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Old 08-31-2015, 03:50 PM   #23
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Default Re: [Spaceships] Interesting Piloting Techniques?

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Originally Posted by Krinberry View Post
I think the problem is, you're basically saying you want a technique that buys off the actual physical problems that come with larger vehicles. The handling modifier goes lower and lower as ship size increases because that simply follows from physics - a larger ship has more inertia than a smaller one, which means it's going to require more complicated maneuvering controls to get it to do what you want.
Yeah, but higher piloting skills exist.

By banning the technique, you're saying that Pilot-14 guy can't specialise in big ships, and be just as good as Pilot-16 guy while driving a freighter but not so good with the small stuff. Which seems a shame.
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