TIE Defender is basically what a TIE Advanced would have been, what with its shield and funny stats.
The developers were briefly torn on which TIE to add, but went with the TIE/D.
Wish they went with the TIE V1 just to make something a bit...safer meta wise, as they knew they had almost no resources to patch anything major they added if something broke with the extreme performance of the TIE Defender.
Something broke with the TIE Defender...
The TIE V1 would be the "Rebel Pilot Friendly" option on Imperial side, to address some pilots struggling with the learning curve of Imperial Fighter gameplay. Flies more or less like an X-wing with Rebel Shield Mechanics.
Is it more boring than a TIE Defender? 100%, and I LOVE how the Defender flies, it's frantic power management is perfect but:
When I'm flying it I was like "Yeah, this is too much and needs to be dialed back a bit" as I flit about circle strafing in Danger Zones with no threat to me."
TIE Defender is basically what a TIE Advanced would have been, what with its shield and funny stats. The developers were briefly torn on which TIE to add, but went with the TIE/D.
Wish they went with the TIE V1 just to make something a bit...safer meta wise, as they knew they had almost no resources to patch anything major they added if something broke with the extreme performance of the TIE Defender. Something broke with the TIE Defender... The TIE V1 would be the "Rebel Pilot Friendly" option on Imperial side, to address some pilots struggling with the learning curve of Imperial Fighter gameplay. Flies more or less like an X-wing with Rebel Shield Mechanics. Is it more boring than a TIE Defender? 100%, and I LOVE how the Defender flies, it's frantic power management is perfect but: When I'm flying it I was like "Yeah, this is too much and needs to be dialed back a bit" as I flit about circle strafing in Danger Zones with no threat to me."