A-Wing being unbalanced?

Luckily, for you, they keep nerfing the A-wing. So, your luck may change.

1. The main advantage of A-Wing is its size and hitbox. It's the smallest starfighter and the hardest to hit.
2. The rapid fire isn't that imbalanced due to it's short range. With a range of only 600, many enemies can start firing at you at 1000 range and win a joust before you get close. In terms of flanking enemies, you have to get real close, and enemies can fly out of range with a simple boost.
3. Compared to TIE Interceptors, it's balanced out with power shunting, which A-Wings don't have.
4. There are more things to manage with an A-Wing, like shields....and the shields recharge at a snail's pace now

The A-Wing is the God of the Universe.

Learn your place, peasant.

I just spit beer across my island LMFAO!

Just letting everyone know, yeah.. if you are up against an A-wing with a lvl 100+ pilot in the cockpit.. then most of the time, that pilot has the most kills and they are very frustrating.. yes.

But, you all know that just 1 seeker mine will blow up a fully shielded A-wing in 1 hit, yes? If they are only a fraction of a second too late to countermeasure, then they are toast.

That’s accurate. Speaking from experience, as one of those 130+ level pilots (5.0+ KD ratio in dog fights | Valiant FB ranking), there are only two scenarios that will most likely take me out during a dogfight: 1) well placed seeker mines and 2) tie interceptor pilots with a strong understanding of power converting. Additionally, the A-wing cockpit is easier to work with (in my opinion) vs. my experience when I’m piloting tie interceptors and tie fighters. It’s useful to have the added visibility. Lastly, if you come across one of these A-wing pilots with HOTAS, years of pc flight sim experience, and a VR headset, then that may make the situation even more challenging. Also speaking from experience since that’s my background and the hardware I use. 

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@Phim07 wrote:

Lastly, if you come across one of these A-wing pilots with HOTAS, years of pc flight sim experience, and a VR headset, then that may make the situation even more challenging. Also speaking from experience since that’s my background and the hardware I use. 

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Same here. What folks don't understand is that we can still jump into an X-wing and win. The ONLY difference is that it isn't as much fun.

I told Ian from Motive that the answer isn't nerfing the A-wing, it's making the X-wing faster and stronger, with better turning. Hell, buff ALL the ships, to close the gap more.

Hobbling the best pilots isn't the answer, but rather, giving *all* pilots better tools to work with.

Best way to deal with A wings is to use turrets and targetting beacons. Also you need to keep cycling targets to ensure that you identify A wings when they are in range. If they use stealth you need to ensure you do not forget about them - count to 5 and cycle again until you find them. A wings are like mosquitos - you can't always swat them so you have to use repellent.

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@VMethos wrote:
Definitely love and prefer the X-Wing, but I probably do perform better with the A-Wing

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This is me.

To me, the A-wing is that weird Tallie ship from Starfighter Assault. A flying Mazda Miata. 

It kills though, so that's what I'm stuck with.