Fighters are broken. Can we fix them?

[Fyron]

Suicide Junkie said:
...can be used to draw fire and distract the enemy ships while you limp away if you take serious damage and need to retreat.

That's pretty much all I use them for. They can kill fighters and small ships or finish off crippled ships, but that's about it (maybe different with a carrier brimming with fighters).

[Suicide Junkie]

Imperator Fyron said:

That's pretty much all I use them for. They can kill fighters and small ships or finish off crippled ships, but that's about it (maybe different with a carrier brimming with fighters).

With a handful of them, properly managed, and with some patience, you could take down ships. Just make sure to recall them for repairs before they take too much internal damage.

The extra firepower is quite handy for a destroyer class ship, too. Every point counts in P&Nism.

[Fyron]

Well, I usually set out with a dozen or more in my cargo bays and use them as cannon fodder. They are dirt cheap compared to the money made off of just a few looted weapons.

[Suicide Junkie]

It is so easy to keep them alive with a little hands-on management, though. Poor schmucks.

Note to self: never work for Fyron.

[Fyron]

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