Made it as far as Ensign in the Federation. Took one look at the Federal Dropship. What a load of pants. So...time to aim for an Imperial Clipper. I'm off to Empire space!
Any suggestions for some nice Empire systems to work in when ranking up?
The Dropship isn't for everybody or every role. It's going to suffer in PVP when solo, especially if you try to fly it like a smaller ship using all hardpoints to alpha targets. It's just not nimble enough (although if you do fit 5 rail guns and score a strike, your target will leave a brown trail behind them in space).
In a wing or fighting against NPCs it can be a real force. Mounting a couple of beam turrets on the side hardpoints makes quick work of the smaller targets. The remaining two mediums and large hardpoint can be brought to bear on medium / large targets to pound home the pain. As was pointed out to me recently, the mass of this boat is enough to mean that it wont get mass locked by much so if things get hairy, you can hop out.
Plus it has as much cargo capacity as an Asp and can land on medium pads so can be used for multi role including trde.
I hated it until I flew one and now I love it.
Best of luck in Empire space with your Clipper. It's a good looking ship and much better for trade.
