The Challenger - The Pilot
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Fair enough. Though I post my videos here quite regularly. And they're pretty well received.
I think I said what needed to be said in the video itself, but yeah, I can see your point of view.
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Removed, because once again, I’m an idiot.
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Well, typically I do what can be graciously called a review of a ship in the vein of Top Gear. Pretty visuals, snarky commentary, bad jokes, almost completely innacurate information, and a soundtrack.
As I've said, I typically post here on Tuesdays, when my videos go live, and then engage in conversation after the fact. Like right now. The posts usually get about 1000 or so views, a couple hundred comments, and the videos themselves usually get between 12k-32k views a piece. So, I'd like to think I'm not the usual fair of "Here's a 90 minute video of me taking down a Thargoid", and I was a bit more established that I could put up a wordless video post. But I'm open to suggestions!
Give one of my videos a watch. Doesn't have to be this one. And let me know what you would put in the description in the forum posts.
Review of the The Alliance Challenger from Elite Dangerous - by "The Pilot"
"I can't tell you if this is a good ship..." - The Pilot
Will do, once I get off work. Sorry if I came off as rude, that wasn’t my intent. I’m a big Top Gear fan (Clarkson era, not the crap they’ve been peddling these last few seasons), so I’m sure it’s up my street.
No worries at all.
I frequently come off as rude without meaning to. You have my utmost sympathies.
I like your vids Pilot, and I don't mind your heads up regarding a new one at all although I get a message when starting YouTube because I subscribed to your channel.
Keep'em coming!!
Keep'em coming!!
Found a quiet hidey-hole with decent reception during my lunch break. I take it all back. That’s good stuff! Really does have a Top Gear vibe to it. Can’t wait to watch a few of the others.
Edited my original posts accordingly.
I’m a little disappointed that the Challenger doesn’t really have its own niche. I have its two sisters (Chieftain for medium-range combat ops, and Crusader for attacking surface installations), but I always wanted the Challenger because I think it’s the best looking of the three. Too bad.
Ironically, I walked away from that video thinking “I should buy a Clipper”, even though I don’t bother with slave trading. Funny how that works.
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Thanks for that video, entertaining and informative as always.
It confirms my failure to appreciate the ship, or the Chieftain for that matter. I simply went straight to the two Kraits.
Please don't consider me for the "Free Painting Award." Thankyou.
It confirms my failure to appreciate the ship, or the Chieftain for that matter. I simply went straight to the two Kraits.
Please don't consider me for the "Free Painting Award." Thankyou.
Thank you, The Pilot, for yet another excellent video... I like the Challenger, it is 'interesting', underrated and unloved - but it does do a great job, cheaply, in a Haz Rez in a 2 person wing (both identical Chally's!)...
I like the Corvette more though...
I like the Corvette more though...
You should buy a Clipper anyway. It has it's own problems, but it's an interesting ship.
Yeah, I’ve heard horror stories about hardpoint convergence and poor shielding.
It is the only Gutamaya I don’t have, though, which has irked me for some time. Plus, I’m just a sucker for fast ships in general.
Nowt wrong with the Challenger. 7 hard points of doom. Took mine to Sagittarius A and back via Colonia with no AFMU or hull repair limpets and used it to facilitate Elite ranks in trade and exploration. Even used it for mining to unlock Selene Jean.. Very flexible and easily reconfigurable for just about any role and the three dedicated grade 4 military bays make it tough as nails, even used it as a shieldless trader. Cockpit vulnerability to head on attacks is its main drawback.
Cheers for the video.
Cheers for the video.
Thank you!
