Talk:TIE Reaper Expansion Pack/@comment-204.40.130.135-20180214035437/@comment-454133-20180422152523

Anonymous: I'm not sure what you're saying (why would 5-speeds be all that matters?), but I can say there are 5-Speed large ships. The Lancer (Shadow Caster) has a 5 Straight and 5 K-Turn, and the VCX-100 has a 5 K-Turn. The Lancer is overall a mobility monster, sporting tons of greens on its high-speed maneuvers, and Asajj frequently equips Engine Upgrade to make the best use of its arc. And the Jumpmaster's dial may not have a 5-Speed, but the maneuvers it does have are absurdly good like the white S-Loop. As I said earlier, this makes it very good at positioning for shots or bumps.

It's not just the 5-speeds that matter, it's all the other maneuvers too. Going fast in a straight line isn't as important as being able to go fast in any direction needed (particularly with boost/roll), being able to cover a huge area (bumping), etc. The advantage (and sometimes disadvantage) of large ships is their large base adds to the length of every maneuver and reposition they make, giving them a lot of reposition power in particular.