Best Ship/s To Get...?

[Pantherr]

After finding the ship dealer I am wondering what ship to buy. Which ship, or ships, would you recommend, and why...?

Also, is there only one ship dealer in the game..?

Thanks...

[Pappy]

Originally posted by Pantherr:

Which ship, or ships, would you recommend, and why...?

I personally recommend the gunship because it has 4 hard points instead of 2 like most of the other ships, but it's a matter of taste. Find one that agrees with you, they all are fun and deadly.

Originally posted by Pantherr:

Also, is there only one ship dealer in the game..?

Nope there's several. Someone else will have to tell you where they all are, but there's one in Nephtys Plains in Ceto and one in Prescott Starbase in Union.

[U-give-♥-a-Bad-Name]

Originally posted by Pappy:

As Pappy said, "all a matter of taste."
For ME, the Scout is the best ship. I love its mobility and farther-ability ;)
The more distance there is between you and your target, the harder you hit !!
I know it's counter-intuitive and... kinda space-physics breaking (unless you consider your enemy a big enough mass to induce acceleration), but i's awesome hahaha

[Pantherr]

OK great., thanks to you both I'll check them out. So far the only dealer I have found is in Nephtys, as I only now am able to use the jump gate..

[Dregur]

I didn't like the gunship as I was just taking too much damage due to it's lack of maneuverability.

Loving the Vindicator right now though. Having drones that fly with you and help in fights is really really awesome. One of my favorite features of the game currently.

[Pantherr]

Originally posted by Dregur:

I didn't like the gunship as I was just taking too much damage due to it's lack of maneuverability.

Loving the Vindicator right now though. Having drones that fly with you and help in fights is really really awesome. One of my favorite features of the game currently.

I don't think I have seen that one, will keep an eye out.. :)

[QuaestComm]

Ship Dealer offerings change as in-game time passes, with the ships themselves being procedurally generated with a weight class/subclass and 1-3 passives (chosen from a pool of 5 passives for a given subclass) based on their tier/rarity. The possible subclasses are as follows:

• Light class (high strafe speed, low health): Scout (stealth sniper with bonus range to all guns), Vanguard (assassin with bonus crit stats on attacks from behind), Stinger (device specialist which powers up guns on using a device)
  
• Medium class (balanced strafe speed and health): Sentinel (fast-firing shield tank with chain lightning ULT), Striker (close-quarters fighter with multi-tether ULT), Interceptor (can fire guns from boost energy when gun energy is depleted)
  
• Heavy class (high health, low strafe speed): Gunship (armor tank with 2x gun shots per volley), Bomber (hull-leeching ship which fires missiles/mines from weapon energy instead of ammo), Vindicator (can create persistent minions from dead enemies)

Bomber in particular is not a bad choice to keep in the hangar for some of the Daredevil challenges (e.g. complete HRA without firing guns / without shield or armor equipped).

[ChiefBrabo]

For a good contrast in gameplay at the 20ish lvl on forward, I went from a Gunship to the Stinger. I still keep my Gunship ready in the bat cave, but boy was that a good surprise... what a good ship the Stinger is. Great manuverability, excellent for tight spaces. Running around to get things done has never b easier... Boy that thing hits real hard. For my surprise, I do tend to look for taking a distance from the heat of a battle more with the Gunship then I do with the Stinger... Some call it a paper tiger, but seriously, I have had no issues blowing s***t up really fast and not even getting to worry with shield, armor etc. The best part of it all is the ULT that is so satisfying to use, you just position yourself in the middle of everything and watch things melt really fast... These guys at RockFish are really good at creating stuff... Kkkkk
I might have to try all the ships at some point but for now I thought would be more interesting to try some of the small class as oposed to getting another big ship such as the bomber or the donner...
Just think of a ship change as as a trade-off, you will lose something to get something else...in this case I've got agility for cargo space, but gained fun as a bonus.

[Pantherr]

Well I haven't reached lvl 20 as yet, but will keep an eye out for this Stinger. I did buy a gunship though which has certainly helped me to survive. Sure it's slower, but the extra armour is a big help...

