I have observed that the Federation is the _only _faction with no Long Range frigates. Long Range frigates are undoubtedly the most over-powered, and can only be found in Jericho or Empire. This can be a problem with those (like me) who prefer Federation, or have gone so far in that they’re basically stuck with the Federation. To balance out the playing field (I’m sure you’ve already got the point), I suggest Long Range frigates be added to the Federation. Of course, this would take a while (if it ever happens), but I suggest this be added in the next big update whenever it comes. (I also think this is one reason the Federation seems to be failing in “Sector Conquest”)
Hello,
this is not planned at the moment. Each faction is missing 1 ship class in each type.
Jericho for example is missing Engineer frigates which play a big role for team support.
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Long Range frigates are undoubtedly the most over-powered,
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(I also think this is one reason the Federation seems to be failing in “Sector Conquest”)
No and no.
you are not limited to faction ships in any mode, what ships one faction has available has no bearing on sector conquest.
There are three clases per weightclass, each faction has access to two per weight class. That means though federation has no LRF (or comand, or ecm), jericho has no engineer, far more important to victory than LRFs (also no gunship, or recon), and empire has no Guard (or tackler, or covert ops).
I maybe misremembering the inties some, but i think thats right.
(I also think this is one reason the Federation seems to be failing in “Sector Conquest”)
Guard > LRF
Enginer > LRF
Anything > LRF
I’m glad Fed don’t have LRF
LRF’s have their uses, but the problem is most of the time it’s a useless LRF who can’t kill, can’t hinder, and won’t turn into a gunboat.
Guard > LRF
Enginer > LRF
Anything > LRF
I’m glad Fed don’t have LRF
Hey, hey, hey… LRFs make excellent Heavy Gunships.
Hey, hey, hey… LRFs make excellent Heavy Gunships.
they are very situational. a guard and specially an engineer are ALWAYS welcome
I think they will become a lot more Interresting in the PvP Sandbox mode.
The EM scattering field and IR Pulsar will unleash their true potential 
Lrf > tackler in most situations
Lrf > tackler in most situations
how is it even comparable?
I also think this is one reason the Federation seems to be failing in “Sector Conquest”
This part was hilarious, thanks for the laughter
If they made LRF base speed up by about 25% then it could be a viable option.
how is it even comparable?
not with ions.
What are you guys talking about? LRF are totally OP lol, I agree with OP. It completely replaced my guard, whose crappy shield tanking and nerfed modules are underwhelming compared to empire LRF now, where you have:
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good long range sniping weapon
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insane main gun dps
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minefields, do I need to say more?
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radar immunity
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decent hull tank
Can outtank and kill most of the guards on the field, snipe interceptors, do are denial with minefields and defend yourself better in close range as well, you just have to use it properly 
I don’t agree with OP, but i agree with Neo’s points. Atm it’s more viable than Guards altogether. However ‘you just have to use it properly’ is something that 99% of the playerbase seems to be missing.
PS: forget the jeri ones, they’re crap
And of course, as always, you should take my comments with a grain of salt, as I like to have a bit of fun:) it shows a point but it’s not as literal.
Can outtank and kill most of the Bad Fitted guards on the field.
Can outtank and kill most of the Bad Fitted guards on the field.
Exactly what I was trying to say, you read well between the lines
Post 20, page 2 is next. Now that we concluded the main things, it’s derailment time!
Thread derailments in a nutshell:
Speaking of guards, rakza, why do you still have RFRG at interests?
And as far as guards’ tank goes, my Eagle-B tanks more xd