Have never tried pirating but have always thought that, given its mass the FDL would make a great pirate vessel. Massive enough to interdict anything Anaconda-sized or smaller, OK cargo cap and good weps, enough modules . . . ?
Gonna have to side with the Cheerleader (Imperial Clipper) myself: https://coriolis.edcd.io/outfit/imp...l1l02040401B005326lC0C06q2f.Iw18aQ==.Aw18aQ==.
Fast, maneuverable, plenty of room, and it looks good at the same time.
Fast, maneuverable, plenty of room, and it looks good at the same time.
I'll see your Cobra Mk3 and raise you a Cobra Mk4.
More internals, you need lots of internals to be an effective pirate, and stylistically, its very similar.
Cobra is an icon to ED but not as a pirate ship.
I feel there are two "real" answers to this....the Python, to players that used it back before the speed nerf as the terror to all traders, and the iClipper - which is the quintessential pirate ship at present.
In fact despite its known ability as an excellent miner, it is atypically generated only as a pirate in places such as a RES. Never a miner. Never a miner's bodyguard. If you find a non-wanted iClipper in a RES, may as well be a bug.
Any ship can pirate, but it doesn't make it a pirate-y ship. Anything that travels slow just isn't a pirate ship...sorry, not sorry
I feel there are two "real" answers to this....the Python, to players that used it back before the speed nerf as the terror to all traders, and the iClipper - which is the quintessential pirate ship at present.
In fact despite its known ability as an excellent miner, it is atypically generated only as a pirate in places such as a RES. Never a miner. Never a miner's bodyguard. If you find a non-wanted iClipper in a RES, may as well be a bug.
Any ship can pirate, but it doesn't make it a pirate-y ship. Anything that travels slow just isn't a pirate ship...sorry, not sorry
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That'd be the Krait!
Oh? You mean Elite Dangerous?
Oh? You mean Elite Dangerous?
I've never flown one, but I've heard a lot of complaints about it's speed.
wouldn't a mk IV be too slow for pirating?
With g5 dirty drives I expect it'll boost over 400m/s.
Just.
My laden T6 does like, 500+. Get your MK IV outta here lmao.
That poor Cobra needs a buff before it can be good at anything. I've never understood why it handles worse than a T7, and is almost just as slow.
That poor Cobra needs a buff before it can be good at anything. I've never understood why it handles worse than a T7, and is almost just as slow.
For SnG's I've used an orca just to try...before engineers I had to get really creative with power management, but now...no worries. C3 Fixed burst and 2 c2 rails for thruster sniping. She's fast, has got the cargo space, looks great in black, and no one expects the Porca...had a few runners find out the hard way and went to the black screen...just don't linger in front of a heavily missile loaded Annie. That mistake got me a a brand new Porca.
What the heck are you stealing that sells for 51,000 credits per ton? That's more than I can remember ever seeing even rares sell for.
It's possible in any ship, but some are better suited than others. In an FDL you lack cargo space & room for limpet control modules. For Bounty Hunting (or just general Pew Pew) it's excellent.
You don't rob a bank with a supercar. Sure you'll make a quick getaway but where does your swag go?
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low temp diamonds would be my guess.
Yeah literally only them, if you find someone with the stones large enough and the patience long enough to mine a full cargo load of LTD's, haul them in open and give them up without logging, especially if your lucky enough to chain people like this constantly, maybe then his numbers are accurate
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