Get ten times more and buy a cutter.
If seriously, Python, FAS, Chieftain and FDL do fit the bill, if you stick with bi-weaves and lightweight hulls.
I can't fly FDL for crap, cause of her stupid cockpit design for one-eyed people. So I cannot give any advice for that.
Or just buy a full-decked Vulture for like 30 mil. Best cost-efficiency of all combat ships imo.
If seriously, Python, FAS, Chieftain and FDL do fit the bill, if you stick with bi-weaves and lightweight hulls.
I can't fly FDL for crap, cause of her stupid cockpit design for one-eyed people. So I cannot give any advice for that.
Or just buy a full-decked Vulture for like 30 mil. Best cost-efficiency of all combat ships imo.
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If you dont have much experience with combat, buy a Viper mk3. Then fly a lot of hi-res. Do that for a bunch of sessions, and only then upgrade to an expensive ship.
Or buy a Diamondback Scout and keep it, no need for a higher end “combat ship”, not much more fun to be had.
This may sound strange, but Viper and DBS ar on the opposite side of the combat spectrum.
One is a jouster the other a brawler. Pick your flavor.
In my opinion the Viper isn’t a good starter ship for combat.
The not so good pitch rate makes it a ship that requires some skill to use, but in the hands of a skilled pilot it sings.
Started with a Viper, upgraded to a Vulture.
Still got the Vulture for Haz res shenanigans.
Still got the Vulture for Haz res shenanigans.
If you've got 135 million, then an FDL is a good ship too look at. This chap is just fitting one out and his build is coming in at just over 90 million, which gives you plenty of scope for rebuy, or some more expensive weapons :
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ear-Help-me-with-a-build-(Ferdie)-and-ideas-)
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...ear-Help-me-with-a-build-(Ferdie)-and-ideas-)
Buy Fer de Lance
light weight everything with engineers
fit multi cannons to all hard points, 3 x overcharge 2 x efficient with engineers
buy prismatic shields, reinforce with engineers
fit lots of shield boosters, and 1 x chaff, then engineer them to your liking
ignore ppl saying viper/vulture/chieftan. The Fer de Lance outclasses them all
then win
light weight everything with engineers
fit multi cannons to all hard points, 3 x overcharge 2 x efficient with engineers
buy prismatic shields, reinforce with engineers
fit lots of shield boosters, and 1 x chaff, then engineer them to your liking
ignore ppl saying viper/vulture/chieftan. The Fer de Lance outclasses them all
then win
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Vulture is a solid albeit a little boring choice. Vipers also are good, but as others said, perhaps not the perfect choice. If you have access to it, i would instead propagate the Imperial Courier. It's pure fun to fly. It might not pack the punch of the Vulture, but it's a very enjoyable experience. And if you loose it (and as beginner you will loose a ship here and there), it's very inexpencive to replace, too.
^This - Mine costs around 74 mill, plenty of change the get yourself a Viper III & IV. My Corvette costs 601 mill, great ship but I rarely use it, sleep inducing unless you want a quick kill for an assassination. Nearly 4 years in a Viper and I still find it fun, especially in open play, the rebuy is peanuts.
Yup, I third that as well...
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I'd agree that the Chieftain in its price range is unmatched. Definitely worth the money and with careful Engineering (Shield Strength & Resistances) an extremely potent Combat Ship.
It's the only Medium Combat Ship I've ever seen to turn around a clearly losing tide of War in a High Intensity Conflict Zone and achieve & maintain total spectrum domination 10 Minutes later.
Such luxury was previously reserved for Heavy-Duty Battleships like the Corvette or when deploying Wings.
Just don't try to tank PAs in it and you should do just fine.
It's the only Medium Combat Ship I've ever seen to turn around a clearly losing tide of War in a High Intensity Conflict Zone and achieve & maintain total spectrum domination 10 Minutes later.
Such luxury was previously reserved for Heavy-Duty Battleships like the Corvette or when deploying Wings.
Just don't try to tank PAs in it and you should do just fine.
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Go for a Vulture. A fixed laser and a gimballed multicannon, Bi-weave shields or a normal shield with a SCB.
Most basic start, not too effective but gets the job done.
Most basic start, not too effective but gets the job done.
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I'd say Courier or Vulture, maybe Chieftain, with that budget.
edit: My Chieftain comes in at ~122 mil, so that would be cutting it uncomfortably close.
My FDL is at over 200 mil.
edit: My Chieftain comes in at ~122 mil, so that would be cutting it uncomfortably close.
My FDL is at over 200 mil.
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Spend it all on a Python, fly without rebuy, get destroyed, lose it all. Then come back and post a rage thread.
It's a forum tradition.
It's a forum tradition.
I wish I could just give you an autorep button.