Eagle tier: Imperial or Federal variant?

Bromley86

Bromley86
Obviously stats will change in ED versus FFE. However, in the absence of any other info, people have been linking to the FFE descriptions of the Eagle MkII.

The MkII is a Federal variant, with the MkIII being the Imperial one; so it's odd you start in an Imperial system with a MkII. The MkIII fixes the MkII's retro problem.

Anyway, all that sounds a bit geeky. The key point is that, given the FFE reviews of the MkII say something like "There is no real reason why you should buy this ship", some may be put off by the Eagle tier and stick with the basic Sidewinder. Especially as it's quite a jump from £20 to £32.

So, any official Frontier input on this:

  • Was the use of MKII a typo (i.e. should have been MkIII, free upgrade for all)?
  • Is the shiplist being fundamentally altered from the FFE one (i.e. MkI now Fed & MkII Imp)?
  • Confirmation that the MkII's retro will be brought into line with the FFE MkIII?

Thanks. (Doesn't directly affect me, as I'll be flying a Cobra :) .)
 

Zak Gordon

Zak Gordon
Must be a typo? But as we don't even have a basic list of what ships we can expect it could be an actual federation Eagle MkII? A Mk III would make most sense, but well......it might be a MkII!
 

Bromley86

Bromley86
Not according to the FFE manual. And that doesn't fix the problem that someone who's on £20 and who's thinking of uppledging to £32 might see and be affected by the negative language of the MkII review on Jades site. Or even in the FFE manual:

Hull mass: 6t (28t full)
Capacity: 22t (drive + 12t)
Thrust: 28g front / 4g retro
Crew: 1
Fuel scoop: Not possible
Mounts: 1 gun, 2 missile
Hyperspace: (1)10.71 / (2)42.85
Drive: Class 1 standard
Typical cost: 41,000
Designer: Federal Military
Research Directorate
Production: Federal Military Shipyards
In-service: 3199
Allegiance: Federation

Comments on the Eagle Mk II sent the Federation designers back to the drawing board, and their results weren’t really worth the seven years of work they put into it. From the outside, the Eagle Long Range Fighter Mk II looked more or less identical to it’s smaller brother. All the work was done on the interior of the ship — reworking the wiring and cabling systems, setting the control cockpit a little higher and extending the rear of the craft slightly between the wings to create two extra tonnes of cargo space. However, almost all of the braking power of the Eagle was lost in the transition, making the Mark II quite an unpopular ship. The pilots who upgraded had to seriously rethink their combat strategies, losing their rapid velocity changes and instead relying on the acceleration of the beast — which had increased to make this one of the fastest ships around.

Bob’s thoughts The first time I saw an Eagle Long Range Fighter Mark II, I thought it was a Mark I that had been well looked after. The first time I flew one, I thought it was a Mark I that had been to hell and back. Ask Lugie. I kept saying to him, “what’s the matter with these retros?” You want to know the funny thing? These things actually cost more than the Mark I. The dealers say that the extra cargo space makes it worth it. Well excuse me pal, but what’s the point of having the extra cargo space if you ain’t got a hope in hell of stopping anywhere near a system that wants to buy your cargo?
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