The argument some people have made is that it's supposedly designed as a "heavy interceptor". That's what a MiG-31 is. When it's a role people define as being different to a fighter, the obvious interpretation of that is that it might not have a good turning radius, but it would have speed to intercept the target in question (and prevent it from escaping).
The Python has neither. Ergo, it's not really a heavy interceptor. It just has the ability to mount a higher class of weapon than most.
But that's by modifying it. You can modify any ship in the game - and only if you've got the patience for the insane grinding the Engineers require (first to unlock the one(s) you need, then to progress along their technology paths). By modifying a ship, you're altering it outside of its intended parameters. You can probably modify a Type-6 which can turn and burn, but that wouldn't be what most people purchase it for.
Even as an A-rated ship, the Python has relatively poor agility (and, yes, I have A-rated thrusters on mine). The only way you can alter that is to effectively 'grind-cheat' and do the Engineers thing (which is no different to any ship in the entire game). Like the Asp Explorer, it's capable of surviving and has decent firepower for what it is, but it's not agile and it's not fast, which are the very things you're looking for when choosing a ship for combat.
The argument some people have made is that it's supposedly designed as a "heavy interceptor". That's what a MiG-31 is. When it's a role people define as being different to a fighter, the obvious interpretation of that is that it might not have a good turning radius, but it would have speed to intercept the target in question (and prevent it from escaping).
The Python has neither. Ergo, it's not really a heavy interceptor. It just has the ability to mount a higher class of weapon than most.
But that's by modifying it. You can modify any ship in the game - and only if you've got the patience for the insane grinding the Engineers require (first to unlock the one(s) you need, then to progress along their technology paths). By modifying a ship, you're altering it outside of its intended parameters. You can probably modify a Type-6 which can turn and burn, but that wouldn't be what most people purchase it for.
Even as an A-rated ship, the Python has relatively poor agility (and, yes, I have A-rated thrusters on mine). The only way you can alter that is to effectively 'grind-cheat' and do the Engineers thing (which is no different to any ship in the entire game). Like the Asp Explorer, it's capable of surviving and has decent firepower for what it is, but it's not agile and it's not fast, which are the very things you're looking for when choosing a ship for combat.
