PBG has been outlawed!

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PBG has been outlawed!

Post by NUKLEAR-SLUG » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 11:00

Well maybe..

Might just be a statistical glitch at my end but has anyone else noticed fewer ships toting PBG around? Personally I'm noticing a lot more are HEPT equipped instead..

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Post by Kor'ah » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 11:05

Come to think of it.....Yes, there does seem to be fewer PBG useing NPCs out there. Although, I am spending alot of time in a PBG heavy Tenjin. So they just might not be haveing a chance to fire them in the first place.
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Post by RyuKazuha » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 11:10

I also get the feeling they are used a lot less frequently.

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Post by Chealec » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 11:30

Although weirdly - I've noticed less on the fighters but I've started running into Pirate Centaurs using PBGs O_o
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Post by TBV » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 11:35

I've started a new game in 2.7, but haven't so far been involved in any combat personally.
I've watched a couple of fights between Argon/Paranid military and the Pirates, and there were PBG all over the place.

The only weird thing I've noticed is Argon and Paranid Destroyers in close proximity to each other do not engage. Perhaps the Argon/Paranid war is over.......

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Post by EmperorJon » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 11:50

I've seen a change in weapons too.

Seems like lots more mission ships using PRG, MD etc.


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Post by Dis Astranagant » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 13:48

Definitely less pbg, even the yaki don't have many fighters with them, a lot more hept/prg/md combo. Seems that EGO decided to reduce the number of deaths caused by death flamethrowers :lol:

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Post by Ormac » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 14:02

Haven't been paying a great deal of attention but come to think of it I've been noticing less telltale orange flares in pirate vs Sector situations (In witness from safe distance) and I'm running 2.6 so they may have slipped it in from there.

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Post by Mirage Trading Corp. » Sun, 6. Jun 10, 15:11

i find HEPTs a ''lazor'', my personal Fighter is a Nova with 4x HEPTs and 4x PRGs, with a rear mounted PRG,

i use HEPTs on anything above below a M4, where i only use PRG on M5s, and everything on those dam Alien Ps, i killed 2 in seize well :twisted:

maybe NPCs prefere HEPTs now, due to there availabilty in X3TC, but who knows :D
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Post by tramlaw » Mon, 7. Jun 10, 19:42

I actually noticed a sector/pirate fight the other day and the sector forces had PBGs and the pirates didn't!

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Post by mrbadger » Mon, 7. Jun 10, 19:57

Can't say I've noticed any change. I've mainly been doing plots since 2.7 tho, but I have been toasted once by a PBG wielding pirate.

I have seen a few police versus pirate fights in the distance where PBGs were involved, can't say whether the police had them.
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Post by Nanook » Tue, 8. Jun 10, 00:43

Can't say as I've really noticed much difference in my current game, started fresh with 2.7. But then again, I'm very good buddies with the pirates** so they don't shoot at me. Still, I notice way too many race military ships firing them. Being a pirate-produced weapon, and with the PBG forges constantly being destroyed by military patrols, you wonder where they get them all. :roll:

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