Do you use LtBooster?

Grzegt · Post by **Grzegt** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:13 pm

I wonder how often people use LtBoosters when they have a choice between Lt and regular one. If the results are as I expect them to be, a thread about improving LtBoosters may be created someday...
This poll is partially inspired by Raveen's idea about new booster tree.
Edit: if you actually use it, could you please make a post and explain when?

Evincar · Post by **Evincar** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:16 pm

i usually find it lacking of whatever i want it to do. with the current fig fuel, booster 2 is the best choice for battle efficiency, and interceptors stop being interceptors when put on a light booster (they become a crappy, low top speed semi fighter with no chasing capacity, no missiles, very little ammo...)

Sealer · Post by **Sealer** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:37 pm

Never. It's near-worthless.

Weylin · Post by **Weylin** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:45 pm

What if we have them with the same top speed as normal boosters but not nearly as much acceleration?
So it would be suited for longer distance travel but poor for dogfighting

badpazzword · Post by **badpazzword** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:01 am

Booster 1 for figs isn't very good at getting you from point A to point B.

Compellor · Post by **Compellor** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:44 am

LtBooster is definitely superior to a fuel tank if you need to boost 20k or more in an int, and still not a terrible choice at maybe 15k. It's just not often that I find myself doing that when LtBooster happens to be available. It's probably not something I'd buy as a commander for that purpose, but it's a decent pickup. Fighters don't need it so much, since they're much faster when cruising, and more likely to have Boost 2, which I agree effectively obsoletes LtBooster.

HSharp · Post by **HSharp** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:12 pm

$#@! Lt Booster, its all about Ion Boosting teh whole map with one tank of fuel, right grav

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:48 pm

I'd use it much more if it was tech that is automatically awailable at the start of game. I prefer light booster to booster 1 for GT & Rix opening fighters for instance.

Last time I used lt. booster was after using heavy int cheese (sig GAs, mini 2s) to solo a miner 3 sectors away. Running into a floating light booster when walking home allowed me to boost about with the remaining half tank of fuel.

Kap · Post by **Kap** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:57 pm

I'd rather buy a tp or op and put it 1 sector away from his miners than buy ltbooster

hartzaden · Post by **hartzaden** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:29 am

its usefull if its aquired early. but late game unless you have bin glaved off the map and have to go long distances in ints. but figs with boost 2 to makes it useless