When someone out maneuvers me or outguns me on shots, that’s one thing. Singularity is more about spam. The projectile size is so large it doesn’t require aim, and it’s not used.I imagine if just the projectile size were reduced it would be far less lethal against interceptors.
This is just plain silly. Singularity projectile hitbox is smaller then that of an unguided missile. At the same time it flies several times slower then unguided missile. If you can’t dodge that, you have problems beyond singularity or missile proximity fuses.
For an interceptor, a singularity fighter is just not a problem any more than the old heavy plasma fighters were. You just need to not get caught in a bad spot and you’re golden.
A frigate’s large, so why does the weapon have to have such a large projectile? Zerging a beacon doesn’t tend to be the issue, it’s when one side won’t die fast and it turns into a siege that I see it more often. I’ve been surprised at how fast a guard can go down from a gunship almost single handedly, but that takes a lot of good clean shots and not spam. Singularity spam’s an issue. The projectile speed’s so slow it encourages spamming sometimes.
Except that singularity isn’t spammable any more without overdrive. It also has a really long cooling period and fairly fast overheat, so even in overdrive, your “spam” is pretty short lived, usually ending before you can bring even one empire engineering frigate down.
How is being with your team overextending? If I am actually overextended or my group’s dropping like flies, something’s going to kill me. It’s generally not a singularity in those cases.
If you’re with your team and get massively focused, either your team failed, in which case the enemy deserves the kills, or you are playing against a good team and need to bait those targeting you. As xkostyan said above, it’s an issue of knowing how to make correct tactical choices when presented with them.
And the great ones are a nightmare to deal with in an interceptor.
Never met those. Do you mind giving out some names, I’d like to get some tips on my fighter flying?