I was just wanted to know everyone's opinion of these ships. and I can't decide which one is better, which one should be my ship.
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UE Cruiser - Better if you're the type who likes to sit back, relax, and unload them fighters. Very slow, but it has lots of weapon space which is nice.
Igazra - My pick. It has a good deal more shields than the UE Cruiser (albeit with less armor), is more maneuverable, and comes with 5 Phase turrets, which is convenient.
However, the Igazra costs 15 million credits while the UE Cruiser costs only 10.5 million. In any case, you can do both the UE missions and the Igadzra missions with the same pilot; they don't conflict.
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If you want to tear through Voinian ships the way a can opener opens up tuna fish, get the UE Cruiser. It serves well against Renegade vessels as well. If you want to inflict serious pain upon the opposing two strands (i.e. the Zidagar and Azdgari), go with the Igazra. The two ships are better suited to fight in their respective situations, IMHO. You can put blaze turrets on an Igazra and fight Voinians with it, but there's just something about doing that....it just doesn't seem to work as well as fighting with a real Cruiser.
I like the UEC better overall because of the fighterbay the Igazra lacks, as well as the greater amount of weapon space. Its all too easy to pack it full of Crescent weapons. I'd never take blaze cannons to fight in the Crescent though; if you fight with a UEC take phase or neutron turrets. The armor does make it a bit more survivable in the Crescent, but that's actually offset by the speed factor, IMHO. Hence, getting at least two speed upgrades for it is a very good idea. In fact, it probably is whether you fight with it in the Crescent or not. The same can be said of the Igazra, but its not quite as essential.
UEC
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Yes, I admit it, I used to use the UEC above any other ship. Then, found an Igazra, and sent many a happy hour sitting still in space, blasting away at anything that suited my fancy. Then, after spending a week in shock that my shiny, penis like ship blew up taking over earth (I can't help it, okay?) I took a liking to the crescent warship.
And I'll never go back.IMHO, it's one of the best warships. More than enough shields (like all crescent ships, it could stand a layer of Dospect) and weapon space, and the fighter bay ain't bad, too.
But I'm getting sidetracked. For some odd reason, I die VERY quickly in the crescent in an UEC, despite the oogles of armor. Even when I make it a escort, they're disabled even in the smallest fleet actions. It seems, I take MORE damage in a UEC than in my heavily upgraded CW.
The Igazra...is no fun to play. It makes the game all too easy, since five turrets, some shield and armor upgrades give you a more or less invincible ship. Providing, of course, you don't try to take over sol.
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Do-spect armor? Hah!
I Do'spect that you're going to die, mister Vonian.
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The Crescent Warship.
Seriously, though, consider the Crescent Warship and Azdgari Warship. The Azdgari Warship can usually scrap an Igazra, as much as I hate to say it, but you don't get much action as your fighters do the work. The Igazra is nice for scrapping hordes of enemy ships, but I think you'll find the UE Cruiser makes a nice ship too, without the fighters. When I had one, I never used the fighters, and I still reigned supreme. Speed upgrades is the key, and phase firepower doesn't hurt.
I love the Crescent Warship, as it has the speed to evade any situations it can't just blast through, and works well with fighter tactics when it's speed is upgraded.
Your choice entirely.
SilverDragon
PS: Zidara!
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That's all very nice, but where are the guns?
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I'd say Igazra over UE Cruiser every time. It's faster, has way more space for expansion, plenty more shields and best of all, no fighters! I don't find those things useful at the best of times (the one exception being in demanding tribute as then they can't be killed), and not being able to sell the fighter bay just makes it all the worse. Also, the only secondary weapon I have much time for is the Plasma Siphon, which is ideal on an Igazra as it's very easy to aim from a long thin ... ship :), and can kill most things all by itself, and then give you back any fuel it used....
PS: Plasma Siphon :).
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**I'd say Igazra over UE Cruiser every time...has way more space for expansion...**
Actually, I am pretty sure the UEC has more weapons space than the Igazra. It may be a lot slower, but when you have a ****load of defense pods, that doesn't really matter. As for having fighters...Well I don't think that matters much. If you need the firepower, you can launch them and have them help. If not, they aren't causing any harm by being there. I would defenitely say that the UEC is better. Especially with Neutrons and SAE's.
