Topic: Missile selection, when compared to other choices
(NEW PLAYER HERE! NOT COMPLAINING, JUST CONFUSED! HELP MEH!)
So ive been in game a few weeks and still learning a lot. My faction/weapon choice was Pelistal/Missiles because of the advice i recieved from a nice player the first few days ingame.
Since that time, after scouring over this forum and any other website i can find pertaining to this game, ive learned a few things and to be honest im wondering if i made the wrong choice.
For example;
The FOOM guide says;
1. Pelistal are the slowest faction ingame.
99% of players and posts refer to speed as very, very important in Perpetuum. Of course i use a t4 LWF and also almost have navigation maxed but this sounds very troubling because of;
2. Missiles are the lowest range weapons in the game. Short to Medium is the exact wording.
Slow speed + lowest range? While all info on the other factions and weapons i can find is short to long range and high damage....
3. Missiles have the lowest damage in game as well.
Slowest speed, shortest range, and lowest damage? What the hell......?
Are all of these important factors balanced by the fact that i can shoot over a hill? Obviously reading about being the slowest, shortest range, and lowest damage has me quite irritated that if there was 1 bad choice to make, i chose that one.
I also realize that other weapons can use energy/accu and also have "falloff" stats.
Am i missing something here? Ive been playing missiles for a few weeks and yes, im still very new to game just wondering about these issues.
For example, people say missiles are great for people hiding behind an object or over a hill. Am i the only one that sees my missiles fly RIGHT into the ground or object if im not at a very precise angle (moving around finding the perfect place to sit) to hope the arc in my missile path leads it to the target? This LOS benefit doesnt feel like much of a benefit so far...
Im really confused on where the balance/tradeoff lies for missiles when compared to other weapons?
Can someone PLEASE enlighten me? I still have my reset if needed. Id rather not spend months preparing and then find total dissapointment with my choices. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. I now have multiple accounts all for the hopes of helping my combat account succeed. Im not sure to feel frustrated or confused. Once again, any advice, help, critisism(spelling?) would be very, very appreciated and will not go to waste, rest assured.
Thank You,
Titan
*I had posted this in the trial forum on accident, i was thinking it was "new player" for some reason. I apologize to repost here but it doesnt seem like that forum has a lot of activity, really looking for advice/help*