- Proposal
- This proposal is to improve the Ixiyen chassis. The simple fix is to add a third ordnance slot making it a 2 gun, 3 missile tube ship. No mass or handling changes need to be made.
- Justification
- Freelancers have the Havoc starfighter that is better than the Ixiyen in its current form. Almost all pilots gravitate to that chassis and the Ixiyen is rarely used. By giving it a unique characteristic within the freelance tree, it should give players a reason to use it more often.
- Motivation
- There is only one other 3 missile tube fighter in the game, the TIE Oppressor. It is a good ship in pvp and used a lot. Giving the Freelancers a chassis option to fill the same role would be good for variety in space pvp. We already know 3 tubes make for a powerful ship, but not its not game breaking.
It is an easy change to make. We have chassis that got weapon mounts added and removed, so we know it can be done reliably.
I do think testing will still be needed. My personal opinion is that the Ixiyen's size will still make it a somewhat easy target so the mass and speed advantage it has compared to the Oppressor will be negated. I could be wrong and we would need to adjust those after testing.
There are a number of chassis that don't get used very often due to poor performance in general, or because they are overshadowed by other chassis in the same faction that do their job better. I would like to start off by making a simple improvement to the Ixiyen fighter/bomber that would give it a new role for freelance pilots.