Ships Asp Scout Torp Boat ?

[Tyrelli]

Anyone have any thoughts on the viability of a AspS torpedo boat, fancy a multi purpose craft, and I know the AspS is really a jack of no trades, but I like the idea that nobody flys it much. So a missile or torp boat ? Thoughts ?

 

[Fett_Li]

I've seen some people use Keelback torpedo boats and tbh I don't know why you should use the AspS over the Keelback. The latter has more utility slots, better boost, better internals and better shields.

 

[avow555]

AspS should have shipped with 4 mediums and a considerable speed buff.
Modules need a buff also.

Until they sort it, it's useless.

 

[Tyrelli]

Basically I want to fly the AspS because it is rubbish and no one else does, so was just seeing if a Torp /Missile Boat was viable.
I realise the Keelback / Cobra MKIII are way better

 

[Speedcuffs]

Basically I want to fly the AspS because it is rubbish and no one else does, so was just seeing if a Torp /Missile Boat was viable.
I realise the Keelback / Cobra MKIII are way better

I use Asp Scout for smacking Thargoid Scouts.
It's agile enough to be good fun, the trick is don't get hit!

 

[Old Duck]

Aren't torpedoes rubbish? I think I'd rather have a missile boat. My Dropship on PS4 is such a build, and it can be plenty fun.

 

[S0rkvild]

Asp Scout? Just fuggedabout it.
However you could try that with DBX. 8 torps overall, good agility and excellent thermal dissipation.

 

[CMDR Cknarf]

I imagine it would shoot torpedoes as well as anything else with the 2med 2small hardpoint layout.

Honestly it handles nice, it’s just kinda big, and slow for what it’s capable of.

You know, if Fdev reduced the price of the thing, it might have a purpose as a stepping stone ship. It just costs too much for what it does.

 

[13A]

Basically I want to fly the AspS because it is rubbish and no one else does, so was just seeing if a Torp /Missile Boat was viable.
I realise the Keelback / Cobra MKIII are way better

Maybe not a full missile boat, but I run seekers on my AspS runabout with beams to strip shields. It's agile enough to keep the lock in between salvos and damage is reasonable, but nothing exceptional.

 

[Tyrelli]

Maybe not a full missile boat, but I run seekers on my AspS runabout with beams to strip shields. It's agile enough to keep the lock in between salvos and damage is reasonable, but nothing exceptional.

seekers in the class 2 or the class 1 slots ?

 

[13A]

seekers in the class 2 or the class 1 slots ?

C1 seekers. The only advantage of a C2 rack is that you get more ammo, which I don't need.

 

[Cervantes01]

The ASP Scout is a surprisingly good explorer when engineered for jump range. The agility makes supercruise handling and fuel scooping a dream come true. It's fun in ways that the ASP explorer simply isnt .

 

[JetsonRING]

Basically I want to fly the AspS because it is rubbish and no one else does, so was just seeing if a Torp /Missile Boat was viable.
I realise the Keelback / Cobra MKIII are way better

IMO no. The Asp-S is NOT a viable anything. FDev released a borked ship and stubbornly refuses to resolve its issues. A complete waste of credits. o7

 

[BulletTrev]

I flew a Scout for many months a few years ago and really enjoyed be able to drift around whilst flying NOE !

 

[e1team]

I made a 12KLy journey in one! I love my AspS. Now it's a miner: with 4 hardpoints covering all mining styles.