Thrawn's Revenge

Imperial Civil War [Empire at War] => Discussion, Suggestions & Feedback => Topic started by: Helix345 on May 25, 2016, 10:44:42 PM

Title: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Helix345 on May 25, 2016, 10:44:42 PM
I saw a post for favorites, so we might as well look at the other end of the spectrum. My least favorite ship is the Sacheen. It can't kill anything and I prefer ships that spawn bombers personally.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: tlmiller on May 26, 2016, 12:23:43 AM
For looks, the Majestic Cruiser.  Ugh, just UGLY.

For functionality, it's hard to say, as there are several.  Lucrehulk is a big one, as it's huge, takes a lot of population space in combat, and brings all of nothing to the table.  Doesn't have particularly good fighters, nor particularlly huge numbers of it's average fighters.  2 Venators brings more fighters of the same quality, better combat capability, much better pathfinding, all for about the same cost in population and credits.
MTC is another one.  Spawns nothing but useless Tie/Droids, has no combat capability to speak of, and has almost no shielding, yet is the same population cost as much more useful ships.
While I don't think the Sacheen is useless, it's population cost does make it useful for fleets that will be going against the PA, and so would take it over the Lucrehulk or MTC when comparing cost/population cost vs. actual usefulness.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: kucsidave on May 26, 2016, 01:50:37 AM
Every mon cal design ever. Flying poo in space...
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Revanchist on May 26, 2016, 02:52:00 AM
Hmm. I'd say my picks for each faction would have to be:

NR: toss-up between the MC-80 Liberty, the Marauder, and the Sacheen. Probably my vote goes to the Marauder.

IR: I have never built a Dreadnought cruiser. I'll gladly trade the extra turbolasers for Ion Cannons and extra fighter squadron of a Strike or the sturdier frame and bomber squadron of a Vindicator.

EotH: not sure as I haven't really played with them enough, but thus far I haven't used a Decimator. Unless their point-defense is as good as it was in the vanilla FoC I really can't see myself using it.

PA: sad to say my vote goes to the Enforcer, despite the fact I really like the ship. I can't justify 2 points for a ship with no hangar and whose primary appeal is some anti-Starfighter weaponry when I can get the amazing (though ugly) IPV and shred fighters much faster.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Lord Xizer on May 26, 2016, 11:04:44 AM
The MC80 wingless...looks just like something in a toilet bowl...if you catch my drift.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: PhoenixC279 on May 26, 2016, 11:21:05 AM
Sacheen easily, and marauder.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Revanchist on May 26, 2016, 05:10:44 PM
The MC80 wingless...looks just like something in a toilet bowl...if you catch my drift.

Definitely a unit I'm glad was cut from current versions.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Jesse220 on May 27, 2016, 12:18:04 AM
Star Destroyers and Tie craft
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Mat8876 on May 27, 2016, 06:05:59 AM
Star Destroyers and Tie craft
Now you are a brave one saying that in this forum.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Revanchist on May 27, 2016, 11:39:45 AM
Star Destroyers and Tie craft

Hehehe. It is true that ISD 1s are useless (except you tend to get lots for free at the start of most campaigns as the IR), and that most TIE designs are pretty bad combat-wise (Interceptors and Scimitars are good, Bombers are only good if you have a ton of them, which the IR seldom fields).
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: derp on May 28, 2016, 03:42:09 AM
Corona and Sacheens since the AI seems in love with 'em.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Pali on May 28, 2016, 04:59:57 AM
The Sacheen does suck, but the Corona is actually a fantastic light carrier.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Mat8876 on May 28, 2016, 05:46:56 AM
but the Corona is actually a fantastic light carrier.
Particularly with it's "ability" to dodge incoming torps and missiles.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Helix345 on May 28, 2016, 02:26:21 PM
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Star Destroyers and Tie craft
I agree that tie fighters and many other tie designs are terrible.
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The Sacheen does suck, but the Corona is actually a fantastic light carrier.
I agree with this whole heartedly.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: derp on May 28, 2016, 09:08:07 PM
The Sacheen does suck, but the Corona is actually a fantastic light carrier.
The Corona's death animation makes me think it's actually a balloon.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Revanchist on May 30, 2016, 10:41:43 AM
The Sacheen does suck, but the Corona is actually a fantastic light carrier.

Coronas are better than Quasars when it comes to carriers in my opinion. They take the light screening ability of the Nebulon, mash that together with a decent hangar, and voila. There's a reason my early game FTGU as the NR only uses BACs and these.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: Pali on May 30, 2016, 03:29:01 PM
Yep.  All the NR needs to build in space, until it gets a level 3 shipyard, is BACs and Coronas.  A couple of Corellian gunships for scouting purposes never hurt, but the Coronas can handle anti-fighter work just fine.
Title: Re: What's your least favorite ship?
Post by: PhoenixC279 on June 04, 2016, 09:51:51 AM
Aside from having screwed up firing arcs with half the guns pointing inwards and backwards