It will be interesting to see what other ships become available in time...

[Johnny Hazard]

I've posted this somewhere before... Let's see all ships in short lines

- scout - range master. Ult is stealth, and adds even more damage to long range strikes. Made for sniper gun. It's small, fast and nimble. Glass-made though.

- vanguard - tiny little shield tank. It has a bonus to shield, adding it when the ship flies above top speed. This means you have to use boost or "dampeners off" to take advantage. The ULT is very good for challenges - slow mo - you get extra time, and extra precision on your flying, being able to solve those puzzles like a king.
Also, it punches harder on enemies arses. It's a feature. Slap those bosses where it counts.

- stinger. This baby is small, fast, nimble, and adds an extra weapon to the firing when a device is activated. You can use this for wicked purposes. All its perks are based on this too - device activation. You can turn it into a real demon with perma-teleport, if you build it properly.

- interceptor. Damage freak. It uses boost energy as weapon's energy, and the ULT adds extra damage and unlimited energy to that. It's the Boss killer. Not so good against mobs, but it gets the job done easily too.

- Sentinel - No. I won't talk about this piece of junk. Buy something else.

- Striker - Speed freak. Yes, it's expertise is boost speed. You can make it fly FAST. It's a medium ship, but for the speed lovers out there, it's THE SHIP. Also, mob killer. It's ULT is made for that. Also, best racing ship by miles.

- Gunship - 4 hardpoints, turret as ULT with incredibly fast recharge. If you find a Gunship with coil gun selling, BUY it. It's a whole armada on the move. Also, really tough armor.

- Bomber - Uses secondary weapons with energy pool instead of count. It never gets short of missiles and mines. If you get a torpedo, slap it, cause it's AWESOME. The ULT is a Mega-Bomb, the Arc-9000 - A big ball of energy that flies through enemies releasing static damage, and at a tap of the ULT button, it explodes for MASSIVE damage.
Also, Hull regen.

- Vindicator - Drones. Those buggers fly around you and pew pew at your enemies like stupid wankers. Lots of people love it. I hate it, simply because the drones are a bunch of pricks with no tactical control. They do their thing. If you press the ULT, they'll do their thing more aggressively.
Also, tough shields.

[Pantherr]

Wow, thankyou for all that info... The game is really starting to bug me though. I'm getting so sick of puzzles, there are far too many of them. Not to mention trying to find crap in those fogs...

For the most part I have been enjoying this game, but it's just getting too much...

[Johnny Hazard]

Originally posted by Pantherr:

Wow, thankyou for all that info... The game is really starting to bug me though. I'm getting so sick of puzzles, there are far too many of them. Not to mention trying to find crap in those fogs...

For the most part I have been enjoying this game, but it's just getting too much...

Not the first to argue about it, certainly you will not be the last.
But it's a feature.
My advice?
-Don't do those too much in a row. Do one, then go get some daka-daka pleasure.
- Sometimes, with puzzles, changing view to clear 1st person after changing FOV to 110 will do the trick. Less constrained vision, more relaxing. (I play with 3rd person FOV 90, and 1st person - no cockpit - FOV 110, when searching around.)
- Vanguard ship helps a lot with puzzles. Tap the ULT for slow motion.

[Pantherr]

I'll keep that in mind, thankyou..

[Dexen]

HIGHLY recommend the Vindicator. If played correctly you can stroll through the game on hard without even trying. Just make sure you upgrade to the higher tiers as the game progresses. It increases your survivability quite dramatically.

[Johnny Hazard]

Originally posted by Dexen:

HIGHLY recommend the Vindicator. If played correctly you can stroll through the game on hard without even trying. Just make sure you upgrade to the higher tiers as the game progresses. It increases your survivability quite dramatically.

Works best if you pick your gear specifically expertise points. The more you have of these, the tougher and stronger are the drones.

[Hybarf Tics]

Once you have the proper perk you can also change the entire ship dealer or Duchess ship selection every 10 minutes.