Man, I couldn't stand flying the Broadsword. Every time I'd get in one, I'd have to take out some kind of fighter cover composed mainly of ships I should have no problem taking out (Sartha, Drakhri). These silly escort fighters would seem like Kilrathi super ships, simply due to the fact that I didn't have the speed to keep up, and could not compensate by scooting around with afterburner pushes to get myself back into firing range. Jalkehis and Griks weren't too much of a problem in it, though, because those were slow, and the 'sword could soak up a lot of damage.
Of course, the 3 Mass Drivers had a good punch, if your target wasn't constantly "out of range." I would keep thinking: "Man, I wish I could have used a friggin' SABRE for this mission instead. These damn Drakhris wouldn't constantly be out of range if I could do something besides plod along like a warthog through molasses." Made torpedo runs hellish, too, especially if the object I am trying to torpedo is going to take more than one torpedo to kill.
I'd get a lock and fly toward the cap ship, my shields soaking up whatever flak gun damage came at me without going down lower than 45 or so. I'd launch the torp and pull out, and suddenly, as I was flying away, my shields would drop faster than Tiger Woods' popularity. Before I knew it, I was getting chewed to bits and could not make a speedy getaway due to the lack of afterburners. Lost lots of missions due to my ship being blown to pieces as I was trying to get away from a stinking stationary cap ship. Ugh!
Broadswords definitely LOOK cool, but God, trying to fly one? Sabre, please.
Of course, the 3 Mass Drivers had a good punch, if your target wasn't constantly "out of range." I would keep thinking: "Man, I wish I could have used a friggin' SABRE for this mission instead. These damn Drakhris wouldn't constantly be out of range if I could do something besides plod along like a warthog through molasses." Made torpedo runs hellish, too, especially if the object I am trying to torpedo is going to take more than one torpedo to kill.
I'd get a lock and fly toward the cap ship, my shields soaking up whatever flak gun damage came at me without going down lower than 45 or so. I'd launch the torp and pull out, and suddenly, as I was flying away, my shields would drop faster than Tiger Woods' popularity. Before I knew it, I was getting chewed to bits and could not make a speedy getaway due to the lack of afterburners. Lost lots of missions due to my ship being blown to pieces as I was trying to get away from a stinking stationary cap ship. Ugh!
Broadswords definitely LOOK cool, but God, trying to fly one? Sabre, please.