Diamondback scout or explorer?

[Lor]

I can afford the scout now, (750,000 credits atm) but i'm wondering if it'd be better if save up for the explorer, what do you think?

[Turih]

I think there is no clear answer to your question.

[Ofan]

What do you want to do in it, bounty hunt? If so the Scout is great. More info required really

[Lor]

I will be mainly using it for fighting. How much will insurance be do you think?

[Turih]

Originally posted by RNgeordielad:

I will be mainly using it for fighting. How much will insurance be do you think?

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[love]

Scout has a better turn speed and is cheaper to rebuy (better for combat), Explorer is slower and heavier, but it can also take a bit more punishment and has one large hardpoint instead of two small ones.

Loadout wise you'd be best off with 2 beam lasers (for shields) and 2 multicannons (for the hull-shredding) on the Scout.

[Ofan]

Originally posted by 「Mirror」:

Scout has a better turn speed and is cheaper to rebuy (better for combat), Explorer is slower and heavier, but it can also take a bit more punishment and has one large hardpoint instead of two small ones.

Loadout wise you'd be best off with 2 beam lasers (for shields) and 2 multicannons (for the hull-shredding) on the Scout.

I prefer cannons tbh but yeah heat and projectile mix, however you want to do it really

[Lor]

Alright, sounds good, thanks

[Ofan]

Originally posted by RNgeordielad:

Alright, sounds good, thanks

if your aim is on point and you don't mind re-arming often you can run rails as opposed to cannons or mutlis, the diamondbacks are good with heat so can handle them well, ammo sucks though.

[TiberiuS]

The DBS is like the Cobra 3 with more focus on combat but less internal space. It's really a fun ship to fly.

As for the DBE... idk. Imo it's not that great in fighting it lacks maneuverability. But it has a great jump range. I'd rather go with the Asp then though.

[ScareCrow]

Scout for combat, Explorer for Smuggling/Exploring