Destroyer Placement?

Ships
#1

So finally I got to build my Invincible. Been having a lot of fun playing with her today.

However, I’ve been noticing I’m not doing that well with it. Either I’m too far away or sometimes I get too close on the front lines. In battles, where exactly is it best to be?

Here’s my build

1 engine

2 capacitor

2 hull

1 CPU

bonuses are all for energy conservation

Empire energy router. (I’m gona switch this to the federations energy router soon…)

So far, I’ve been noticing that if i fly back and forth just behind the front lines is where I do best. But I’m still not sure if that’s the best way to play her.

#2

The best way to play a destroyer is not necessarily to make effectiveness. 

 

You should take the aggro because you can easily be targeted by 5 players and still not die. Which means that your team have 5 players free to attack. 

 

So usually go in, let them lock you, GTFO is the best way to play. 

 

But it’s a bit hard to do with Empire, because you have no speed and such a huge hull that you can’t regen. 

So you end up dying in the process. 

 

#3

What i do mostly is burst kill other destroyers, tempest pyro and plasma straight outta compton and in yo face. But in invincible case u have to be close or warp close and unleash hell. I keep heavy hitters like tempest and pyro on each side so i got all sides covered but sometimes i focus on left or right only as offense and leave the other side for wormhole to get me out of trouble.

#4

Try to have some place to cover nearby. Pop up to deal dmg or make a kill, then fall back if you are way ahead. If you have a team supporting you, take the frontline to draw fire while your team decimate the enemy. And dont forget to do broadside for maximum dmg (if you are able to fire bottom mods, then you are probably doing a bad broadside; a good one works from the center of your ship to like 50º above).

#5

7 minutes ago, Papitas said:

Try to have some place to cover nearby. Pop up to deal dmg or make a kill, then fall back if you are way ahead

Well, one doesn’t just “pop up” in an empire destroyers, it is more of a grand appearance with fireworks.

#6

1 minute ago, xKostyan said:

Well, one doesn’t just “pop up” in an empire destroyers, it is more of a grand appearance with fireworks.

you certainly got that right hahaha

#7

7 minutes ago, xKostyan said:

Well, one doesn’t just “pop up” in an empire destroyers, it is more of a grand appearance with fireworks.

And animal screams of terror!

#8

Ok thanks guys!

I’ll have to do some tweaking if I do go on the front lines, when I’m on the front lines I suck up an insane amount of energy and I’m usually out of energy so I can’t do much (even with dual capacitors with energy regen and leak…).

I just have one more question: Why can’t I use the wormhole projector all the time? It’s disabled until i go near enemy vessels.

#9

Is it just ‘black’? What message come if you try using it?
Out of energy?
In CD?
Or just ‘no target’?
The last one mean: You look in an angle, the module can’t shoot at(bottom → above) so you would need to look different way.

#10

It’s just black. I have plenty of energy. But I’m not sure what ‘no target’ means. Do I point at a ship or object to use it?

I am pointing at a direction and it’s still black, but sometimes it works. I’m trying to figure out how the pattern works.

Sorry for my complete newbness…

#11

It’s bad to describe it w/o a screenshot, but the module have a limited arc in which it can shoot below its vector.
It’s like shooting through a cliff down into the sea. You simply can’t do it. And the cliff is likely your destroyer and the limited arc is the point you stay on the cliff.

#12

Thanks Xenon. Later today I’ll post a youtube video with my problem.

#13

Easy :

Destroyers modules needs to have the line of sight. A module on the top of the destroyer can’t shoot under the destroyer.

But aiming at one direction doesn’t mean it’s where you aim too :

Some modules have slow barrel. Which means they move slower then your mouse. So they might not have the line of sight yet even when your mouse does.

#14

The slow barrel would explain some “glitches” I’ve seen. Like the wormhole shooting to the right of my ship when my mouse was pointed to the front of my ship.

#15

Utter ![:facepalm:](<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/facepalm.png “:facepalm:”) moment. You were right xenon, it was disabling when my mouse was beyond the turrets max angle of attack.

#16

Oh and one more question, when I “refit” my ship, will all my synergy levels be wiped away?

#17

Nah, refit all u want.

#18

50 minutes ago, ORCA1911 said:

Nah, refit all u want.

Oh sweet! Thx.

#19

11 hours ago, xKostyan said:

Well, one doesn’t just “pop up” in an empire destroyers, it is more of a grand appearance with fireworks.

More like:

 

#20

rofl xD