How do I deal with missile ships?
So to preface this, I have just got out of early game and into into mid game with my first Battleship being the tyrant. The way I have my ship set up, I can deal with most of anything that can be thrown at me, even some capital ships. If I can hit it, I can probably kill it.
But that's the thing, IF I can hit it. I'm so tired of higher level ships with missiles or missile satellites. They constantly circle my ship. I can't hit them because a lot of the time they have a teleporter. And they're too fast for me to catch up to in my Battleship.
AND THE WORST PART IS, THEY DON'T EVEN DO ANY DAMAGE BECAUSE I HAVE A POINT DEFENSE! THEY JUST KEEP CIRCLING AND CIRCLING AND CIRCLING, I CAN'T KILL THEM! And don't get me started on the living ships or ships that have a repair bot. The syndicate is the worst offender for this stuff.
I've tried using missiles, but I don't have any that are fast enough, have enough range, or have enough DPS. And I've tried making a super fast speed ship. But those never have enough armor and get one shot. Am I basically screwed until late game when i get access to weapons like stalker missiles?