Lakon Heavy Industries: Customer Survey (WIN an Asp Explorer MkII!)

[Guidebot]

Lakon Heavy Industries: Customer Survey
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Greetings commanders.


Here at Lakon Heavy Industries, we're always trying to improvise and improve - it's the reason our ships are the leaders in their classes. Part of what keeps us ahead of the competition is the attention we pay to what our customers want. Our market research team get constant feedback from you, the pilots, so that we can create the finest spacefaring hardware in the galaxy.


This survey is aimed at owners of all of our ground breaking designs. We want to know how you use the ship, how you've fitted it out and what you think of the performance of our hardware, so that we can design its successor to exceed all your expectations - again!


Please take a moment to fill out the form below. Your feedback is important to us, and one lucky commander will be selected at random to win a brand new Asp Explorer mkIII upon release*.

[Blueprint for the upcoming Asp mkIII - What an astounding ship!]

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FORM:
Primary Purpose: Exploration/ Combat/ Trading/ Mining/ Other (please specify)


[IMAGE OF YOUR SHIP (optional)]


LOADOUT:
(be as specific as you like)


INTERNALS:
(be as specific as you like)


Any further comments:
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We thank you for your time and look forward to continuing to provide you with the very best in spacecraft technology.

It's not just a ship; it's a Lakon.


*:Release of Asp mkII may never occur, offer subject to galactic terms and conditions, may not be valid on weekdays, side effects may include nausea, vomiting, loss of scalp and kidneys. Your statutory rights are unaffected.







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Commanders wishing to use screencaptures of their outfitting selections are welcome.


Example of a completed form:


Primary Purpose: Combat/ Personal Defence Explorer

LOADOUT:
Utility 1: Heat Sink Launcher
Utility 2: Point Defence
Utility 3: Point Defence
Utility 4: Kill Warrant Scanner (D)
Small Hardpoint 1: Multi Cannon, Gimball
Small Hardpoint 2: Multi Cannon, Gimball
Small Hardpoint 3: Multi Cannon, Gimball
Small Hardpoint 4: Multi Cannon, Gimball
Medium Hardpoint 1: D2 Beam Laser
Medium Hardpoint 2: D2 Beam Laser


INTERNALS:
Bulkheads: Lightweight Alloys
Reactor Bay: A5
Thruster Mounting: A5
Frame Shift Drive Housing: A5
Environment Control: D4
Power Coupling: A4
Sensor Suite: A5
Fuel Store: C5
Internal Compartment (6): A6 Shield Generator
Internal Compartment (5): E5 Cargo Rack
Internal Compartment (3): E3 Cargo Rack
Internal Compartment (3): A3 Fuel Scoop
Internal Compartment (3): Empty
Internal Compartment (2): C1 Detailed Surface Scanner
Internal Compartment (2): Advanced Discovery Scanner


Any further comments:
"The Lakon Asp Explorer has exceeded all my expectations, and I am amazed at the customer serive Lakon have provided. I especially love the bubble cockpit and engine sounds. Long live Lakon!"


Suggested Improvements:
"None!"
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[Poseidal]

The current Asp is the MkII, in effect.

 

[Guidebot]

It... it is? Can you elaborate for me? Thanks.

I mostly just wanted to see how people are running their ships and thought that this would be a more fun way to do it =).

 

[PhazonAran]

It... it is? Can you elaborate for me? Thanks.

I mostly just wanted to see how people are running their ships and thought that this would be a more fun way to do it =).

You really don't know ?

The Asp Explorer is the civilian version of the military model Asp Mk II's (which first saw service in 2878). Lakon Spaceways now owns the licence to construct these ships and has marketed them heavily at customers looking for their first multi-crewed ships. The ship class has earned a solid reputation for long range missions and those requiring some discretion.

 

[Poseidal]

It... it is? Can you elaborate for me? Thanks.

I mostly just wanted to see how people are running their ships and thought that this would be a more fun way to do it =).

The Lakon Asp is a Lakon produced model (as they have the licence) of the old military Asp Mk2 - the Asp Explorer we can buy is in effect a civilian Asp Mk2. The Mk1, which I don't think we've seen in an Elite game, we assume were mothballed military ships and made obsolete by the Mk2, which has endured since 2878.

I don't know who made the original, but I think Core Dynamics are a likely candidate seeing as it is a former military model.

 

[Miklos Atreides]

Running my ASP for trading/exploring beside standard (rare)routes.

U: 0C Shield Booster
U: 0I Point Defence
U: 0I Chaff Launcher
S: 1G/G Burst Laser
S: 1G/G Burst Laser
S: 1G/G Burst Laser
S: 1G/G Burst Laser
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon


BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 5C Power Plant
TM: 5C Thrusters
FH: 5B Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4C Life Support
PC: 4A Power Distributor
SS: 5C Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)


6: 6E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 64)
5: 5C Shield Generator
3: 3E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 8)
3: 3E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 8)
3: 3B Fuel Scoop
2: 1C Detailed Surface Scanner
2: 1D Intermediate Discovery Scanner

If I am a satisfied customer? Absolutely yes.

What's my whish for the ASP MkII? An additonal Cargo bay of size 4 or 5 to differentiate capacity from the T6.

Regards,
Miklos

 

[Guidebot]

PhazonAran, Poseidal: Thanks for the headsup. I just got off the comms to our design department and they confirmed it, so I updated the OP.

Truth be told I only just started working at Lakon last week (and on a temporary contract at that...) so I'm still getting up to speed on the finer details of our range!

Thanks again =)

Miklos Atreides: Thank you for your feedback!