ED Partners are showing the Cobra Mk V in action

[Sighman]

Head to twitch, look for partners streaming from the private test server if you want to see the next new ship.

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/elite-dangerous

[Agony_Aunt]

I think i speak for the majority here when I say may all ED partners fall bottom first onto a novelty shaped toy for getting to fly the Cobra Mk5 before the rest of us.

[Koopa]

faulcon delacy really ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up the cobra man why did they put the mk3 in a hydraulic press and sell it off as a mk5

[Sighman]

BTW, one of those streamers realised the module storage in the test client was 600, not 200, and FDev confirmed (in chat, at the time) this is the case.

Next week I'll be able to ditch all my storage ships.

Now all I need is a higher cap than 40 for ship storage on my carrier.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Now all I need is a higher cap than 40 for ship storage on my carrier.

Definitely.

[XOLiD]

Originally posted by Sighman:

BTW, one of those streamers realised the module storage in the test client was 600, not 200, and FDev confirmed (in chat, at the time) this is the case.

Oh nice I was nearing the limit on my stored modules.

[The Dweller]

Originally posted by Sighman:

You have it back to front.

The only way to become an ED content partner is to demonstrate a certain size of audience first.

Partner or not, they prey on players´ curiosity in order to boost their channel´s popularity by positioning themselves as the sole provider of information about the new Cobra.

That said, I am not in any way devaluing or disregarding your effort to share more details about the ship.

[Planewalker]

Originally posted by Sighman:

And FYI they revise their partners every six months and jettison partners who haven't kept up an interest in the game.

Sssh, don't use logic to ruin the drama, doomerism and conspiracies. XD

Interesting bit about the module storage for sure; looking forward to the MK5 too.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Planewalker:

Originally posted by Sighman:

And FYI they revise their partners every six months and jettison partners who haven't kept up an interest in the game.

Sssh, don't use logic to ruin the drama, doomerism and conspiracies. XD

Interesting bit about the module storage for sure; looking forward to the MK5 too.

The bit about reviewing partner status every 6 months is also in the T&C, but I'm betting nobody read those before stating X and Y.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Bullpup:

So weird that the term "influencer" is so normalised. I would have thought people don't want to be "influenced" they'd want to be "informed" impartially.

Yep, hence 'partners' for ED people, and 'influenza' for the rest.

[Un1k0rn]

I'm going to be busy for a while today.

What kind of speed and agility is this thing showing?

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Un1k0rn:

I'm going to be busy for a while today.

What kind of speed and agility is this thing showing?

676 boost in a mildly lightened (but decent) build. Not paper build.
55+ ly jump (maybe 60+)

Seems nimble, don't know the exact figs yet.

ETA: Pitch 72, Roll 192, Yaw 53 with 4A thrusters G5 dirty drives.

[Un1k0rn]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by Un1k0rn:

I'm going to be busy for a while today.

What kind of speed and agility is this thing showing?

676 boost in a mildly lightened (but decent) build. Not paper build.
55+ ly jump (maybe 60+)

Seems nimble, don't know the exact figs yet.

ETA: Pitch 72, Roll 192, Yaw 53 with 4A thrusters G5 dirty drives.

More than a Mk III. I just took a moment to see what a totally stripped down would get 652 boost, 53 pitch, 162 roll and 16 yaw. It's still lower all around than what the Mk V gets, and that's with a stripped down Mk III built for max performance rather than real functional use.

Holy heck the difference in yaw... Exactly what the biggest weakness for the Mk III is.

I expected as much. This thing has rendered both older Cobras moot. If it can mount a size 3 shield, which is an assumption I am making based on the other two Cobras alone so please correct me if you know more, it is also better than a Type-6 as a trader as there's only a 2 tonne difference, and the fact the Mk V is a small (Ody settlement bonus there) and has SCO optimisation, makes it plainly more useful. After all, the fast SC travel trumps a measly 2 tonnes of cargo for profit's sake.

It also completely outclasses the Dolphin for bulk passengers. Frankly the only reason to use a Dolphin now is if, for some reason, you want to do luxury class jobs from outposts. Loaded with economy passengers and again assuming a size 3 shield, the Dolphin can 38 passengers. The Cobra can carry 48.

The agility also puts it above that of both Vipers. Viper Mk III can be faster and more agile but only with a build focused on PETs.

This thing seems to be meeting every prediction I've made on what ships it will just be better than. It's probably a bigger shake-up than the other three SCO vessels combined.

Anyway, time for me to actually get back to my work.

[Niall]

Who cares about a Cobrviper? We want the Panther Clipper. Took me ages to get the crew for that back in the day.

[ждун]

Originally posted by Sighman:

ETA: Pitch 72, Roll 192, Yaw 53 with 4A thrusters G5 dirty drives.

what? That would be better than stripped vulture with 4 pips to ENG!

[ждун]

ive got an idea for a combat build already.
Perhaps 2x overcharged cytos against shields and 3x concord cannons targeting powerplant would be worth trying.