Hm... maybe it'll be a better explorer than the Conda, was always looking forward to a exploring ship to have, maybe this will answer my prayer.
Eyes get tired when you have to stare at the distance between you and a trading ship to make sure they throttled down or have to line up rail guns against their drives... I can use a break.
Give me a star to stare at for a change.
Still, why would they release this with the I.Courier? People are going to make comparison and there's some huge distinction in aesthetics here...
I've thought a LOT about this ship. Here are my predictions/realistic hopes for the Diamondback:
-30.000.000+ Cr. price-tag.
-40-45Ly max jump range, 28-32Ly range with weapons equipped.
-4 Medium weapon mounts and 1 Large mount. Or, 2 Med. and 2 Lrg.
-4 Utility slots.
-5-6 Internals slots.
-...
...I'll add more as I think of them.
Nice humble brag about being a notorious pirate, BTW. We get it already for Gord's sake!
I think that releasing The Diamondback alongside the Imperial Courier is actually a super good thing. The fans of shiny, sleek, Star Trek looking ships can monk it over the IC, whilst the rest of us
(with souls) can pine for the DB. I like threads arguing about which ship looks better. They are always so fun and lighthearted. We need more of that in the forums.