Hit the cap 1st, the frigs 1st, or split fire?

What works for you

With the complexity of shield mitigation there isn't an easy way to work out the optimal targeting for a battle between two fleets of cap + frigs.

Personally I tend to use my cap to drain their cap shields, and my frigs whittle down their forces with focus fire until I clearly have strength of numbers, then switch to focus on the cap once the shields are down. It always seems that if I focus solely on the frigs first my cap suffers heavily.

Just curious to what others have found (even though release will likely be different).
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Reply #1 Top
depends on the situation: if you have a lot of frigates (a LOT) and you know you can kill your enemy's cap before it turns tail and runs, then go for the cap. if its a skirmish of only a few frigates at a time, take out the frigates first to remove your enemy's firepower.
Reply #2 Top

The strategy for this is going to change again once you play retail. Capitalship mitigation changes as they level up. And there abilities and research that affect mitigation.

Reply #3 Top
oh SCORE!!!

*hugs blair*
oh thank god you listened to me, I said this so many times over the past months! thank god its implemented. :LOL: 

it'll make battles more interesting, to say the least (hopefully)
Reply #4 Top
Ah fuck why did you guys listen to Schod, that will ruin the game ;)

Hehe, cant wait to play Sins

And Schod is right, sometimes its better to focus fire but other times... cant say it clearly


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Reply #5 Top
Ah fuck why did you guys listen to Schod, that will ruin the game
End of quote

*puts his pinky to his mouth*
muaahahahahaha! skill and supperior strategy shall forever conquer the sins universe!

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