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Ofiach:
Sorry to be a dick, but we have extremely derailed this conversation from the OP's intentions maybe we should bring it back to that topic. Just saying.

Coldcurse:
indeed, lets blame shinkurex.

going to the real question.

what is a pilot/captain.

these are the guys that need skill in flying and being leaders.
they are not some sort of people, they are heroes.
why do i say that they are heroes?
i say this because they keep you alive and make sure the enemy team goes down.

Kyren:
Goldfish. That's the easiest ship to fly. That's the ship you want to grow strong with. For a pickup crew; wonderful - The layout is very simple, you can reach and point out any component within seconds. Except the main engine at the back, but that's survivable. Then, the Captain's only got to point the heavy gun towards the enemy and bring it in range to be efficient. Once the Captain has an idea about what he's doing, he/she may enhance going straight for the enemy ship with taking cover, changing altitude, making use of the pilot tools - the Goldfish is easy to fly, and very maneuverable. It's a ship that forgives almost every mistake, because you'll be able to turn around reasonably fast, give chase reasonably fast, run away reasonably fast. And it doesn't die in a split second because the Hull  isn't that bad either.

Just flying a Goldfish is easy though - Manticor, throttle forward. Simple. Thinking of what weaponry works well on the sideguns and in which situations you're going to use it, calling your Engineers or Gunner on those spots early enough, knowing how to avoid the sniping pyramidion at the other side of the map while directing your Engineers and Gunner and keeping them motivated to stay aboard after the 0:5 loss, that's where it get's difficult. At the end the Captain always get's the blame (or the glory), and knowing that, it's not easy taking that position in the beginning.

Squash:
Kyren I you keep talking about captaining the Goldfish, this thread is just about piloting. Which is my point. A squid might be the hardest ship to captain, it also might be the hardest ship to win with in general, but it's certainly the easiest to actually fly.

We really need to break this idea that pilot = captain every time.

HamsterIV:
I think there are so few captains because Captaining is stressful and scarey. I have goaded a few of my friends into taking the captain's chair when the other team was complaining about my flying being OP. They did well, but at the end of the match they said they were really stressed and did not want to do it again. For most of us the fear of messing up when other people are counting on you is much greater than the fear of messing up when the only person counting on you is yourself. I am like that, but thankfully my messups are getting fewer and farther between.

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