[LtNarol]

ummm, Steak, the Deimos doesnt have any capship beams there, 2 on the nose and 2 on the engine shield at the very back.  And what cruisers, i only see a Fenris

[Setekh]

Read what I said, Narol.

Besides, if you've seen that render before on the Array, you'll know why there are beams there.

[LtNarol]

sorry, i try to stay away from the Array 2E for the simple reason that once i go there i wont come out for nearly a day, and i simply dont have that much time to spend daydreaming in render-land

[Setekh]

Fine. You should find some time to get in there soon, though - it hasn't been updated, but it's still got a helluva lot of cool stuff in there.

It's a custom-fitted Deimos. Kickass Edition™.

[LtNarol]

ahhh

[Bishop Gantry]

YOU DAM HERETIC'S ILL FLAY YOUR SKIN OF YOUR BONES, POUR SALT OVER YOUR NAKED FLESH, ILL TEAR YOUR LIMB BY LIMB ILL STRANGLE  YOU WITH YOUR OWN INTESTINS IF YOU DIZZ  THE ALL POWERFUL FENRIS EVER AGAIN  or something similar:D

[LtNarol]

ok, you get in your slow dumb Fenris and i'll get in my Erinyes and we'll duel ok?  bring on your meager weapons, you wont last 30 seconds

[Stunaep]

Originally posted by Setekh
Oh, I have a nice pic for this thread.



Oh, wait. Cruisers?... Ahhhh, ****.

WHOA. I don't care if the beams are in the wrong place, this looks hella cool.

Steak, you just continue to amaze me.

[Black Wolf]

I like cruisers, but I think they will be phased out, replaced with Gunships ([p1mp] like the THOR  [/p1mp] ) and Corvettes. It makes more sense to deploy 3 or 4 Gunships (Same crew, same cost, Approx. double turrets and 4 way convoy defense) to one cruiser, or 3 cruisers to 1 corvette if you want to attack something bigger. I do like cruisers though.

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Stunaep
WHOA. I don't care if the beams are in the wrong place, this looks hella cool.

Steak, you just continue to amaze me.

Glad you like. Cruiser, cruiser, cruiser... ahhhh, yes...

[LtNarol]

what happened to beam turret 2 and flak turrets 3 and 4?  you have 5 and 6 labeled twice

[Setekh]

Originally posted by LtNarol
what happened to beam turret 2 and flak turrets 3 and 4?  you have 5 and 6 labeled twice

Can't you do anything except find faults, Narol? They're called mistakes

[LtNarol]

i was born to be a critic......so no

[Styxx]

On the original subject, cruisers rule. give me the same hitpoints in Liliths instead of a Sathanas any day...

[Sesquipedalian]

Older cruisers will be/are being phased out, of course.  Newer cruiser classes are quite a powerful asset to any fleet, however.  

The key to me for the succesful development of the cruiser into the modern fleet is specialisation.  Heavy anti-fighter weaponry on cruisers like the Gryphon and Orc are one helluva deterent to fighters (like berries in a blender, baby!), whereas those with decent anti-cap weapons are quite effective, especially in groups.  It is the general purpose cruisers that are useless, basically being underequipped for every task.

Moreover, using a corvette to escort a supply convoy seems like a waste of resources.  One just wouldn't do it.

[LtNarol]

Originally posted by Sesquipedalian
It is the general purpose cruisers that are useless, basically being underequipped for every task.

*cough* Fenris *cough*

[Black Wolf]

True, specialization rocks. This ship is useless against Caps, this one get's eaten by fighters, so you put them where they'll be strong. Personally, I'd like to see a specialized cruiser for disabling or even disarming other caps without destroying them. This would be the ultimate in specialization I think that you could get and still call it a 'warship', unlike, say the AWACSs.

The Fenris is too weak as an anti cap, and undergunned as an anti fighter vessel. It's a jack of all trades, master of none.

New smiley too, woo hoo!

[Bishop Gantry]

Shuvs Black wolf and LtNarol into an escape pod and ejects them into SHivan territory...:devilidea

[LtNarol]

Originally posted by Bishop Gantry
Shuvs Black wolf and LtNarol into an escape pod and ejects them into SHivan territory...:devilidea

Well if you want to defend the Fenris, you can get in your slow dumb useless fenris and i'll get in my perseus and we'll see who wins ok?

[Black Wolf]

3 Thors easily whoop a fenris, I'd say 2, or even 1 would be able to do a decent job of it.