You know that Siranui's sentence has the same meaning if you replace Ford Fiesta with Golf right?
Why is the new Krait so big?
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You know that Siranui's sentence has the same meaning if you replace Ford Fiesta with Golf right?
I'm just relieved I'm not the only one who thought it was much bigger than the original.
It seems like a "combat Keelback" to me, for all the god that'll be. [where is it]
A ship with a SLF, more cargo than a Viper III and more maneuverable than a Keelback and I'm all in... Sounds like a great mission runner to me!
My guess is this will be the Krait Mk II.
Yes, Had an XR2, loved it. Stuck to the road like Evo-Stick Glue!
It was in context of the Krait, not Ford Fiesta's.
Same here, happy days.
Mini's aren't even Mini's anymore. They're BMW rejects in drag.
*sigh*
Ah those were the days.... When British cars were British. Made by some bloke called Frank at the Leyland plant and were 100% guaranteed to start rusting before they got to the end of the production line........ Oh God!! I'm having Allegro flashbacks!!!!!!
Iirc Adam indicated in the last live stream that is was not a multi crew ship because it was too small.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...xpo-and-Let-s-Play-tonight-(12-10)-at-7PM-BST
I don't have time to rewatch it right but I'm sure he said something along those lines.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...xpo-and-Let-s-Play-tonight-(12-10)-at-7PM-BST
I don't have time to rewatch it right but I'm sure he said something along those lines.
Why is the new Krait so big? ... I don't know, why is the new Krait so big?
Ok, the Krait portion of this discussion has now ended, and we'll be focusing on a more meaningful topic for the remainder of the thread.
The Mamba!
I've never played nor heard of Elite anything prior to playing this game last year, but a few weeks ago I was reading a book about snakes to my youngest, and after reading about the black mamba, my mind drifted off to imagining the ship version of The Black Mamba.
Not sure if it existed in prior versions/Elite universe, but if not it should be:
- small, slender, and have a coffin shaped cockpit/body
- fastest non-SLF than anything else in the game and extreemly agile
- extreemly deadly hardpoint capacity. I'm thinking like, two huge and two large hardpoints
- weak armor, but large enough power supply and generator capacity, would be able to rely on rapid biweaves for defense
Basically, and big kids version of the Imperial Aegies SLF. Stuipd fast and agile, but no armor. The fastest and highest damage per shot than almost every other ship.
It would be the ultimate for experienced combat pilots, but less experienced pilots would likely die easily.
Who's with me!
While I wouldn't be opposed to smaller ships being more stealthy than they are now by reducing the range at which they present as unresolved contacts (though some other low emissions object may need tuning as well), I don't have any problem with there being ships that are simply outclassed.
The issue comes back to the economy, or lack thereof. We have an ever increasing money supply, with payouts increasing rapidly...yet all prices are fixed. I spent hundreds of hours in a Viper Mk III, largely because it was the best combat vessel I could afford at the time and for the first year the game was out, Cobra and Asps were far an away the most popular ship. Now, if I check almost any starport in the bubble, I see that the Anaconda is likely one of them most popular CMDR vessels, because it takes less time to get one now than it took to get a Cobra Mk III in 2015.
I think that is a myth. small short range light modded ships can kick some serious a*s, they especially shine in combat zones and their extremely low ship transfer cost makes them more than viable.
that said i would not mind if the krait was as fragile as a eagle with a similar flight model, just with a little bit more bite (4-5 light hardpoints) and some more utility slots.
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David has stated multiple times that the reason the Krait was not used early on was because it was too small to be useful.
I guess this is a Krait XL
'Murikrait
Not really, that was the epitamy of the 'Boy Racers Car'. I had and preferred the RS2000, and then the RS Cosworth (Escort)
I don't agree at all - while I have a FDl and a Conda I find myself often flying my trustee Viper (I also know I am not the only one who does that).Variation is a nice thing to have. I had hoped for the Krait to be Eagle maneuverable and Viper fast with only 2 small hardpoints...
Compared to the older titles EDs ship linup is decidetly underwhelming.
On the other hand I will welcome a mid sized allrounder with SLF capacity.
Mini's aren't even Mini's anymore. They're BMW rejects in drag.
*sigh*
Ah those were the days.... When British cars were British. Made by some bloke called Frank at the Leyland plant and were 100% guaranteed to start rusting before they got to the end of the production line........ Oh God!! I'm having Allegro flashbacks!!!!!!
I know it's a rather derided car, but I loved my Allegro back in the 80s. I think I had it for 6-ish years and went through 3 engines. But the engines were dirt cheap at the junk yard and could be changed in the parking lot. That Allegro outlasted my Morris Minors, Mercury LN7, Jaguar XJ6 and Daimler Sovereign that I had in the same time frame.
Yes.... And some folks loved big hair..... Some even loved Bros !!!!!
I was too young to drive back then, but a couple of my mates' dads had them. Suffice to say me and my mates would rather walk than get a lift....... It just killed the "cool" factor.....Very important to teenage heavy metal wannabees!!
A Viper is still somewhat bigger then a sidewinder. I suspect the Krait is exactly what you describe, a SLF capable mid weight all rounder. Looks good too. If it has an okay jump range and internals, it could become my ship of choice.
I like the medium sized ships. Anything from the Cobra and up, but on the odd occasion I still get my trusty old sidewinder and eagle out of the hanger.
I think they should have kept it small, made it a bit heavier and slower than a sidewinder with less jump range, but a bit more armour and cargo and given newbies their first choice of ships with comparison stats to start.
Us oldies expect a Krait to be a Krait. It was old and dated back then but still a useful ship in its class. With the legacy ships I don't think we need a full reworking of what they are, they should offer differences from what already exists for the class which would reflect that we don't all play or fly the same.
Us oldies expect a Krait to be a Krait. It was old and dated back then but still a useful ship in its class. With the legacy ships I don't think we need a full reworking of what they are, they should offer differences from what already exists for the class which would reflect that we don't all play or fly the same.
