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I fully agree, start to end. Including that the iCourier is the most fun to fly combat ship around. While i am impressed on what you can do with a FAS, i never got me one, i have a strong tendency to imperial ships.
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So also, FAS and FGS are two completely different ships. The FAS is agile, it's basically the "big vulture". The FGS on the other hand feels rather cumbersome. It moves with glacial speed and turns like a cathedral. Even after engineering it's still quite slow and requires plenty of FA-Off to get the nose pointing where you want it to. But it not only packs a massive punch and can take quite a beating (even more after engineering some HRPs for additional resists), it also is the cheapest ship for any acceptable MC application. I mean, it would be awesome if the FGS would have a third seat, so both my SLFs could be player operated, but at least it has a second one, unlike the Keelback.
See, I never liked the Courier that much, as much as I wanted an Imp ship, so I ended up in a vulture.
As much as I bash the Feds, the Vulture flew like a big SLF to me, and I loved it. Only problem I had was lack of firepower, and very little creature comforts. Never felt like a ship I could live in.
So, I upgraded to an FDL......
And immediately sold it due to it's terrible handling compared to the Vulture. Then I remembered the FAS, that was called a the big vulture, right? Got the rank and cash at same time due to haulage missions on my rank grind route (I had a Python), then got the FAS.....
And haven't looked back since, its a joy to fly, and just to sit in and wait for prey to spawn. In the vulture, if I wasn't fighting, I felt out of place in it, in the FAS, it feels like I'm a hunter, stalking my next victim, it's much more the hunters lodge, than the hunters tent.
And now with the price cut to Fed ships, I looked at the Gunship. Nice ship, strong, powerful, but I worry it's not meant for me. I hated the FDL flight model, how much will I hate this one. Is the fighter really that useful, or just a money sink via crew?
This is why I made the thread, I was scared at what I might do. The more I hear how the FGS flies, the more I worry I won't like it, that I'll regret the purchase. Even though I know it's probably a better combat ship.
And so you see my dilemma.....