I discovered the Mass Driver today
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I discovered the Mass Driver today
Wow.... I had no idea, took out 2 xenon caps without taking any damage in my argon nova........ why didn't i find this earlier in the game.....
(I decided to be adventurous and kill xenon with somethign besides my Python)
P.S. 20 G PPC goodie basket
(I decided to be adventurous and kill xenon with somethign besides my Python)
P.S. 20 G PPC goodie basket
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I know what you mean.
In a buster aside from getting hit with a stray silkworm or better.
I was unstoppable. But I didn't like the ammo factor especially when I have 4 mass drivers and i just took out 12 pirates in pirate alley and 12 more pop out. And as I get within range I press the mouse button and what do you know...nothing.
In a buster aside from getting hit with a stray silkworm or better.
I was unstoppable. But I didn't like the ammo factor especially when I have 4 mass drivers and i just took out 12 pirates in pirate alley and 12 more pop out. And as I get within range I press the mouse button and what do you know...nothing.
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I have a small squad with 5 busters, all equipped with 6 mass drivers. 40 units of ammo is what I refill them with.
They can take out a bunch of enemies before starting to take damage themselves. 5 mins ago I took out 4 novas with HEPTS and an express, it all was over in a matter of seconds. Also Khaak they eat as cookies (munch munch O_O).
Havent tried using novas myself yet, but I can assume the extra turret can be handy for missile takeouts (I'd prolly stick a driver there aswell ;P). So basically, massdrivers ftw!
They can take out a bunch of enemies before starting to take damage themselves. 5 mins ago I took out 4 novas with HEPTS and an express, it all was over in a matter of seconds. Also Khaak they eat as cookies (munch munch O_O).
Havent tried using novas myself yet, but I can assume the extra turret can be handy for missile takeouts (I'd prolly stick a driver there aswell ;P). So basically, massdrivers ftw!
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My standard personal fighter loadout is all Mass Drivers with a couple of Ion disruptors for good measure.
when fighting the Xenon, the ion disruptors take away their sheilds, and the damage from the mass drivers (which bypass sheilds anyway) take the xenon immediatelly into 'I might bail' mode. I get loads of captures that way.
Those Mass drivers can shred a Xenon patrol with ease, especially when you're using 7....
when fighting the Xenon, the ion disruptors take away their sheilds, and the damage from the mass drivers (which bypass sheilds anyway) take the xenon immediatelly into 'I might bail' mode. I get loads of captures that way.
Those Mass drivers can shred a Xenon patrol with ease, especially when you're using 7....
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. ... Niccolò Machiavelli
I avoided them completelly in X2, not really understanding how the ammo thing worked. I only tried them in X3 because I was having a huge amount of trouble surviving against the khaak in a later patch and decided to give them a spin.
I haven't looked back since, they really are very useful. Were they in XX-btf? I don't recall ever using them there.
I haven't looked back since, they really are very useful. Were they in XX-btf? I don't recall ever using them there.
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. ... Niccolò Machiavelli
MDs are one of the best capping weapons, but only when combined with something else...this was one of the ways I kept my caps in such good condition in the early game. Basically, give a burst with the MDs, not too much, hull 85-90%, whack the shields down quickly with the ions, and bingo! free ship in great condition. For more effect and if doesn't work first time, allow enemy shields to come back up to half, then pummel again with the Ions, rinse and repeat, but don't waste time, if they don't bail after a couple of attempts, they prob ain't gonna...I'm guessing this might have been what mrbadger meant about putting them into 'I might bail' mode...zooze wrote:Okay I've equiped my personal Mamba and Nova in the past with mass drivers, however I haven't managed to cap anything when they are fitted, and yet when I use BPAC or AHEPT's its not a problem. Anyone else found this?
Zoozer
edit: truncated out the unnecessary waffle...
That's my solution (that you must have missed)zooze wrote:Ahhhh thats where I've been going wrong. Assuming I didn't need to do anything to the shields.
I'll pop some IonD's in the mix also....thanks
Zoozer
7 Mass drivers
2 forward mounted Ion Disruptors.
Be aware that the IonD's will irritate a friendly race if you use them in a fight with friendy NPCs around. You don't need more then two IonD mounted, that's enough to keep the sheilds down on a single Xenon patrol.
I get a fair few caps that way, but the frequency of captures obviously varies.
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. ... Niccolò Machiavelli
Neither X-BTF nor X-Tension. Those games, ships didn't have hulls, only shields. When the shields went to zero, BOOM!mrbadger wrote:...
I haven't looked back since, they really are very useful. Were they in XX-btf? I don't recall ever using them there.
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