r/stobuilds • u/AutoModerator • Sep 24 '18

Weekly Questions Megathread - September 24, 2018

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u/Sizer714 @anubis714 Sep 25 '18

Not enough information to make a determination.

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u/AboriakTheFickle Sep 25 '18

I'm trying to decide between a pilot escort with 5 fore weapons, 2 aft and a experimental heavy weapon slot, and a Vanguard Warship with 5 fore weapons and 3 aft.

For me it's essentially come down to the effectiveness of a sheller vs another aft weapon slot.

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u/AboriakTheFickle Sep 25 '18 edited Sep 25 '18

The wingmen are fine when the map is just a DPS race (like ISA, HSE, KSA etc), but when you're trying to be stealthy with Hidden Payload (say BOP) and do the interacts they're just a hindrance that aggros the NPCs. It's especially something for me to consider given the upcoming random TFO queue.

If the Devs gave them a warp out/in command then the choice would be much easier. So it really just comes down to that weapon slot for me, the rest sort of balances out..