Will there be more than 2 New Ships?

Muetdhiver · Nov 7, 2018

Ratkatcher said:
3 dedicated exploration ships? AspX, DBX & ? Which is the 3rd as I can't think which - not a criticism (particularly as my favourite explorer is the Orca ) but just a question?

The anaconda of course. It's not a generalist. Rather a dedicated ship for every activity

Orca is pretty good. Canopy is worse than ASP but better than Annie. SC handling is good, internals are good (esp now), range is a tad below the ASP and scooping is average.

It will be a solid choice with unrestricted internals alleviating the scooping issues.

I wish the beluga would be up there in jump range with the conda. Would pick it anytime for the canopy...

Rat Catcher · Nov 7, 2018

Muetdhiver said:
The anaconda of course. It's not a generalist. Rather a dedicated ship for every activity &#55357;&#56841;

Duh! I should have seen that one coming

(as it is a ship I couldn't get to love it didn't cross my mind - my bad!)

Noovae · Nov 7, 2018

Mengy said:
It's less about a definitive number and more about giving explorers ship options when they want the best range possible. For four years that has been one ship: the Conda, followed by second choice, the Asp X. Many of us would simply like to have a few ships up there in range to choose from.

I suspect the Phantom will actually be up there with the AspX in terms of range (a lighter Krait would be just that) - and even better in terms of internals. There might be a sudden and radical shift in the meta from the moment of its release.

Kenneth McGrew · Nov 7, 2018

Ratkatcher said:
Duh! I should have seen that one coming (as it is a ship I couldn't get to love it didn't cross my mind - my bad!)

its the fiat multipla of elite

it has some snazzy pain packs too.... like the fiat multipla

Herukhuti · Nov 7, 2018

I would like a new explorer with a jump range to rival the Anaconda that doesn’t cost over 100 million credits.

Muetdhiver · Nov 7, 2018

Ratkatcher said:
Duh! I should have seen that one coming (as it is a ship I couldn't get to love it didn't cross my mind - my bad!)

TBH I have a love-hate Relationship with the Anaconda. It's just so annoyingly good at everything and yet has this crappy interior and terrible canopy view (esp with head tracking).
So, a lot of time I use X to do Y, and after a while I'm like : Duh, the annie would do it better with more jump range pretty much all the time. Which is darn irritating.

Han Zulu · Nov 7, 2018

Herukhuti said:
I would like a new explorer with a jump range to rival the Anaconda that doesn’t cost over 100 million credits.

And with a great view. The Anaconda canopy is a pain. Also having at least the same number of optional as the Anaconda, maybe one more even.

Han Zulu · Nov 7, 2018

Muetdhiver said:
TBH I have a love-hate Relationship with the Anaconda. It's just so annoyingly good at everything and yet has this crappy interior and terrible canopy view (esp with head tracking).
So, a lot of time I use X to do Y, and after a while I'm like : Duh, the annie would do it better with more jump range pretty much all the time. Which is darn irritating.

And while you're turning the ship you go to the bathroom, watch some news, take the dog for a walk, and a late afternoon nap, and voila, finally it has finished turning. Would be nice to have a new explorer ship that actually didn't feel like a dead fridge in glue.

Dutchman141 · Nov 7, 2018

Han Zulu said:
And while you're turning the ship you go to the bathroom, watch some news, take the dog for a walk, and a late afternoon nap, and voila, finally it has finished turning. Would be nice to have a new explorer ship that actually didn't feel like a dead fridge in glue.

Although I agree with you, it could be worse, some go out exploring in a Cutter, that thing steers like a tectonic plate in supercruise.
When you do a one eighty in a Cutter at least seven animal species have become extinct before you're finished.

sedilbur · Nov 7, 2018

Frontier. Please fix that stupid problem with the clipper hardpoint and centrum.
Thx.
CMDR crash.

pzykozomatik · Nov 7, 2018

Muetdhiver said:
TBH I have a love-hate Relationship with the Anaconda. It's just so annoyingly good at everything and yet has this crappy interior and terrible canopy view (esp with head tracking).
So, a lot of time I use X to do Y, and after a while I'm like : Duh, the annie would do it better with more jump range pretty much all the time. Which is darn irritating.

Hm. I never could find an appropriate spot in my fleet for the Annie. My first and only one got mothballed for a long period just after a few weeks of flying it. Afterwards I only used it from time to time to do a quick tour d'engineers for the modules to put in my most recent ship purchase. Only just recently it has found a new purpose as a dedicated thargoid scout killer. But for every other job, I have a dedicated ship that's not an Anaconda. As for multipurpose, the answer for me personally is always the Krait (never managed to take a liking to the other hyped "best" mp ship, the Python, either, before the Krait was released).

Bob McBobblehead · Nov 8, 2018

It's Thursday, that means it's chips day. Will it be a salt and vinegar or gravy after the stream, only time will tell.

Kamiyoda · Nov 8, 2018

Bob McBobblehead said:
It's Thursday, that means it's chips day. Will it be a salt and vinegar or gravy after the stream, only time will tell.

What are you hoping for?

Bob McBobblehead · Nov 8, 2018

Kamiyoda said:
What are you hoping for?

That FDev are hiding a big surprise and give those two ship plus a miner and explorer vessels and maybe a new SRV. If we get an explorer, it's an Imperial Explorer.

-VR- Max Factor · Nov 8, 2018

Herukhuti said:
I would like a new explorer with a jump range to rival the Anaconda that doesn’t cost over 100 million credits.

And then everyone would be flying that instead of the anaconda and then you will get the same arguments about there only being one proper exploration vessel.

If there is a ship to be compared to it should be the AspX and not the anaconda. It has enough downfalls to not make it optimum like the awful view and the poor SC handling.

FNLWA · Nov 8, 2018

Unless they pull a rabbit out of the hat tonight, it's gonna be a rather dissapointing finale to an otherwise fantastic update. Surely there is some final gamechaning YOU DIDNT EXPECT THIS kind of announcement coming? Pretty please?

Mengy · Nov 8, 2018

Kamiyoda said:
What are you hoping for?

I’m not getting what I was hoping for since there are only two new ships and we know them already, and neither of them is a medium sized Imperial Explorer.

So, realistically, what am I hoping for from today’s stream?

New ship: Mamba. Combat ship comparable to the FDL.
New ship: Krait Phantom. Lighter Krait variant with less combat ability but a jump range equal to the Conda.
Saud Kruger changes announced: no more special cabin slots (we know this already).
Asp Scout buffs. No idea what they might be but anything would help it out.
Beluga buffs: Add more internals to finally make it the best passenger ship in the game.
Asp X buff: reduce it’s hull mass from 280T to 250T. This gives it an Anaconda like jump range.
DBX buff: reduce it’s hull mass from 260T to 245T. This makes it the best jumping ship in the game.

That would be my dream Ships Stream today. I’m not expecting to be that happy this afternoon though.

Rat Catcher · Nov 8, 2018

Alec Turner just posted this link on the Livestream discussion: https://youtu.be/EIpN805aY6U

Cosmo · Nov 8, 2018

Official Mamba introduction video. It's pretty cool, Frontier should make the video longer though and show it in action.

[video=youtube;EIpN805aY6U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIpN805aY6U[/video]

Rat Catcher · Nov 8, 2018

Have FDev just pulled a fast one on us? (revealing a new ship - before the Livestream?)

Mamba - coming soon^tm - not mentioned beta in that coming soon - although next week may be classed as soon.

Now tonight may just be a little more interesting...