Ships help determining anaconda vs federal corvette

[THE TROUTINATOR]

So I love my anaconda and have contemplated/attempted to get the federal corvette, ultimately I am having a lot of trouble actually determining if I should grind or not. I get a rank or two then give up, and back to the research of what is better, the get a rank or two, then give up. I love combat and bounty hunting, and recently I have been recently doing that, a load more than anything else, I look at forums and see the corvette players flock to these vs topics, but then look at the stats and the corvette's turn rate over the conda is...not much. what I want to make is a determining decision...Is the corvette's advantages (If any)over the anaconda worth the grind or is the anaconda just as capable as a combat vessel( I will be focusing on PVE combat).

 

[THE TROUTINATOR]

I would like to have the least bias possible, to be informed. preferably people who have and played both.

 

[davinator791]

Just get both and engineer them.

 

[Viscera]

For pve Annaconda is good. You can get some good weapon convergences set up, and put out a decent amount of damage. It also jumps well.

Corvette is just a little better in the most part. Its just like a slightly smoother experiance.

The good news is... All the parts of the Annaconda will fit neatly into a Corvette. So you should be able to buy one to test for yourself if you get the rank. I found it easier to just look at trying to advance the meter by at least 20% a day. This gave me the time to go off and do other things rather than putting all my efforts into just doing it.

Its pretty impossible to say which will be the better fit for your style of fighting or flying though. I really liked my time with the annaconda, but for me, the corvette just works better, so much so, I traded my anni in for a corvette again yesterday.

 

[Denneb]

Keep the Conda, which is very good for everything. While upgrading and engineering it, start to aim for the Vette at your own pace. As Viscera said, The modules are the same and can be swapped between the two. This way, the day you will buy a Vette, it will be a fully engineered one, and you will have a perfect basis of comparison.
The Conda will make it much easier for you to get credits for the Vette, than any other ship.
As for the combat prowess: Dont just look at the pitch rate stats. The vette maneuvers much, much better than the Conda, has much better HP placement, and a LOT more defenses, due to higher shield value and class 7 shell banks.
I will dare to say that, if you dont count the jump range, its even the better multipurpose ship of the two. Why? Because of the better internals and that it flies like a small ship in supercruise (very important). As for the range, with guardian fsd boosters these days, a fully combat vette can reach 30ly, and when you get a FC, range becomes irrelevant.
I have every ship in the game, fully engineered, and for many years I was in the same dilemma as you. Through the years I changed between those two ships countless times, until I finally came to this conclusion, and my Vette is my "do everything" ship now.
I hope I helped you a bit and, no matter how well informed my opinion might be, its still my opinion. Your mileage may vary.

 

[Codger]

I prefer the Corvette for combat over the Anaconda. It handles better (to me). I only do PVE combat, though, so if you're talking PVP then I can't say.

 

[Vedmo]

I used a Vette for quite a while before ever buying an Anaconda, thinking the Vette was superior. They are both absurdly overpowered for any PVE, but I prefer the Conda due to its hard points, both selection and placement.

Engineered, the Conda is a lot better, but I won't claim it handles as well as the Vette. I just haven't seen where that actually matters (once again, I don't PvP) enough to outweigh my preference of weapons on the Conda.

Only one way to find out what works for you though, OP!

 

[Screemonster]

The conda can do anything well - except turn. Nicer placement than the 'vette and better on-paper potential DPS (esecially given how awful the placement of the corvette's large hardpoint is) but the 'vette generally has better ToT.

Thanks to its supercruise agility and larger internal slots, the corvette is also quietly the best ship in the game for smuggling missions. Before the T9 got buffed with that second C8 slot, it was second only to the cutter for cargo capacity - add on the fact that its supercruise turning circle is on par with the likes of the python and it's considerably less drifty than the cutter, and you've got something that's both easy to line up on the slot of orbital stations and more than capable of rushing a planetary landing, all while carrying north of 500 tons of sweet contraband.

 

[KW001]

Aim to acquire a vette some time in the future (because why not?), but theres no need to rush as while the vette is better than the conda, if your only concern is pve combat then the difference between the two is not particularly large. If the rank grind is bothering you, spending all that time to only discover the vette is only just slightingly better could potentially be a bit of a kick in the balls.

