All the old ships will soon be obsolete. All of them. Unless FDEV offer modifications to make them more relevant. Optional SCO harnesses, module splitters, New engineering options...there are ways to maintain or restore balance. We won't see them happen, though, because they are too much work.
That would need a lot more new ships. I can see the Cobra V making all other small ships obsolete, except maybe the Vulture, but the new mediums are much more balanced, and there have been no new large ships at all yet.
It would only take a few new metas after the Cobra Mk V: a heavy merchant, a heavy destroyer, a light fighter, a heavy miner (all three heavies can be the same ship, like the Cutter), and an AX brute if the thargoids stay a thing. Make a Viper Mk V, Krait Mk III, and Imperial Galleon, and the old ships are all but done.
I've always wanted it.
I've tried to make myself own and fly at least one of every ship, obsolete or otherwise, but there's a few I never managed to find a purpose for, so I don't have them all. If I find a ship especially capable, though, I kit it out a couple different ways. I don't want to always fly the same heavy ship for combat, I want to try them all, but not give up my trade Cutter, etc. And I got tired of reconfiguring ships.
There is the assumption that the older frame ships are able to fully utilise the engine thrusters that are fitted. Limited by design to (say) 95% of the thermal capacity of the engine would cap your thrust.
They're too good. I love them, but they are. They handle more smoothly. They have fewer heat issues. They do more of your flying for you. To be fair the same difference exists IRL between a new car and a design from an earlier decade, especially if a substantial breakthrough in technology has been made in the intervening years. Driving a '68 Ford pickup is a more real driving experience than driving a '24 Subaru Outback. If you love the former, the latter will leave you feeling empty.
Hahahahahahahaa - Sorry but the Anaconda has been a ship made from magic from day one in this game. I'm failing to see how ship stats have ever had any consistency in this game. Its a game. Its supposed to be fun. Small ships are fun to fly and are never going to "break" the game balance.
I never bought a Python 2 but for the T-8 that thing is slow as hell ... less than 300 m/s with dirty drag drives and 4 pips to ENG. It's nearly as slow as my T-10.
Less than 300m/s? My Type 8 is built for cargo and has a top speed (4 pips to ENG) of 307m/s and a boost of 521m/s.
Heh - I hate the way that ship looks. It flys nice but I just want to amputate those two arms with a chainsaw.
Its very versatile with its internals though. And honestly if you want fast Lakon is the wrong place to look. Well the T-series anyway. Only if the exclusivity is removed first (To be clear this is not me calling for this). If not, it's absolutely fine as it is.
