Best ship for pvp

[StiTch]

I never claimed it did - though I will say I find things like Decoding the Alien Ruins, or chasing comm beacon signals from system to system or salvaging materials for Palin far more rewarding than blowing up ships. And at the very least, there is both some reward (credits) and some measurable statistics (Combat/Exploration/Trade/Faction rank) to go with this.

And I never said it wasn't legitimate, just pointless.

If such actions had some measure, beyond the bounty issued, or some meaningful impact on actual game play, it would be a different matter entirely.

Well subjective appreciation of the alien/story line stuff aside, which is for all intents and purposes the only aspect of gameplay FD are actively giving a level of engagement to, my point stands that basically any activity in ED is "meaningless".

Pretty sure we were supposed to bring our own meaning to it. And I thought you would have had better things to do than lob incendiaries from the sideline

 

[Uvelius Sång]

While many prefer the FDL for PvP, I find it boring. Therefore, I love the highly engineered Courier, or a Python.
Yes you will die quickly in the Courier if you don't show a lot of situational awareness and are not really really reacting fast -- mostly due to deliberate or accidential ramming by your opponent maybe -- and you can't take down bigger ships due to lack of punch, but as a specialized wing support it is a lot of fun. Heat management is a true pain, though.

Big drawback of the Python is that it is simply too slow to catch up with any decent FDL, which can make it frustrating in my experience -- so, again, it is more like a tank breaker complement for wings.

 

[-VR- Max Factor]

I know this question would of been asked alot but what would you guys say the best ship for PvP is I'm going to start playing open more and try my hand at pvp

Sidewinder beats all.

 

[Bunkerkind Anni]

the best ship for pvp is the one that you can afford to lose. both in credits and mentally.

everything else is a matter of skill (flying it) and patience (tweaking it)

 

[Shinji Ikari]

the best ship for pvp is the one that you can afford to lose. both in credits and mentally.

everything else is a matter of skill (flying it) and patience (tweaking it)

Mostly, even the best pilots like Archon Fury can't beat a shield tank Cutter in his ships (sidewinder and DBX) simply because he doesn't have enough fire power though he does a good job at killing bigger ships than him.