 

[Speedcuffs]

Keep the Conda. Steady away, no rush. Get there when you get there.
I like the Vette, but it's down to personal taste.
The last thing you want to do is grindy gameplay loops to get something, then realise you don't like it.

 

[sinisalo]

Big ships, bah!

Take that money and turn it in to every small ship, or half the mediums. So much more fun to bounty hunt in a Courier or even a Krait.

But if you have your heart set on a Vette, then go for it. It's a good, but slow, ship. Take your time as the commanders above suggested, don't burn out for a ship that you aren't even sure you'll like all that much (better).

Try combat at 600+ boost before you do though

 

[Chaines]

I have to say the corvette is a magnificent beast, I would never choose any other ship to go on a high CZ with. It turns like a medium one and can down a shield in a few seconds once well enginered, plus you can substain a ton of damages. But for any PvE activity where I don't need it, I'd rather go with a krait or a mamba, it's way funnier.
So yeah if you like big ships and/or are aiming at high end human-PvE combat, go for the corvette. You can't fail with it.

 

[Abysinth]

I prefer the Corvette, but you need not grind. Simply find a Fed port, I chose one in Charunder [or something like that] and do what you do anyway but choose missions that favour the federation and it will come in no time.

I grinded [ground?] for the Corvette and quickly hated the grind.

For the Clipper, I did as I described above and it came without too much bother.

Basically, do what you enjoy doing just do it for the Federation.

 

[S0rkvild]

Yeah, worth the grind. You want the Corvette. Two top mounted huge hardpoints are pure fun. After switching to the Vette you will never to want to fight in Anaconda. Corvette also makes pretty good and safe multirolle/cargo vessel for open/cg trading, but don't forget about class 5 fsd booster to improve that rather short jump range, after the upgrade Vette range is acceptable and enough to work in neighboring systems.

 

[SENA-]

Lol, so many Conda fans here, ignoring the facts.... I started this game grinding hard for Conda. I sweat a lot with T7 and T9, to get the credits, back on time when tritium runs give you small fortunes; After that, I put my hands on my first Conda - pay back time, I said, since my whole grind was painfully stomped by furious NPC Condas smashing my hulls 24/7....
Bought my Conda, engineered her to hell, then I put her at work. Was nice for a while, great at multi role, and I used her for, literally, everything.

Months later, with enough credits on my wallet, I come to a point where I could afford the Cutter ... or the Vette. Since I was tired of trading and started to enjoy fighting, I choose the Vette. Some days of Federation grind, then I catch those burning / damaged stations, and the grind was finished in just a day - so I bought her, the mighty Corvette... the queen of fighting.

Did all the possible arrangements, shields and weapons wise. All the best upgrades, all tier V engineered. And oh boy, what a beast she become....

I could take ANY DAY a fight vs 3 elite NPC Condas in my Vette, but I am sure as hell my Conda will not last 5 minutes, alone, vs 3 or even 2 Elite NPC Vettes !

Simply put, the Vette is WAY BETTER in everything, combat wise, than the Conda ! Pitch is far better, I can follow a Conda 2 x faster than she can pitch, the weapons hit way harder - I use 2 Huge eff, beams, one oversized, other TV, and 3 Imp Hammers with plasma slugs ( yeah, I put a tier II weapon in a class III slot, but 3 Imp. Hammers hit like a truck, and since you fire 9 slugs, you can hit consistent even small, fast ships, at will, at 6 km range ! )

Usually best NPC Conda do not survive more than 30 seconds - because the Vette has another heavy weapon - the legendary ramming ! When you ram a Conda in your Vette, is over for Conda.

Let's say, to conclude - to compare a Vette with Conda, is like comparing a heavy tank with a medium one. Once you get the Vette, you will NEVER get back to Conda for fighting ! Never ever ! My Conda is a dedicated miner now, well armed, with a 320 tones cargo - great ship, probably the BEST miner in dangerous spots.

But when it comes to pure combat.... well, that place is ruled by Vette. I do 100 millions in 1 h in massacre missions easily in my Vette, stacking massacre missions, without ever loosing shields, and almost never using the SCB.s... With a Guardian FSD booster you can do all what a Conda does, but this ship, the Vette, was a build for fighting. I feel ashamed to use her in anything else than pure fighting.

Once you get all upgraded and fully engineered, you can feel more than confident to take 2 even 3 wings of NPC AT ONCE, alone, without fear of losing the fight. A thing I am not able to do in my Conda.

