally the first units you encounter are fighters.
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January 18, 2017, 09:29:44 PMReply #15

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« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2017, 09:29:44 PM »
Seriously? I was thinking about asking for them to be toned down a bit. 35 of these plus 5 Corellian Cruisers wreck everything. You wreck monster stacks late game with a stack of 80 Marauders. Fast, one fighter, great amounts of fire in groups of 15+, cheapest carrier there is, easy as heck to control.

Give it a try on FTU. I spam these right from the start.

January 18, 2017, 10:38:37 PMReply #16

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« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2017, 10:38:37 PM »
Sounds like you're using them as more manuverable Assault Frigates. 

 

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