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June 20, 2013, 10:32:10 AM

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Making the ISD mark I Useful Again
« on: June 20, 2013, 10:32:10 AM »
Hey guys, I've been mulling this for quite some time. Lets get straight to the point: the ISD I is useless and redundant. It's not much cheaper than the ISD II, is weaker, and carries a poorer fighter compliment. The only ones I (and I assume most everyone else) uses are the ones in the starting fleet and any heroes that command them. Therefore, I have created this thread to find a way to make them useful once again. Please post any suggestions you might have.

My idea is to frontload the fighters in the ISD I, whereas stagger the fighters for the ISD II. This would give the ISD I more immediate use and the ISD II more long-term support.
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June 20, 2013, 01:12:02 PMReply #1

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Re: Making the ISD mark I Useful Again
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2013, 01:12:02 PM »
Quote from: revanchist on June 20, 2013, 10:32:10 AM
Hey guys, I've been mulling this for quite some time. Lets get straight to the point: the ISD I is useless and redundant. It's not much cheaper than the ISD II, is weaker, and carries a poorer fighter compliment. The only ones I (and I assume most everyone else) uses are the ones in the starting fleet and any heroes that command them. Therefore, I have created this thread to find a way to make them useful once again. Please post any suggestions you might have.

My idea is to frontload the fighters in the ISD I, whereas stagger the fighters for the ISD II. This would give the ISD I more immediate use and the ISD II more long-term support.

There is one slight advantage a MK1 has over a Mk2, it carries a lot more ion cannons. For this reason, I tend to make firegroups with one of each ISD to take down shields. I don't think changing the way fighters are deployed is a great idea. One thing might be the mix. For instance, the Mk1 could carry more bombers, say half fighters, half bombers, whilst the Mk2 carries only fighters and interceptors?

Another possibility is removing the tractor beam ability from the Mk2, thus leaving the Mk1 as the only ship with that ability. That would vastly increase its usefulness in fleets.
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June 20, 2013, 01:48:08 PMReply #2

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Re: Making the ISD mark I Useful Again
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2013, 01:48:08 PM »
Also they have in canon anti-fighter lasers, whereas these were removed in the ISD-II.  But I've never seen the 1 show that they had anti-fighter capability.
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June 21, 2013, 05:21:13 AMReply #3

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Re: Making the ISD mark I Useful Again
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2013, 05:21:13 AM »
Quote from: tlmiller on June 20, 2013, 01:48:08 PM
Also they have in canon anti-fighter lasers, whereas these were removed in the ISD-II.  But I've never seen the 1 show that they had anti-fighter capability.
I haven't seen that in any mod, actually.
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