Buy Adder or save for Cobra?

[Dark Sun Gwyndolin]

I fully intend to buy a Cobra when I can afford it, and currently have 125k. At that point, is it worth buying an Adder if I am going to either sell it or store it when I get the Cobra?

[jasonbarron]

That depends on your playstyle. If you want to generate some funds via trading, pick up the Adder. If you like the idea of dog fighting, pick up the Viper as soon as you can afford it.

Keep in mind the base cost of ANY ship is just that: entry level ownership. To make any of your ships worth flying, plan on spending at least five times the base cost in upgrades.

Happy flying, CMNDR

[BrawnyFanta]

I quite liked the Adder as a steppiing stone for the Cobra. Although I was just using it to trade with, not sure what it's like if it gets taken into combat.

[Not So Sighted#8445]

Adder is a very multipurpose ship. :)

[khaoste]

Buy an adder, if you're making money by trading after all.
The difference between buy and resell the ship isn't so big, but you'll make money faster than in a sidewinder. Big cargo space means more goods and better trading mission's rewards.

[ikon]

viper if you plan on using combat to make money

[Not So Sighted#8445]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ikon:

viper if you plan on using combat to make money

It sounds like he can't get a Viper. Also it takes 3 million credits to outfit one. A good one at least. So he'll have to go down the Cobra line first.

[jasonbarron]

Doesn't the Cobra cost twice as much as the Viper?

[Arathian]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von jasonbarron:

Doesn't the Cobra cost twice as much as the Viper?

Yeah it does....

[OneMug]

Jasonbarron, a clarification on "5 times" as much as the Adder price itself, please. Do you mean that much to get all the best equipment available?

I thought an Adder would be a nice step up from sidewinder. Looked at an Adder on a station: 87k for ship, 4.4k insurance, 16k for pulse lasers, 18k for gimbled canon, 13k for shield gen, 13k for kill warrant = ~151k. I realize this is pretty basic equipment.

I've been mostly doing missions/trading with my sidewinder & now have 156,000 credits. I was aiming for 200k before I'd buy the Adder. So would my loadout above just get me killed if I tried to trade and bounty hunt with an Adder?

P.S. I did this loadout (above) with a sidewinder. Did pretty well until I got cocky and had my a$$ handed to me. :)

[Ottomic]

Base ship will come with all Es usually. You want to move up from that grade ASAP. The higher the grade, the more expensive the part. Hence why it takes several times the base price to get a decently (C-As) kitted ship. Until then, you are seriously underpowered in all fronts.

[Twelvefield]

Adder is a super sweet ride. It makes a great little trader. Its fuel economy is phenomenal and repairs are so cheap it's almost like the stations are paying you to fix your ship.

It's not great in a fight, though, but it can sting an unwary foe and run away reasonably well from those who would hunt you. The worst part of the Adder is the window.

With a few Adder trade runs, you'll be up to a Cobra fairly quickly. People like the bigger, gunnier ships but nothing outruns a Cobra, making it a cherry smuggler. At that point, you don't even need guns anymore.

[OneMug]

In my still totally vanilla sidewinder, I just did a delivery mission to Flint Station in the Apoyota system. Before I got there, separately, I was interdicted one after another by two NPC wanted guys: (I play solo because have a satellite Internet with lousy ping. Can't play MMOs. I'm grateful ED lets me play from my desktop.
)
1st guy was an Eagle. He dropped my shields to 35% but I got him down to 19% and he retired from the fight. I headed for the station again. Then,
2nd guy had a Diamond Back! Holy crap! But actually seemed to be able to turn better than him and got behind him several times. After about a 5 min. fur ball, the local authorities showed up and we polished him off. I got a 13,300 bounty! And I completed my delivery! Cost me 780 credits to fix the sidewinder.

Why am I braggin' on this? (I'm not, really...I thought I was toast in the first interdiction. and I just got lucky in the 2nd!) But it relates to my buying an Adder (above). I think I could do even better with that ship. Anyway, I'm up to 230K credits, so I'm gonna buy one tomorrow and keep improving it as I get more credits. Then I'll get a Cobra.

Thanks for your input about Adders, pros & cons y'all.

[Chew Ass and Kick Bubblegum]

I enjoyed the adder, it's a great thingy. Beautiful cockpit, speedy, and I did trading/smuggling until I could purchase the cobra.

[UNABOMBER]

Buy the adder, you won't regret it. It will serve you well.

[TheSniperFan]

Well, since I am a bounty hunter, I skipped tha Adder and the Cobra.
I went Sidewinder -> Eagle -> Viper -> Vulture...