Give the python an SLF!

Tex Arcana

Tex Arcana
Can't see how anyone would think the Python needs anything more.
Though, I have thought I'd like one of these:
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So. Who am I to judge somebody else's ideas?
 

Mephane

Mephane
As a Python owner: no.

First of all, the ship is good enough as is. With an SLF, we'd be back to the usual "Python is too good" complaints. The last thing I want is anything else about the ship nerfed in reaction to it being able to carry SLFs.
Second, an SLF hangard requires the corresponding bay doors to be included in the ship model. This is currently not the case, and would require significant modifications of the bottom hull which would make it more boxy and rectangular.
 

[VR] Mad Mike

[VR] Mad Mike
master_xean said:
This is a great idea OP! The fighter thing is cool it should be included on nearly every ship in the game.
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again i would ask, have you compared how the FGS (a medium ship with SLF) handles compared to the FAS (essentially the same ship but without an SLF)

give the python an SLF and it would be a very different ship to the one we have... if you want to make the python slow, handle like a barge, well that is all well and dandy but i would say again, be very careful what you wish for.... if anything i would suggest it be a python variant and not a forced piece of gear on the ship (just by adding the built in parts of the bay affects the ship regardless of if you put in the optional internal parts).***

****of course i am guessing you actually want a magic SLF bay which have no negative effects on the ship at all, in which case may as well delete the FGS from the game as that is the only positive feature of the ship over the FAS.
 
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Sapyx

Sapyx
The Python's got no space for a hangar. Sorry.

Perhaps a compromise: Python Mk II, able to carry an SLF. You'll have to make it squarer, probably sit lower to the ground so it can still fit in a Medium bay, reduce the cargo space...

...wait, am I describing the Keelback?
 

[VR] Mad Mike

[VR] Mad Mike
amadeus1171 said:
Ok, chew on this one:

If the Python is so great, then why aren't the gankers and griefers flying it?
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because most people dont play that way....... the "gankers and griefers" need do 1 thing and saccrifice every thing else to do that 1 thing very well Some of them gimp their ship so badly it cant even hyperspace any more, and they crow and complain when their targets cowardly jump out of a system because they dont have the ability to follow them!!! :rolleyes: . I can promise you they do not use their salt harvesters when they are actually earning money and playing the game in a more orthodox way.

Not good as an apex griefer does not mean not good over all.

the python is an all rounder, and in terms of allrounders it is by far the best one in the game which is capable of landing on a medium pad.
 
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[VR] Deggial

[VR] Deggial
I couldn't bother to read through this 9 page thread - but did anybody mention the Krait already?

It will be a medium size (combat though, not multi-purpose) ship ... with a SLF hangar.
What an awesome opportunity to perfectly balance a new ship around this powerful ability.
No need to screw with an already introduced and well rounded ship ...
 

Imo

Imo
It is not about if the Python is still too good or would be too good. When the Python was designed, certain game elements like the crew were not available. Since then the way of play has changed a lot with introducing crews and the Python is a ship that fell behind a lot because of the lack of crew abilities.
 

[VR] Deggial

[VR] Deggial
Imo said:
It is not about if the Python is still too good or would be too good. When the Python was designed, certain game elements like the crew were not available. Since then the way of play has changed a lot with introducing crews and the Python is a ship that fell behind a lot because of the lack of crew abilities.
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So a Python can't outfit turrets? That's new to me.

It's really all about the SLF. Which is, I'll grant you that, the more fun aspect to multi-crew gameplay.
Nevertheless, the design date has nothing to do with the ability to use SLFs. The Anaconda was designed at the same time as the Python and it can launch a SLF.

It's really all about and only about the a ship's design concept and overall balance. Some ships are meant to use a SLF, some are not.
Diversity and the possibility to choose!
 
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Delilah

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amadeus1171 said:
Let's make the python great again.

With that said, all ships should have some form of external fighter. And the scale should go from two SLF'S for large ships, one SLF for medium ships, and a drone fighter for small ships.
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This is an excellent idea. Make it so.
 

Lucius-Darcia

Lucius-Darcia
amadeus1171 said:
Let's make the python great again.

With that said, all ships should have some form of external fighter. And the scale should go from two SLF'S for large ships, one SLF for medium ships, and a drone fighter for small ships.
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Wanna do trading on M-Pad?
Take a Python
Wanna do (PvE)Combat on M-Pad?
Take a Python
Wanna do Mining?
Take a Python
Wanna have a fast multirole Ship with good internals?
Take a Python
Wanna do exploration with all helpfully stuff and don't have money for an Anaconda?
Take a Python :) (okay.....not really but you CAN)
Wanna do ANYTHING else?
TAKE A PYTHON!!!! IT'S MAGIC!!!

There is NOTHING a Python can't do......except launching a fighter.
I'd rather choose a little better maneuvarability than the Fighter but at the end the Python is so damn omnipresent in that game!!!
The Python does not have any competition. Why should FDev making her even more "The only ship to choose"? :rolleyes:
 

BigF

BigF
Lucius-Darcia said:
Wanna do trading on M-Pad?
The Python does not have any competition. Why should FDev making her even more "The only ship to choose"? :rolleyes:
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Ahh Reminds me of the Asp X days when every player you saw in game was in one. shoulda renamed it the Asp Navel as everyones got one.

Small drone fighter type stuff has some merit though not just for the Python, thinking poor mans Thargon tech, more like an AI missile strike with limited brains.
 

amadeus1171

amadeus1171
BigF said:
Ahh Reminds me of the Asp X days when every player you saw in game was in one. shoulda renamed it the Asp Navel as everyones got one.

Small drone fighter type stuff has some merit though not just for the Python, thinking poor mans Thargon tech, more like an AI missile strike with limited brains.
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Not everyone has a navel.
 
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