Seeker question

[dogscoff]

There is no spoon, only forks. (Inspired by dogscoff)

Just spotted this. Thanks Aloofi. what about sporks though?

[dogscoff]

No, combat bonuses (including ECM, combat sensors, experience and special armour) have no effect on seekers whatsoever.

The only ways to avoid getting hit by a missile are
a- shoot it down with pdc (actually, combat sensors and experience can help here)
b- get out of range of it
c- destroy your enemy before he can launch the missile=-)

Also, you gain no experience if you destroy a ship using seekers.

It's still worth training your missile boats to build up their experience though- combat bonuses will still help them avoid getting hit by direct fire weapons.

[ April 22, 2003, 12:39: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

[Loser]

Originally posted by Aloofi:
To make seekers worthy of your limited tonnage space, mod in all seekers with speed of 30.

I don't know about that...

It seems to me that The Missile Dance (aka. El Tango Freccia, aka. The Rocket Two-Step, aka. Der Geshotenwaltz (I'm reaching here) aka. Run-in-and-Pop-One-Off-then-Stand-Back-to-a-Safe-Distance), it seems to me that the Missile Dance is a classic, respected, and valuble facet of SE IV. I just don't know what I'd do without it.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

since there is no spoon but there are forks and since a spork is a spoon and a fork, the question becomes one of quantum physics. so, there is/isn't a spork.

[Cyrien]

Modding in a speed of 30 doesn't get rid of the missile dance. You fire and move back. The enemy can try to get out of range of the missiles in a single round if they want, though that is less feasible.

However speed of 30 itself doesn't get rid of the dance. Just moves it up in tempo a notch.