I should have known better, I really should have known better.
There are many others who, like me, remember the 80's, when the sight of a hostile Fer-de-Lance, raking your hull, was enough to set your adrenaline levels soaring at the thought of Commander Jameson's imminent demise. But we couldn't fly one ourselves, as I recall.
However, I listened to the voice of the Internet, about how many issues plagued the Fer-de-Lance. How the cockpit was all wrong, how it handled badly, how the power was inadequate, and so on.
And I listened to them, and skipped the Fer-de-Lance, until the recently announced forthcoming improvements. So having taken advantage of the foolish business practices of Li Yong-Rui, I piloted my new, A-rated Fer-de-Lance back to my Imperial haunt, with a view to putting it in mothballs until the new season.
By the time I'd arrived, I was already half in love with this ship; then I took it to a Compromised Nav Beacon, and the process was complete. The penny dropped.
I remembered how I'd ignored those Commanders who slated the Clipper, and what a pleasure it is to me to pilot. Then I remembered that a minority of Commanders here had actually sung the praises of the Fer-de-Lance, as is.
I guess I'm not such a bad pilot after all. And perhaps previous experience with power management on the Vulture had prepared me technically. It does make sense to sort the power out, as the Fer-de-Lance is a luxury fighter and should not be struggling in that way. However, with full use of thrusters and toggling FA, the Fer-de-Lance is a real pleasure to fly. And what is more, as a UK driver, you have to love the cockpit: it's a very familiar perspective.
And the moral of this story? Never take opinion as fact, because opinions are like [...]
Fly safe, Commanders.
There are many others who, like me, remember the 80's, when the sight of a hostile Fer-de-Lance, raking your hull, was enough to set your adrenaline levels soaring at the thought of Commander Jameson's imminent demise. But we couldn't fly one ourselves, as I recall.
However, I listened to the voice of the Internet, about how many issues plagued the Fer-de-Lance. How the cockpit was all wrong, how it handled badly, how the power was inadequate, and so on.
And I listened to them, and skipped the Fer-de-Lance, until the recently announced forthcoming improvements. So having taken advantage of the foolish business practices of Li Yong-Rui, I piloted my new, A-rated Fer-de-Lance back to my Imperial haunt, with a view to putting it in mothballs until the new season.
By the time I'd arrived, I was already half in love with this ship; then I took it to a Compromised Nav Beacon, and the process was complete. The penny dropped.
I remembered how I'd ignored those Commanders who slated the Clipper, and what a pleasure it is to me to pilot. Then I remembered that a minority of Commanders here had actually sung the praises of the Fer-de-Lance, as is.
I guess I'm not such a bad pilot after all. And perhaps previous experience with power management on the Vulture had prepared me technically. It does make sense to sort the power out, as the Fer-de-Lance is a luxury fighter and should not be struggling in that way. However, with full use of thrusters and toggling FA, the Fer-de-Lance is a real pleasure to fly. And what is more, as a UK driver, you have to love the cockpit: it's a very familiar perspective.
And the moral of this story? Never take opinion as fact, because opinions are like [...]
Fly safe, Commanders.
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