Accuracy accumulation?

[tsavo]

Originally Posted by Goblin Wizard

low accuracy weapons like machineguns and miniguns start to be useful at around half of their maximum range. At max range even full bursts go in space. Other problem with them is that they have bullet speed (unlike lasers and PPCs) so when the ship have any angular velocity to you more bullets will be wasted. Laser type weapons deliver damage instantly (of course if they hit). Other great advantage of laser is that the beam stays for around half a second. If anything cross the beam during that time gets damaged. Half a second may sounds short but let me give an example I saw: Astarte fired with two muskets and missed both but during that time two fighters crossed the beams and they instantly vaporized. I wanted to hit at least one fighter but killed two.

hoho, wish u can provide vedio.
well, i am trying to use engineer as mothership pilot, but found that type is neither good at stardard shooting nor lazer, so i need to think how to max the damage while tanking.

[Nanaki]

Originally Posted by tsavo

hoho, wish u can provide vedio.
well, i am trying to use engineer as mothership pilot, but found that type is neither good at stardard shooting nor lazer, so i need to think how to max the damage while tanking.

Pulse Lasers are your best bet. Unlike Particle Accellerators and regular laser cannons, it spreads its damage over a 3 or 4 round burst. It will do less damage per shot, but it will greatly increase the chances of hitting with each burst.

[tsavo]

Originally Posted by Nanaki

Pulse Lasers are your best bet. Unlike Particle Accellerators and regular laser cannons, it spreads its damage over a 3 or 4 round burst. It will do less damage per shot, but it will greatly increase the chances of hitting with each burst.

yeah, my ms was equiped with 2 pulse laser + 2 projectile cannons during the final mission, but after a while, i noticed some of the enemy fighters are fighting with half armor and full shield. So, some hits by pulse laser are not good enough.

since engineers are only good at heavy weapon proficiency, so i'm really thinking of use that perk to full -- an all-projectile-cannon mothership.

[Goblin Wizard]

Originally Posted by tsavo

yeah, my ms was equiped with 2 pulse laser + 2 projectile cannons during the final mission, but after a while, i noticed some of the enemy fighters are fighting with half armor and full shield. So, some hits by pulse laser are not good enough.

Yes. Pulse lasers are slightly too weak. IMO the best are normal lasers. They have highest dps and range (200 dmg and 2sec recharge against 260 dmg and 3sec recharge PPC).

[Nanaki]

The problem with normal lasers and particle accellerators is that they bank it all on one shot, so if you have a MS pilot with poor gunnery, they wont hit anything most of the time anyway.

and MS Pilot with heavy cannon proficiency? As far as I know, none of the Mothership system software has any proficiency, just Gunnery 2.

[tsavo]

Originally Posted by Nanaki

The problem with normal lasers and particle accellerators is that they bank it all on one shot, so if you have a MS pilot with poor gunnery, they wont hit anything most of the time anyway.

and MS Pilot with heavy cannon proficiency? As far as I know, none of the Mothership system software has any proficiency, just Gunnery 2.

not software, pilot

[Killer]

Hmm, I have never used a pilot in MS. It seems like a waste of resources when he/she can fight in a fighter. Moreover most of us will agree that using Systems firmware Mk.3 is the best solution and it itself adds 120% accuracy to guns which is enough in my opinion.
I just am not sure with the particle vs. pulse laser. I have 4 pulse laser turrets I got from destroying all those platforms early in the game (really nice cash boot as I got 12 in total) so I have been using pulse lasers in my current game nearly from the beginning. And I found out that when a pulse laser hits once it can miss with the other shot. While particle guns when it hits, it hits, when it misses it misses.