Ion Disruptors?
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Ion Disruptors?
This may sound silly, but I've been playing around with IDs for some time now, and really can't see the point in them!
OK, so they're good on taking down sheilds, but do they really disable or destroy onboard equipment? I've pounded ships with up to 4 of them at a time, and the scanner I have reports the same cargo/equipment regardless of how long I've been beating on them with IDs.
Am I missing something?
Thanks,
OK, so they're good on taking down sheilds, but do they really disable or destroy onboard equipment? I've pounded ships with up to 4 of them at a time, and the scanner I have reports the same cargo/equipment regardless of how long I've been beating on them with IDs.
Am I missing something?
Thanks,
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Want a good capping mix, twin ions, twin mass drivers. Shield strippers and hull holers all at once. Ive has a couple of cool caps twith that combo.
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ive not really seen that, ive capped craft with ions, ahepts, bhepts bpacs, mass drivers and ive always found capturing and whats left of your booty is down to luck and how hard you hit them.
ive blatted away at a ship not realising its gone from red to blue and now mine and i was a trigger finger away from losing it!
ive blatted away at a ship not realising its gone from red to blue and now mine and i was a trigger finger away from losing it!
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- BigBANGtheory
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Yes your missing something.
You don't need more than 2 Ions in my opinion, and you use them to open your attack. When the shields are low you should switch weapons and stop using the Ion Distruptors.
I like to combine them with the Alpha High Energy Plasma Throwers, which do a fair amount of damage at the cost of draining your energy reserves quickly.
With respect to capping, I've not noticed it increase your chances but you do tend to cap ships with less hull damage as a result.
There also seems to be a chain lightning effect with the Ion Distruptor targeting multiple ships at once, not just the one in your crosshairs.
You don't need more than 2 Ions in my opinion, and you use them to open your attack. When the shields are low you should switch weapons and stop using the Ion Distruptors.
I like to combine them with the Alpha High Energy Plasma Throwers, which do a fair amount of damage at the cost of draining your energy reserves quickly.
With respect to capping, I've not noticed it increase your chances but you do tend to cap ships with less hull damage as a result.
There also seems to be a chain lightning effect with the Ion Distruptor targeting multiple ships at once, not just the one in your crosshairs.
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ive seen that too. hit one and any ships in the close proximity of your victim gets hit too but the effect is reduced on those secondary targets.
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