I use the Python a lot, leaving the Anaconda and Cutter parked up in the garage. I've also been playing Beta, so I have been messing about with SLF. An engineered Python, particularly with dirty drives, is such an excellent ship that I genuinely worry that the nerf bat will descend again on the Python. The Python does not need fighters, and neither does the Clipper, incidentally [see Beta forum].
All the ships which now deploy fighters were designed conceptually with fighters in mind, except for the T9. The Keelback and the FGS were launched without their advertised fighters, and unsurprisingly have been very unpopular; that will now change somewhat. The Keelback, though, seems really to be just a cheap option of giving fighters a go, without grinding credits and rank. I can live with that. Giving the T9 the option post hoc makes perfect sense, and I can't envisage many people trying to kit one out for serious PVP. The T9 is a huge, ungainly trader with measly defence: the T9 deserves a fighter!
The Anaconda, and moreso the Corvette and Cutter, are no-brainers. I think there is a general consensus as to why they are SLF capable; the Beluga, given its size and purpose, also makes sense. Although it is worth pointing out that most passengers, particularly the high rollers, are risk averse. Every time you get into SLF pew-pew action, their satisfaction diminishes. This eventually leads to a reduction in your fee, and once you've paid your crewmate's percentage, you might start to consider swapping the fighter bay for another passenger cabin.
All the ships which now deploy fighters were designed conceptually with fighters in mind, except for the T9. The Keelback and the FGS were launched without their advertised fighters, and unsurprisingly have been very unpopular; that will now change somewhat. The Keelback, though, seems really to be just a cheap option of giving fighters a go, without grinding credits and rank. I can live with that. Giving the T9 the option post hoc makes perfect sense, and I can't envisage many people trying to kit one out for serious PVP. The T9 is a huge, ungainly trader with measly defence: the T9 deserves a fighter!
The Anaconda, and moreso the Corvette and Cutter, are no-brainers. I think there is a general consensus as to why they are SLF capable; the Beluga, given its size and purpose, also makes sense. Although it is worth pointing out that most passengers, particularly the high rollers, are risk averse. Every time you get into SLF pew-pew action, their satisfaction diminishes. This eventually leads to a reduction in your fee, and once you've paid your crewmate's percentage, you might start to consider swapping the fighter bay for another passenger cabin.
