Imperial Courier release and details?

[Pyrion]

It's imperial.
It's a courier ship.
It's from the same company that made the clipper.

That should tell us something already. It won't be an "empire vulture". It won't be a fat trader. That only leaves multi-purpose/exploring. Maybe a specialized explorer, that would be a new concept.

 

[trinkof]

In the previous elite it was a heavy fighter one of the bests , with a poor jump range ...

I did not played the old one, but I read it on a wiki

 

[Rikk]

There's nothing wrong with aesthetic beauty. Which woman would you rather be seen with? Kiera Knightly (Imperial Clipper) or Andrea Dworkin (Federation Dropship)?

C'mon... the Clipper has more curves than Keira

 

[Doctor Axel]

My guess is that the Courier will sit in the same sizeclass as the Vulture - but it will trade a modicum of firepower and shield strength for a LOT more engine power and FSD range.

This would make it quite viable as a lightning-fast intercept fighter, and also allow it a little more flexibility to do other stuff (like being a courier.) But it wouldn't have quite the same acumen as the Vulture does for cracking open bigger targets.

 

[Rikk]

My guess is that the Courier will sit in the same sizeclass as the Vulture - but it will trade a modicum of firepower and shield strength for a LOT more engine power and FSD range.

This would make it quite viable as a lightning-fast intercept fighter, and also allow it a little more flexibility to do other stuff (like being a courier.) But it wouldn't have quite the same acumen as the Vulture does for cracking open bigger targets.

If it is that, then I will be happy!

 

[hoodini]

saying a "courier" ship should have long jump range is like saying the FDL is a bounty hunter which FD gave it very small jump range - so we never know ,at least in FD's world...let us hope.

 

[Doctor Axel]

saying a "courier" ship should have long jump range is like saying the FDL is a bounty hunter which FD gave it very small jump range - so we never know ,at least in FD's world...

Point well taken. =P We shall see.

 

[Blake_Dragon]

not overly happy with the current design, the old courier in previous games, i liked that design with the engines on the retractable (for landings) pods i was hoping for something much closed to that old classic look. the pics so far.... nostalgia and all yeah, i wanted one, badly. but this does not look anything like the ship i fell in love with so long ago.

this is what i was more hoping for

Spoiler

 

[Mister]

To be honest it seems like in general the devs are divorcing this game from the classic aesthetic of the elite series in a lot of ways.

The vulture is a great example.