Question about ramming deflectors

[Darthchewee]

Has anyone tried the deflectors made to ram ships? With my fast ship and shields/armor, I was tempted to switch to those but I wasn't sure how well they work and if it would be even worth it...

[Nova225]

If your ship cna handle being that close to the enemy ship, then they work pretty well. I had to use it to take on a dreadnaught because my weapons couldn't punch through its armor and shielding at the time.

Rammed it from behind, so to speak. But they do work pretty well. And they can absorb more than normal deflectors with a slightly slower recharge time.

[FreedomFighter]

Ramming speed not exist in this game, keep that in mind. Ramming deflectors deal damage when you *touch* the enemy ship, so you can grinding them to dead from blind spot. Wiggling around with A and S for maximum effective.

[ArtificialQT]

Technique is more important than speed.

[Rabidnid]

Originally posted by FreedomFighterEx:

Ramming speed not exist in this game, keep that in mind. Ramming deflectors deal damage when you *touch* the enemy ship, so you can grinding them to dead from blind spot. Wiggling around with A and S for maximum effective.

Yup, it can be quite effective.

[ArtificialQT]

Simply thrusting ain't gonna do much. You gotta add in a little twist.

A Leech Turret will keep her in place while you work your magic.

[MP]

Damnit, guys...

[zombocom]

Ramming deflectors actually have more health than the standards for their tier, i've been using them since i found them. (mk3 second system at the moment). I ran into my first dreadnought last night, rammed myself up it's engine ports sideways enough to stay under thrust to keep right up on him and just deflector/broadsided him to death. This may be the first game i've ever been able to say "huh, i just screwed a battleship to death".

[/home/kali/ew]

I use ramming deflectors and ramjet boosters. These let me get close, where I can just spam my broadsides and my dumbfires for maximum effect

[khemeher]

Thus far, Ramming Deflectors seem to be the Shizniz. They have high protection, and inflict damage. Theyr'e great for fending off missiles if you're quick toggling them on & off. They are great for handing alpha strikes while you hightail it out of the middle of a bad situation. Their major drawback is that they seem to have a higher recharge than anything else.

[zombocom]

not true, there's one with double the base health of the similar tier, but twice the recharge, i believe they're longer.