So what’s the current best ship?

[Karnosaur]

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[obvious]

Depends on your preferences

[Shiddu]

The "best ship" is subjective because of preference and play style. I've had a fondness for the Carrier since I started playing the game and the guys I'm grouped with now have the same appreciation for the rogue vagabond RP; thus our "best ship" has been the Carrier.

In the case of my crew the Carrier is pretty well suited for delivery quests and bounty hunting, the large cargo capacity paired with a decent fuel storage means we're able to hop around a bit and scrap some ships before returning to stations to sell, refuel, and repair.

The best way to find your "best ship" is definitely to spend some time in the stations of the various ships and figure out which one suits your play style. If you're not privy to the stats of one but prefer the layout just remember you can always swap parts until the form suits the function you need.

[Karnosaur]

Thx both

I’m pretty sure the carrier is what I’m looking for, I hate running out of cargo space and I also hate (dark and crammed) ships.

I forgot I could swap parts :P ( I main science officer) and me and my “crew” are all fairly new to the game and are still learning so any help or tips are much appreciated :) .

[obvious]

i recommend to jump into public games for half an hour or so :) most people there are nice and many useful things and tricks are learned from other players.

[Meme Turtle]

I have not played in a while but unless ship stats have changed:
1) Cruiser is best for combat(35% turret DPS).
2) Carrier is best for farming(15% extra loot).
3) Science ship is best for fast start(get research materials for free).

[Mr. n]

What my (well, not mine, I was part of them, but basically all my captains liked that) crews usually did was since we liked killing everything that moved and finishing every single mission - start as the science ship, go around and do research; swap components for crap components (so the good ones are in cargo) once you're ready to jump ship and then hijack a carrier and steal your good components back.

As for the two older WD ships - the damage bonuses are nice, but they do not make up for lack of the huge QoL and inconveniences (8 cargo slots? Really?)...