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I'd still put my bet on an upgraded Lazira, i dont want to side-track to much tho.
In the question of UEC vs the Iggy Warship, it all depends on the player. Frankly, if u like being a semi-fast and nimble ship while still being a capital warship, the Iggy Warship is for you. But if you're the type of guy who likes to stay put and watch your figters do the work, then when ur close enough you blast your opponents to space dust, the UEC is for you.
Personally out of those two, i'd go with the UEC...with all the speed enhancements you can get of course. It just looks cooler.
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**The Crescent Warship.I love the Crescent Warship, as it has the speed to evade any situations it can't just blast through, and works well with fighter tactics when it's speed is upgraded.
Your choice entirely.
SilverDragon
PS: Zidara!
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Here, here!
PS: Agrizabhdaira guys!
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Do-spect armor? Hah!
I Do'spect that you're going to die, mister Vonian.
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My opinion: The UE Cruiser really isn't a match against a standard Igazra. The description of the Igazra even states that it is possibly the best ship in the game, which is why I call it my favorite capital warship (the Igazra, that is).
I've flown a United Earth Cruiser once, and only once.
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I used to like the Iggy Warship now I don't,I spend all my time flying around at dangerous speeds in my super-fast-regenerating Aggy warship with the Exp.Shield generator and the Aggy Shield Generator with the fighter bay ripped out and replaced with pursuit missiles andd neutrom weapons.
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**I used to like the Iggy Warship now I don't,I spend all my time flying around at dangerous speeds in my super-fast-regenerating Aggy warship with the Exp.Shield generator and the Aggy Shield Generator with the fighter bay ripped out and replaced with pursuit missiles andd neutrom weapons.**
Bleh. The Igazra will still rip your Azdgari Warship to pulp
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This is all pointless anyway. I could take any of you down in my Zidara.
Or my Crescent Fighter.
SilverDragon
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That's all very nice, but where are the guns?
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UE Cruiser- Best for fighting in the Eastern Theatre. Strand phase weapons can't even touch it. But it is slow. Best for people who prefer the brute force method.
Igazra- Best for fighting in the Western Theatre, where Blaze and Neutron weapons do only moderate damage to shields. Quite manueverable. Best for those that prefer the finesse method, like me. My overall third favorite ship.
The Igadzra also looks quite sleek, and coupled with dospect and bronev, it 0wns.
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crescent fighter? I tear those apart in two seconds or less, and no good range.
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Originally posted by Admiral Falcen:
I was just wanted to know everyone's opinion of these ships. and I can't decide which one is better, which one should be my ship.Neither really suits my style of flight, but if I had to choose one of them, I'd take the UE Cruiser.
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**Hah!
The Iggy Warship can't fire fast enough to catch my Aggy Warship!**
Not my Igazra...
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**My personal favourite is to have a UEC and 6 Igazra escourts... That way I get the best of both worlds!**
True, a giant salvo of 18 SAE's going at a single lazira is pretty cool....
but in groups, I'l always appreciated 6 UE destroyer escorts. I know, I know, UE destroyers are weaker than a CW, but at close range against just about anything, 24 blaze turrets are easily the best. At close range a blaze turret is better than a neutron turret, when all of the blaze blasts hit their target. Oh, and UE destroyers work well in the crescent,the manueverability is good and the crescent can't scramble hunter missiles Oh, and even if for some odd reason they ARE scrambled, by say, system interference, at least they go straight enough. SAE's seem to go at right angles of the target, and circle around randomly, never hitting. Hunter missiles go straight enough at least, and have decent damage.
BTW, if you're curious, my fleet is 6 destroyers and a VERY heavily upgraded arada.
(renegade cannons, phase beams, voinian space mines. )
Oh, btw, "renegade cannons" are out of a personal plug, that gives a tiny bit more power to the human renegades, it looks like a blue blaze cannon, slightly slower, slightly stronger.------------------
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