On 2008-10-15 09:02, BeamMeAllUWant(AllReflectives) wrote:
@pak and jim, offer accepted, stop me for a 1 on1 any time u see me in mv. lets try to record this.

@coeus could u be abit specific, was this when i was chasing a MD in circles around Kore, with ur siting 1k away ioning?

I'm not hearing anyone suggesting AD, is this a concensus now?

What about Nest or Line station? think their armor will hold out against EAD?

On 2008-10-15 09:13, Gejaheline wrote:
Seeing as the EAD is one of the killiest ships in the game, there's not really any opposing vessel that will stand toe-to-toe with it.
However, seeing as it's also one of the most sluggish vessels as well, I suspect that EAD-killing tactics would revolve around outmanoeuvring it. I'd suggest a cruiser armed with cannons, missiles, and/or torpedoes. Obviously, there's nothing stopping it from jumping on top of you if it's facing you, so it's necessary to either plan on surviving an opening volley (reflective armour, perhaps) or somehow gain the tactical initiative. Seeing as the EAD is armed primarily with front-mounted beam weapons, staying behind it at a distance should allow a good pilot to slowly kill the vulnerable rear armour.

Or, of course, get several cruisers. DS isn't primarily a duelling game, after all.

On 2008-10-15 10:55, BeamMeAllUWant(AllReflectives) wrote:
Just had on fight with Jim, this is from my perpective:
He had me at the out set, when i jumped in we were at 1800gu apart. well out side my qst range.
Furtunatly, I anticipated this and jumped in at full speed.
Nonetheless, it took about 2min for me to chase him down will zig-zaging, i'd say i lost about 30% front armor and maybe 5% from left and right.

I DONT think Jim was moving at full speed, most of my qst where hiting him.

He jumped 1700gu away, I boched a jump, landed 400 infront of him.

I thought i was dead right there.

Jim turned away while fireing, i lost about 70% of my fore and left armor. but the range was closer, so my HCL and proton torp were in play.

He jump again, but turned toward me, going for the kill. I was at 94%hull
I jump 250gu facing him and let lose full alpha--execpt flux. I had almost 80% energy still.

Jim lost most of his right armor at this point, and i fluxed. He turned his aft towards me. i went back to only HCL qst and torps, he aft was gone, i flux again. He jump. i jump.

Jim was at about 66% hull, me at 60% hull, Jim jumps again when 2 kluth dreads+1ugto frig showed up. Our fight got interupted before i could ask them to stop, so the rest dont count.

Overall, id say i won that one,----i was at lower hull, but Jim had major sytem dmg, didnt even know how he managed that last jump.

I was till at 50% energy when i was ready to point jump his CD again, so i feel that 1 more alpha would have stoped his next jump, 2 would have took out all his weapons, and by then my front reflective had regenerated to about 18%.

In evaluation: I must admit, someone with jim's skills could effectively countered the EAD with a CD at long dist., i would not stay in a fight under 60%hull unless my target was critically wounded. And most of the dmg I inflicted on his CD was AFTER I was at 94%hull.

Now, the above is my perspectvie, let jim give u his.
@Jim, I would like to redo this if ur willing, i want to see how the endgame plays out. How were u doing energywise before ur got attack by kluth dread?