Any use for higher than D rated sensors?

Tycondero

T
Hi All,

I have been wondering about this for quite some time. Does anyone actually upgrade their ship's sensors to anything beyond the weight reduction offered by the D rated version? It seems to me that anything higher than D rated is just a waste of money, power and excessive weight for the advantage they offer. I could be wrong though, but I would like to hear/read how others feel about this.

- Do you ever purchase higher than D rated sensors, if you do why?
- Should Frontier make the higher rated sensors more useful?
 

Rubbernuke

Rubbernuke
They offer nothing really worthy. Hopefully FD will expand electronic warfare more in the future and make them worth it.
 
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Wolf Starslayer

Wolf Starslayer
I quite like having them on some of my more fragile ships as it means I can 'see' a CMDR usually before he sees me and it allows a few precious seconds to decide if he's pvp fitted and looking for bother or a innocent trader and take action accordingly. As for weight concerns you can engineer the A rated to be as light as a D, but the power drain is still generally too much for power-hungry ships/builds (pvp mainly ).
 

Ozram

Ozram
A rated provides a large range advantage. This is useful in a number of scenarios which require situational awareness (both defensive and offensive). B rated provides the most protection for the module itself so it is less likely to take catastrophic damage during combat. Unless weight is an extreme issue, I always go A rated.
 

James Razor

James Razor
If u run PvP, yes.

In PvE, less so. Higher Rated Sensors have a better 'resolution', meaning they can pick up smaller heat signatures on longer ranges. I once had afight with a NPC-DBX that disapeared from my scanners all the time at 3km or so that was proably running a realtivly cold build. Since i upgraded to A-Rated Sensors on my Combat Ships this hasnt happened anymore.

A-Rated Sensors are 'nice to have' if u do RES Hunting and Combat Zones on dedicated Combat Ships. But they are nothing that i would pack on my Mission Boat, Trader or Explorer.
 

Howe

Howe
They're pretty useful in fighters, which almost always don't have the necessary power to be able to equip them.
 

Rubbernuke

Rubbernuke
In a heavily engineered Corvette for PvE, it does not matter at all. If it flies into view it dies. If it flies out of range I just wait. A rated has great range, but the power requirements are not worth it, and I don't really hang around to take module damage so B is not worth it either.
 

Ozram

Ozram
Rubbernuke said:
In a heavily engineered Corvette for PvE, it does not matter at all. If it flies into view it dies. If it flies out of range I just wait. A rated has great range, but the power requirements are not worth it, and I don't really hang around to take module damage so B is not worth it either.
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As you say, pve, but even then they are useful if you use a warrant scanner. I only play in open so that A rate has saved me a few times and I have a constant eye on the scanners.
 
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DragoonKnight

DragoonKnight
Tycondero said:
Hi All,

I have been wondering about this for quite some time. Does anyone actually upgrade their ship's sensors to anything beyond the weight reduction offered by the D rated version? It seems to me that anything higher than D rated is just a waste of money, power and excessive weight for the advantage they offer. I could be wrong though, but I would like to hear/read how others feel about this.

- Do you ever purchase higher than D rated sensors, if you do why?
- Should Frontier make the higher rated sensors more useful?
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On some ships, like the FDL, the weight increase from D to A is not that much and I would run the A rated sensors to have better radar coverage in a Haz Res. On large ships I only run D rated.
 

Tycondero

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Ok, thanks for the information and advise. I will try to fit A rated sensors on my combat ships to see whether it is worth it. However, I still think that Frontier should improve them. Maybe better rated sensors should have a bigger scanning arc?
 

fennster

fennster
Wolf Starslayer said:
No you haven't , my error was thinking of the new life support mod and maybe a bit of whisky in the mix...

You can have light weight scanners(KWS etc. ) but not sensors
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That's a good thing. I was always thinking to myself 'If only I could shave some some weight of my 1.3 T KWS, it would really help in this 1500 T ship'.
 

goemon

goemon
i have A-rated sensors on all my small combat vessels and on my small smuggling/mission running ships (courier, DBS/ cobra, Adder).

and A-rated sensors on my combat FDL.

in a RES/CZ, the additional 1,8 km range does help for situational awareness - and a d-class 2 sensor (courier, dbs) has 4,68 km range only. in my speed courier i want to see more than 8 seconds afront.

for smuggling to surface ports or military outposts, being able to check system securities movements out of their scanner range is usefull.

i never A-rate them on my python or conda - their 5,4/5,7 km range of d-class sensors is more then enough for all game situations.
 

Ralph Vargr

Ralph Vargr
Combat: A. Unless the power and mass penalties are too high (Vulture).
Everything else: D. Max cost effectiveness. Least mass for speed and jump.
 

gazzareth

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At one point A rated sensors were meant to help turrets / gimbals track the target, not sure if that is the case now. That said having 8km sensor range is nice!

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bigity

bigity
Course, you can get a lightweight mod in 2.2, so fitting A rated might be more manageable for mass purposes. Not sure how much damage they really take in combat.
 
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