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Just started engineering my weapons (pawb.social)

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Holy smokes! I absolutely blitz most npcs with even level 2 engineered multicannons. I used to struggle against even expert craft, but last night, I took out 2 FAS with my Python mk2, one deadly and the other expert, in like less than a minute. And i had upgraded my thrusters to dirty drives and i just flew circles around them.

I knew engineering was strong, but this is wild. Honestly, the only thing that gave me trouble were high ranked snub craft, like the Vulture.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (12 children)

I've been feeling the itch for the good ol' Freelancer experience and I know Elite can deliver on that, but I always find myself having trouble getting into it vs. something like Star Sector or Delta V: Rings of Saturn. I'm curious - do you play with controller, kb+m, flight stick/HOTAS? I've heard E:D can be played reasonably comfortably with controller, which has my interest.

Edit: Oh yeah, how's the landing and planet exploration? I've heard mixed things, would you recommend the DLC personally?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I used to play with Hotas, but recently switched to Kb+M, it was odd at first, but its actually easier imo, cuz i typically dont have to remember combinations, as each function has a key available. Flight stick is more immersive and fun tho.

I enjoy the ground stuff, but it certainly suffers from performance issues. I think ground warzones as a whole need a complete rework, its jus a bad halo clone at the moment. Raiding is where its at for me. Sneaking into a settlement and eliminating resistance is super fun, and feels kind of like an ImSim in certain cases.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Gotcha, thanks for the tip! I wonder if I'd find KB+M to be as intuitive; I'm running a Kinesis Advantage 2 so it's a little less convenient to hit any key with either hand. I'll have to see how the controls feel on it I guess; I'm no stranger to rebinding in any case. Raiding sounds awesome :D

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