SCO drives vs FSD drives

[Spicy_Satoshi]

Will the introduction of new drives change the situation and make FSDs simply worse drives?

[Nix]

The new A rated SCO Drive is flat out better than an equivalent A non-SCO Drive. It remains to be seen if it'll beat out pre-engineered ones.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Spicy_Satoshi:

Will the introduction of new drives change the situation and make FSDs simply worse drives?

Yes

ETA: it doesn't make the existing ones 'worse', it just makes the SCO a better choice when fitting a new drive.

[Jack Lawless]

How are the SCO better, aren't they just for the boost between planets?

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Jack Lawless:

How are the SCO better, aren't they just for the boost between planets?

No they have longer range too. About 8% more.

[Kobs]

I said in another thread that I'd get the new Python but meh! it wasn't worth it, not for what I want to do with it.
My old Python was already A rated so I bought a 5A sco. it was all it was missing

[spam]

I am surprised to see the A class SCO drives outright obsoleting the standard A class drives. I would have expected at least some minor trade-off.

[Kobs]

Originally posted by Nix:

The new A rated SCO Drive is flat out better than an equivalent A non-SCO Drive. It remains to be seen if it'll beat out pre-engineered ones.

You still have to engineer your drive if you want it to boot faster cause I have a 5A sco. and it takes 15 seconds to engage but once in supercruise man does it fly
Edit: I've also gained 3 Ly overall with it, nothing else but the drive change

[Landorin]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by Jack Lawless:

How are the SCO better, aren't they just for the boost between planets?

No they have longer range too. About 8% more.

What?! I so gotta go to a station now! :)

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by spam:

I am surprised to see the A class SCO drives outright obsoleting the standard A class drives. I would have expected at least some minor trade-off.

Higher fuel consumption and heat generation aren't enough? I reckon the fuel rats are going to be busy over the next few weeks...

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Scanpie Nightmoon:

Originally posted by funkynutz:

Higher fuel consumption and heat generation aren't enough? I reckon the fuel rats are going to be busy over the next few weeks...

Fuel and heat come when you USE the SCO function, if you dont use it ? Well you have a normal FSD + 8% jump range. So yeah all our defaut FSD are now obsolete.

Yeah but of course people are going to use it. People are impatient.

[spam]

Originally posted by funkynutz:

Originally posted by spam:

I am surprised to see the A class SCO drives outright obsoleting the standard A class drives. I would have expected at least some minor trade-off.

Higher fuel consumption and heat generation aren't enough? I reckon the fuel rats are going to be busy over the next few weeks...

Higher fuel consumption only when you are using overdrive, so yes the A class SCO appears to be better in every regard. That is a surprise mostly because it effectively obsoletes the other A class FSDs. I probably won't replace all the FSDs in my fleet due to the engineering cost, but would now never consider anything other than an SCO FSD in future builds.

[Walrus-Sama]

I've noticed that the SCO drives seem to have the Optimised Mass and Max Fuel of the equivalent grade above it (B-Rated SCO has the Optimised Mass and Max Fuel of an normal A-Rated FSD, etc).

So an A-Rated SCO is like an A+ FSD, or maybe even call it an S-Rated Drive.

[spam]

Hopefully FDev is considering a buff to the regular Frameshift drives so there will be a differentiating factor to consider when choosing SCO vs regular.

[Holeypaladin]

Originally posted by spam:

Hopefully FDev is considering a buff to the regular Frameshift drives so there will be a differentiating factor to consider when choosing SCO vs regular.

No need. It's better to simply outfit every ship with A-ranked SCO drives. It's an overall improvement in FTL technology, so why not use it all the time?

[Aurican]

You lose the Faster Boot Time from the pre-engineered drives but pretty much irrelevant loss.

SCO is better hands down, engineered or not.