Though my intention is not to badmouth this game, I truly love this game.. I have to say that I really dislike the Archwing Pursuit missions, like Pandora on Saturn.
My issues with these missions run a pretty varied list.. but I will try and cover it all in a rational way
1: The Target ship is faster and maneuvers better than the Archwing making it exceedingly frustrating to keep up, as it zips around the rocks and in loops around asteroids and other debris, also its pretty much impossible to hit the engines when the ship keeps turning to face you and has its back towards the asteroids where you cant get too, or shoot through.
2: The areas you are able to attack the target are far too small and need to be larger or have a larger hit box. I for 10 minutes straight was shooting the target ships engines with no effect to stopping it.. and the rare times I did disable the engines the ship would still move. and the targets for taking the ship out after disabling the engine are even smaller and harder to hit as the ship still moves. I would say, make the entire ship a something you can hit., and the damage all works to disable the engine, and then a few larger hit areas for the second part to destroy the ship would make the mechanic more enjoyable, I'd say it is fair to say that one likes fighting things that are pretty much invincible.
3: The amount of mines and turrets, enemies that continually appear to disable, distract, and harass the player border on ridiculous. I've watched the ship launch mine after mine after mine, and getting caught up by 5-6 mines in a row will kill you easily. Even if you feel like you avoided them.
I think the mission idea is a good idea. I like the idea and think more variety like this would really keep Archwings enjoyable and keep people wanting to play. But with the way this mission is crafted. I really think it detracts from the game, more than it brings too it.
Maybe I'm only part of a small list of people that feel this way. But I cant tell you how many times I've joined a squad and failed again and again attempting this mission. Challenging mission are a good thing, to a degree.
