The best all around ship?

[Death 999]

See, folks, this game has this property called 'balance', meaning that there is no all-around best ship.

Now, suppose you were to split the ships into two factions, then you might be able to have one ship and all of its counters on the same side, so that it'd dominate. Then it'd be the best. But the game doesn't ship that way, because the only two factions shipped - old alliance and old hierarchy - are reasonably balanced to each other (though imperfectly).

[Lukipela]

I'm not saying this without proper knowledge.  I'm pretty good with that shield myself.

Then what you should do is hop on the NetMelee bandwagon and go fight the other experts. I'm sure Shiver will be happy to help you out with getting started.

As for the rest of you, always keep in mind that being invincible against the computer doesn't mean anything when it comes to playing another human.

[Eth]

  True dat.  Even an "Awesome" computer is pretty pathetic compared to a halfway competent human opponent.

[Smoke353]

I am not wading through all this mess. Except for Tiberian's post, because he actually plays.

Shiver came and I'm still alive!  Yay! 

I'm not saying it is the best, but in capable hands Slylandro can take down any ship except the Chmmr. It would be theoretically possible to even defeat a fully crewed Avatar, but it would require lots and lots of perfect attack runs and luck. At best I have gotten around 10 crew from an Avatar with Slylandro.

Lightning bolts have a variable range. The theoretical maximum is frighteningly far. I have no desire to test this, but it should be possible to wear a Chmmr down by firing from a distance safely outside Chmmr range over and over until you get lucky enough times. I doubt anyone would sit through a full bout of that. I know I wouldn't.

I think the Chmmr could use a gravity whip or its tractor beam to at least hit the Probe with the zapstats before that worked.  Does the tractor beam work on the Probe?  I can't remember...

[Nuclear]

Generaly, the faster ships are ment for more experienced players who can make the most of its manuverability. Also, any cyborg is retarded. (they lack Hunam ingenuity!)

[Smoke353]

Generaly, the faster ships are ment for more experienced players who can make the most of its manuverability. Also, any cyborg is retarded. (they lack Hunam ingenuity!)

I dunno, the Pkunk Fury has been my favorite ship since I started playing the game.

[Nuclear]

One time: my last ship was a probe and i went on a really awesome killing spree. I got to about 3 ships until the computer took out the Avatar. I died (Ceased to function actually) unusually fast....

[Smoke353]

One time: my last ship was a probe and i went on a really awesome killing spree. I got to about 3 ships until the computer took out the Avatar. I died (Ceased to function actually) unusually fast....

Avatar + Probe = Avatar + debris

[Nuclear]

Scientifically correct, sadly.

[Smoke353]

Unless I'm flying the Avatar.  Sometimes I'm good with the Chmmr, but I've done some really stupid stuff with those Avatars...

[Nuclear]

There kind of like a shotgun ship. If they get you in close quarters; your dead, to put it bluntly...