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Taking the Spyglass as a pilot.
-Muse- Cullen:
I feel that we might be forgetting that taking the spyglass still means there's two helm tools to use. Still need turning? Then grab the drumstick. Speed? Lube up those engines. Its not a death sentence to take a spyglass.
Machiavelliest:
Read your post about spotting in the other thread, Zill. My argument is that if the gunner sees someone that's out of his gun arc, he should be spyglassing them and the pilot should be turning to engage, or at very least the engineer should spot them while they're engaged. I think we've hit the agree-to-disagree point, though.
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--- Quote from: Helmic on April 23, 2013, 02:12:28 am ---No amount of skill is going to make you turn faster,
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If you start your turn early enough, your ship can be pointed in the right direction at about the same time as a late turn with chicken foot. Good tactics can lessen the need for items that help you run away, as can a good crew.
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Yes, but that increases your turn radius, as well. You can end up spit out from a merge engagement, or having to reduce throttle to make the turn, resulting in increased distance. It often puts you at a turning circle disadvantage. Blah blah here's the post about it.
RearAdmiralZill:
--- Quote ---Read your post about spotting in the other thread, Zill. My argument is that if the gunner sees someone that's out of his gun arc, he should be spyglassing them and the pilot should be turning to engage, or at very least the engineer should spot them while they're engaged. I think we've hit the agree-to-disagree point, though
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Yea, and to be clear, I'm not telling any of my crew to not spot. That would be rather silly given my value to marked targets. But it's kind of that quick psychological thing where they see I spot them rather quickly and move to other things like loading ammo and repairing. Kind of like how you put guns in a particular place so you can control who's manning it.
MasX:
I still take spyglass can't trust randoms to spot for me and is a must for squids
N-Sunderland:
--- Quote from: MasX on May 03, 2013, 12:56:25 pm ---I still take spyglass can't trust randoms to spot for me and is a must for squids
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But if you're with a crew you know and trust, you won't take it?
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