I LOVE the Eagle!!!

[DjackeR]

Hey all,

So I been playing ED for a good 7/8 weeks now. I joined the party late, but better late than never!

I must say I also play ED on a DK2 so my comments in a moment about the Eagle has a lot to do with how it looks and feels in VR!

The Eagle? Not the fastest ship. Or the most powerful. Its pretty cheap as far as ships go. Its classed as a fighter, but Vipers and Cobras flown properly can easily out "fight" it.

I have made quite a bit of money now, so I have owned everything apart from an Anaconda. But for some reason I keep going back to an Eagle. I just love the way it puuuurs, the way it handles. It has its issues, overheating for one. But damn does it look sexy inside the rift.

I think its cockpit is awesome! The field of view outside its windows reminds me of those ancient earth fighter jets of old like the Euro Fighter.

The fact that your strapped in and sitting very close to the action. You can look over your shoulder and see its wings. I love the fact its weaker than the Viper, makes for a good challenge at the distress beacon. Its just damn nice to fly inside the Rift in VR. It really does have big dog syndrome. Its a Chihuahua that thinks its Rottweiler and I love it! More BARK than BITE, but in the right hands its an asset in a combat situation!

 

[en1gma]

Got to say I underestimated eagles until yesterday at Freeport. I'm not a great pilot but can handle myself yet I found it a struggle against a cmdr to out turn him and eventually ended up at 25% hull before having to use the vipers party trick of exiting the battle faster than my foe. I love the sound of VR as toggling head view isn't ideal in the middle of battle. Looking forward to my ed tracker being built and shipped.

 

[Krow]

Totally agree... On paper it should be the first "skip" ship.

I love all the things you listed, especially the look.
Such a cool looking ship.
It's got nothing on teh Vip for speed but jump out of a few milk runs in a Lakon 9 then get into an Eagle.. it's like.. "WOAH... SLOW DOWN!!"

Also agree about the interior.
Wicked cockpit views.

To be honest, I really think the Eagle could do with 6 cargo space and at least an equal jump to the Sidey.

Bit more of a temptation for starting commanders not to pass her by.

 

[Jenner]

I used to be an Eagle man.... Until I was able to fly the Viper.

Still love the Eagle styling though. It's a beautiful ship.

 

[Ceo]

The Eagle is my favourite ship. But it's not great in its current iteration.

 

[Milky82]

You'll all be glad to know that the eagle should be getting a update on its capability come the next beta update :smilie:

 

[JamesBondage]

Would be nice if there was another fighter like the eagle but 20x as expensive with less overheating and a larger jump distance

 

[Toumal]

You'll all be glad to know that the eagle should be getting a update on its capability come the next beta update :smilie:

And indeed that is sorely needed! Doesn't have to be massive, but I think a ship like the eagle should be even more maneuverable than the Viper.

 

[Viajero]

I used to be an Eagle man.... Until I was able to fly the Viper.

Still love the Eagle styling though. It's a beautiful ship.

Once they re arrange the jump range of the Eagle, you ll come back...

 

[Alric]

Yes it's a thing of beauty with the DK2. The clean, high tech interior and the high visibility canopy.. looking back and seeing your wings, and the door to the rest of the ship.

I remember in Frontier one of the things I really wanted was some sort of bridge, or sense that you were in a new ship. They've really nailed it with Elite : Dangerous. The interiors are great and really shine in VR.

 

[Jorlin]

Once they re arrange the jump range of the Eagle, you ll come back...

waiting eagerly for the option of more ship customization like engines/shields/jumpdrives...

might make fights less predictable since you don't know wich modules are upgraded

 

[Zephyriel]

Eagle is my favourite looking ship, too bad it's so weak, it could have been my ship when I got the game. Maybe it will be rebalanced so there's still hope for it to be useful! As things are now, I'd probably go for the Cobra...

 

[mollymawk]

+1

I love the eagle. You get nice fights in eagles. get a few scratches, say 10% off hull, and people assume you're an easy hit.

I love the viper but often feel its a bit over powered.

I would join the EOC (Eagle Owners Club) and go to all the bbq's.
Not sure I would attend a VOC meet.

 

[Cdr. Setesh Jaeger]

waiting eagerly for the option of more ship customization like engines/shields/jump drives...

might make fights less predictable since you don't know which modules are upgraded

You and me both. I'm a sucker for customization. Which is why the paint jobs kinda bummed me out. I'm not against FDev having really unique paints that you pay for, but some of them are just basic color swaps. And I feel like that cast the shadow of doubt that there will be basic paint jobs in game.

The Eagle is one of my favorite looking ships (tied with the Viper at certain angles). But its current performance has kept me from going back to it. To bad I can't store an Eagle in my L9's cargo bay.

 

[HeavyGroovez]

Yeah shes a beauty.

Has mahoosive bounty hunting potential when she gets a pimped power plant so you can actually go places.

Plus bigger power plant = more power to shields which is really essential if you are going up against a couple of space scoundrels.

At the moment she is border line unusable.

 

[Unknown Terror]

I used to be an Eagle man.... Until I was able to fly the Viper.

Still love the Eagle styling though. It's a beautiful ship.

Same here

I couldn't go back now I've got the Viper but my time flying the Eagle was most enjoyable.

 

[King Hrothgar]

I love the eagle too. Satiek X-52 + TIR5 and this thing is really the best for situational awareness and handling. The problem is it's so damned slow compared to a viper and the jump range is just awful. I bought one, kitted it up with all the goodies and then discovered I couldn't actually leave system anymore. Ended up having to strip it of all the fancy toys so I could go somewhere interesting.

Any details on the buffs its getting?

 

[Adept]

Would be nice if there was another fighter like the eagle but 20x as expensive with less overheating and a larger jump distance

Is that the Imperial mk 3 Eagle?

 

[ErikNikolai]

I like that it's one of the few ships that aren't named after a snake. Don't slither like a snake; soar like an eagle!

 

[Non Grata]

Love the Eagle too. The view and sounds are great - dogfighting's dull in a viper/cobra in comparison - I have more fun losing a fight in an Eagle than winning one in a Viper that you can't see out of and sounds like 1956. Beautiful cockpit too (how did the viper/cobra end up with their ugly interiors??).