Diamondback Scout?

[Udenszirnis]

I am planning to upgrade my fleet with a ship, but i can't decide should i go for Diamondback Scout or Viper mk4? Or should i just save up some cash and get Keelback?

[Glorious Tachikoma Overlord]

Different ships for completely different roles and playstyles.

The Diamondback is primarily an Explorer, though it can fight (but is outclassed by dedicated combat vessels like the VIper Mk3 and MK4). Good jump range and thus good at doing delivery work as well as being quite a good smuggling vessel.

The Viper MK4 is primarily a tough combat vessel for bounty hunting, with good enough jump range and cargo capacity for courier and transport jobs, low scale pirating and rare goods smuggling. Pretty much a multirole ship like the Cobra MKIV, only with more of a focus on combat.

Keelback is a pure trade vessel. If enjoy space trucking and the occasional deliver mission this is the ship for you. If you want to do anything else.... get another ship.

[TheDecline]

I have enjoyed combat in the diamond-back scout a lot more then the Viper..........

Has a great cockpit view too and a great jump range, as i like to switch between roles on a whim.....

[The Rogue Wolf]

The Viper MkIV has a serious problem with heat. Don't even try to use a decent shield cell bank unless you like turning the ship into an oven, especially if you're using it to buy time to escape while charging your frameshift drive (hello, 140% heat!). I prefer to stick with the MkIII and sacrifice the better armor and shields for better maneuverability.

[Pingu (request song)]

Agree with TheDecline, brilliant ship.
I've been using it for combat, primarily bounty hunting. Outfitted well; it holds its own vs medium outfitted ships.
I've gotten a lot more out of the scout in combat vs my previously maxed cobra.

For the low cost, you may as well outfit it and give it a spin.