So, OP, if you love THE fight, go for Vette . If you love more trading and mining, Conda is for you.

 

[SENA-]

Yeah, worth the grind. You want the Corvette. Two top mounted huge hardpoints are pure fun. After switching to the Vette you will never to want to fight in Anaconda. Corvette also makes pretty good and safe multirolle/cargo vessel for open/cg trading, but don't forget about class 5 fsd booster to improve that rather short jump range, after the upgrade Vette range is acceptable and enough to work in neighboring systems.

You get all right, man.... once you tasted the Vette, you never go back on a Conda for fighting !

 

[Northpin]

So I love my anaconda and have contemplated/attempted to get the federal corvette, ultimately I am having a lot of trouble actually determining if I should grind or not. I get a rank or two then give up, and back to the research of what is better, the get a rank or two, then give up. I love combat and bounty hunting, and recently I have been recently doing that, a load more than anything else, I look at forums and see the corvette players flock to these vs topics, but then look at the stats and the corvette's turn rate over the conda is...not much. what I want to make is a determining decision...Is the corvette's advantages (If any)over the anaconda worth the grind or is the anaconda just as capable as a combat vessel( I will be focusing on PVE combat).

my 2c:
Vette is a bit more tanky (better shields and the other 2 size 7 internals are perferct for SCB) and a bit more maneuverable
Conda has better overal DPS, better weapon convergence and better hull stats - yea a Conda has a better hitpoints pool than a Vette.

IN terms of non-combat abilities:
Vette can carry more (again, those size 7 internals) over shorter distances
Conda can carry less, but over much longer distances.

edit: due to the extra hardpoint and the second cargo hatch, conda can be the best laser miner in the game (if one uses a build that is able to use the forward cargo hatch)

 

[SENA-]

I have to say the corvette is a magnificent beast, I would never choose any other ship to go on a high CZ with. It turns like a medium one and can down a shield in a few seconds once well enginered, plus you can substain a ton of damages. But for any PvE activity where I don't need it, I'd rather go with a krait or a mamba, it's way funnier.
So yeah if you like big ships and/or are aiming at high end human-PvE combat, go for the corvette. You can't fail with it.

Something is forgotten here, when you say Mamba (lol ! ) or Krait - NONE of those can do well against multiple NPC AT THE SAME TIME ! In fact, any small/medium ship, focused by 6-9 NPC at the same time, have only 2 options- run or die.

Another thing: I load my Vette with a class 7 collectors AND some 100 limpets, then I dive in CNPs or ResH, where I can stay 2-3 hours or all day without re-arming ( plasma slugs) - and after 1-2 hours I got HUNDREDS of materials - enough to engineer a full ship !

I have my manufactured slots literary field at 90% on all tiers because of that, thanks to my Vette - she, alone, gathered the manufactured materials for all my fraking fleet - some 40 ships.... You will never do that in a Krait or - lol - Mamba ! Fighting with 4 limpets 24/7 on your trail is a thing small / medium ships cannot afford

 

[Deleted member 38366]

IMHO one of the main differences when making such a choice is a key Question :

- can your desired Weapon loadouts benefit from having focus on 2x Class 4 Hardpoints?

If the answer is yes, the Corvette will likely be the better choice.
If the answer is no or maybe - detailed Ship builds (i.e theorycrafting them in Coriolis/EDshipyard) will be required to compare them or even run extended combat trials in these respective builds.

Another key factor is of course Federal Rank. If it still represents a huge hurdle (no ranks yet or still far away) - the Anaconda will be ready at anytime and likely won't disappoint.
If the Option of frequent retrofits is on the table (Ship is planned to switch roles), then the Anaconda gains another point... well, since it's pretty good at everything.
The Corvette is a highly specialized combat design in comparison - although it does make for a solid Miner

 

[Tikanderoga]

Conda vs Vette

I got multiples of both, but for combat, I'd pick a vette over a Conda any day.
Pro Vette
Vette has better combat abilities than a Conda
Bigger hard points (Nothing says "say hello to your maker" like 2 Class4 engineered MCs)
Bigger cargo

Pro Conda
Better jump range if you need to travel

My Vette runs on 2 gimballed C4 MCs, 4 fixed LR beams, 1 gimballed LR Beam with Thermal Vent. Victim pops a chaff? Fixed lasers keep going. No Chaff? MCs at your service.