So far this ship has been the perfect all rounder for a fairly novice and casual pilot like myself. Now that it's engineered I rarely have to visit the outfitters to tinker with it whenever I feel like switching roles/mission types, which means I'm having much more fun in Elite again.
The overcharged 6A PP feels like overkill and I can pretty much fit any modules I like. It stays cool and calm most of the time. Jumps easily around my local part of the bubble dropping in and out of Signal Sources, laying waste to anyone who gets a bit too close. Lately I tend to run assassination and scavenger missions and I can face down an Anaconda pirate that would normally have me jumping away as quickly as possible. The 64t cargo room even lets me take a well paid haulage mission now and again.
If a Krait or FDL is a bit good then my 1 large + 3 small efficient beams take down the shields and with thermal vent I can spin up a shield cell almost simultaneously. This means my terrible flying (I get hit a lot) is forgiven when the 3 medium multi-cannons open up to finish the fight. It soaks up so much damage against NPCs.
Sure you can find a ship that's faster, prettier, more agile and better suited to specific roles. But for me it holds its own in a fight, has a great canopy view, a dashboard that doesn't smoke like my T7, I can fit big guns that fire forever, and carry all sorts of limpet controllers. It really does anything I feel like doing and seeing as I upgraded from a Chieftain and reused most of the parts it feels like great value for money too. I want to say it's the SUV of space travel, but it's probably the minivan.
Here's my current build, any advice is much appreciated:
https://s.orbis.zone/fZKAHBa0
The overcharged 6A PP feels like overkill and I can pretty much fit any modules I like. It stays cool and calm most of the time. Jumps easily around my local part of the bubble dropping in and out of Signal Sources, laying waste to anyone who gets a bit too close. Lately I tend to run assassination and scavenger missions and I can face down an Anaconda pirate that would normally have me jumping away as quickly as possible. The 64t cargo room even lets me take a well paid haulage mission now and again.
If a Krait or FDL is a bit good then my 1 large + 3 small efficient beams take down the shields and with thermal vent I can spin up a shield cell almost simultaneously. This means my terrible flying (I get hit a lot) is forgiven when the 3 medium multi-cannons open up to finish the fight. It soaks up so much damage against NPCs.
Sure you can find a ship that's faster, prettier, more agile and better suited to specific roles. But for me it holds its own in a fight, has a great canopy view, a dashboard that doesn't smoke like my T7, I can fit big guns that fire forever, and carry all sorts of limpet controllers. It really does anything I feel like doing and seeing as I upgraded from a Chieftain and reused most of the parts it feels like great value for money too. I want to say it's the SUV of space travel, but it's probably the minivan.
Here's my current build, any advice is much appreciated:
https://s.orbis.zone/fZKAHBa0
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