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What is the most useless weapon in FS@?

Morning Star
8 (13.3%)
Lamprey
32 (53.3%)
Circe
2 (3.3%)
Inferno
9 (15%)
Stiletto
4 (6.7%)
Other
5 (8.3%)

Total Members Voted: 59

Voting closed: March 13, 2002, 11:20:06 am

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Offline Mr. Vega

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Weapons that shouldn't have made it to combat
There are some weapons in FS2 that just shouldn't have made it past the evaluation period. The two worst in my mind are the inferno and the lamprey.
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Offline Shrike

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Lampreys aren't all that hot.
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Offline Thorn

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Agreed..

 

Offline CP5670

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I put them on some of the enemies in my campaign; they can be really annoying when the hostiles use them but are fairly useless for players to use; the kind of weapon that is bad in every way. ;):D

  

Offline Skippy

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Lamprey is the most useless weapon I have ever seen in a game :nod:
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Offline Razor

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Originally posted by Shrike
Lampreys aren't all that hot.


Do I need to agree too? ;)

 

Offline an0n

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I never thought it possible but the Morning Star manages to both suck and blow at the same time. Does it even do anything?
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The morningstar is the gun with the kinetic 'push' right? I like it. It makes it nearly impossible for an enemy fighter to do anything useful when its getting hit with standard primary.
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Offline phreak

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Lamprey by far.

I actually find the infyrno useful
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Offline Mr. Vega

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As what? As what! I've tested the inferno on a number a things, including using them on corvettes (it does damage to a moloch, but trebs do more for the space they take up), and I just can't find a good use with them.
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Offline Alikchi

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I like using the Inferno to break up bomber formations. I have a modified one with a shockwave, it's great for just shaking them up.
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Offline Mr. Vega

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Oh, well, then you've got a nice weapon.
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Offline an0n

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The single most useless thing in the entire FS universe (excluding the 3rd fleet and their defensive actions in Capella) has to be the entire Ares line. They're slow, have crap weapon-defences ratio and they ain't exactly the prettiest ship. The only good thing about them is the masses of armour and shields but those little bonuses are offset by the crappy speed and maneuverability.
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Offline Mr. Vega

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I think of the Ares a a fusion of the Herc II and the Erinyes
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Offline an0n

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It's a purple HercII with wings.
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Offline Thorn

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Whats even worse, it has more engines, yet its slower...

 

Offline Stryke 9

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...Because it has larger mass and inertia, maybe?;)

The Ares is half bomber. Not bad, but I prefer intercepts.

And the worst weapon? Infyrno. I have yet to hit anything with it, and keep in mind I've detonated them from two meters away from enemy ships, as well as a half dozen other positions. They're simply useless, and all those explosions going exactly the same looks like ****. The Lamprey is a nice idea, it's good to build on by supercharging it in mods, and its little loadout anim kicks ass. Nobody who really wanted to do any damage would pick out a Lamprey, whether they knew much of anything about it or not, because anyone with common sense would realize that you're trying to kill the other guy as quickly as possible, not drain his power reserves, take a minute, and THEN kill him, after a suitable time to get your ass shot off yourself. Thus, it sucks less than some.

I'd have to say, though, for primary weapons the Prometheus R takes the cake, as both useless and high-consumption. Subaches are more dangerous, and don't drain your power within seconds.
A close second would be the Maxim, simply because you can't bloody aim when your ship is doing the can-can.

 

Offline an0n

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Infyrno's are good for taking down the support ships.

Press: c, 5, turn to face support ship, y, space-bar, space-bar
at the appropriate times and you get to see those pretty little re-arm ships tumble out of control and explode.
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Offline BlackDove

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Quote
Originally posted by Skippy
Lamprey is the most useless weapon I have ever seen in a game :nod:


You saw it?

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Offline Mr. Vega

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A close second would be the Maxim, simply because you can't bloody aim when your ship is doing the can-can.


It's designed for cruisers, not fighters or bombers. If you miss cruisers, play something else.
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