Your Dream Ship?

[EverySingleTime]

Now that Fdev is bringing new shios, what could convince you to open your wallet? Easy for me. Small ship that is at least comparable to the Courier in agility/speed, nice cockpit, 5 or 6 small hardpoints.

[ZombieHunter]

More ships manufactured by Gutamaya.

[SPACER NINE NINE]

Originally posted by EverySingleTime:

Now that Fdev is bringing new shios, what could convince you to open your wallet? Easy for me. Small ship that is at least comparable to the Courier in agility/speed, nice cockpit, 5 or 6 small hardpoints.

they'd open a dolphin like ship to be able to go down to a planet water and go underneath into an under Ocean City

[Oven]

Nothing. Krait MK2's all I need.

[cswiger]

Cobra V ought to fit the bill, or no?

Anyway, small size ships are like motorcycles. Sure, they're fun to ride in, but you don't get a trunk to carry things in so you'd better not plan on transporting much.

And if something bad happens, you are your own crumple zone.
Bumper sticker on the back of a T9 Heavy: "I don't break for Sidewinders."

[UNBREAKABLE]

The Mandalay already does everything an explorer needs. I even took it out for Titan bombing and it held its own.

[EverySingleTime]

Originally posted by cswiger:

Cobra V ought to fit the bill, or no?

Not remotely, way too much of a chonker at over 4x the mass of a Courier. Cobra V is a midget Medium that ought to be much more sluggish than it is. More heavily armored, larger, and extra C2, and 2 more seats than a DBS . . . yet also lighter and faster. Hurray powercreep!

I don't spacetruck.

[Mark Skarr]

Originally posted by ZombieHunter:

More ships manufactured by Gutamaya.

A Mandalay-esque Imperial Corsair. A nice, sexy ship from Gutamaya with obscene jump legs.

[The Dweller]

Out of what can potentially become available - Panther Clipper.

Otherwise, something massive, epic and visually rich. Less of the sleek, plane-like vibe of Cutter, rather with a mix of both angular and smooth design elements. Monumentally sounding boosters implying imminent apocalypse, when coasting too, and lots of them; the current booster sounds are for the most part all weak in my opinion. An open cockpit that stands tall, offering a clear view of a large portion of the hull to convey the real size of the ship (which most ships fail outside VR), complete with some side windows. Multipurpose-oriented with plenty of hardpoints. Large or huge ship, if that ever becomes a thing. Kinda like T-10, but bigger, more elegant, less industrial and more luxurious.

As for opening the wallet, I understand that these promises are made out of paper - no pearl-clutching here, but I still don´t like seeing a verbal contract broken. Will still continue grabbing the cosmetics I like if the game continues to show promise on its galaxy simulation end.

[Niall]

Originally posted by ZombieHunter:

More ships manufactured by Gutamaya.

They are the best looking and my Trade Cutter, which is fitted for passengers at the moment, is a sleek earning beast. I can now run a carrier for literally over a decade with all the features. I have disabled a few of the features while I was dealing with the titan.

[EverySingleTime]

I doubt I'd ever get one myself, but it would be a true FDev feat to never deliver the Panther Clipper. Meaning it absolutely should happen.

[Niall]

Originally posted by EverySingleTime:

I doubt I'd ever get one myself, but it would be a true FDev feat to never deliver the Panther Clipper. Meaning it absolutely should happen.

10 years I have been waiting for that ship. I remember it took me months of in game time in Frontier Elite 2 just to get the crew to man the thing.

Yes I too vouch for the Panther Clipper the largest player ship in the Elite universe.

[Stelar Seven]

Give me the cargo of the Cutter, or better, with the handling of the Beluga.

Past that the Type 8, Mandalay and Krait 2 cover most of my needs.

[XOLiD]

Corvette Mk2

[Hox]

Panther Clipper

[Erei]

Open my wallet ? Nothing.
Dream ship ? Something with fighters/drones as main weapon (not just 1 fighter). Carrier playstyle. It will never happen, a single fighter leave the server in shambles in PVP, apparently, so a bunch of drones is a nono. But one can dream.