Why though? Type-9s and Cutters seem to be very much alive and plentiful.
New ship: Panther Clipper
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This is the point of my previous comment on this thread. This ship should not be too powerful precisely because it will push current ships used for transport into oblivion. And unfulfilled expectations, ovechyped players will cause an avalanche of bitterness and disappointment. It will be something in between the combat capabilities of a cutter and a slightly larger hold than t9 (and cutter). Proposed capacity around 1000 tons along with maintaining the combat values of the ship will probably be this line. It will push t9 into t7 position of game assets anyway in my personal opinion (cutter we will see). The capacity with a striped ship from everything except holds will probably reach around 1200-1400 tons. So looks like you will get all range of yours "if's" ;-)
...make it 2K stripped, and we have a deal 
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its not a joke tho.. that would be a 30ish% increase over any other ship which came before.
That said i am expecting a little more than that.... my money is on somewhere between 1200 and 1500 tons. add in it will presumably be SCO optimised which will likely add yet another on average 10% increase in earning potential over the T9 (exact figure depending on how far the trade stations are from the star of course)
I 100% will be buying one..................... albeit with in game credits...... i wont buy ships with cash personally. i use my ARX for other cosmetics stuff.
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Everyone has their own point of view, no problem. I came back to play Elite just for Trailblazer, but I quickly realized it was a nightmare in solo, even though the idea is good. I have other games to play, so it's not a problem.
…with all optional internal slots size eight. Though size nine would be better....make it 2K stripped, and we have a deal
Nice opinion... I will be buying one even if it's around 1000 tons, just for the fun of learning its flight characteristics.
Until trailblazers I pretty much avoided large ships, I hated the T-9 and didn't have access to the Cutter. I learned to master and enjoy the T-9 so I finished up the ranks for the Cutter... It took me a while, but I learned to like it as well.
I have had these statements I heard when the clipper was announced rolling around in my head, It was along the lines of- We've made a new complete true bridge model. Something again like- Because it's a unique and very large ship. Those aren't quotes but similar enough along those lines. I'm curious what that actually means, a bridge like on a FC, that is walk-able? Maybe just mentioning it because the Corsair had a Courier cockpit?
I am really curious and looking forward to June's Frontier Unlocked.
side note: Was going to type- looking forward to June's FU.
But though new forum members might not understand and take it the wrong way.
I am really curious and looking forward to June's Frontier Unlocked.
side note: Was going to type- looking forward to June's FU.
But though new forum members might not understand and take it the wrong way.
Count me in. I'll be buying it on day 1 for the reason that it is so immensely good looking. Won't be able to fly it before end of the year because I am on a journey and far away from the bubble
There's FCs all over the galaxy. Bet there's one a few hundred light years from you.Count me in. I'll be buying it on day 1 for the reason that it is so immensely good looking. Won't be able to fly it before end of the year because I am on a journey and far away from the bubble
Dock, deploy ARX Panther Clipper. It would be stock obviously (depending on the ARX ship you bought)...but the FC just may have an outfitting fitted.
Either way, you could fly and test it out and then destroy it and redeploy when you get back to the bubble.
The T9 only uses 3% of its interior space for storage, so it could be half the size of the T9 and dedicate 12% of its volume to cargo and it would have double the capacity of the T9.
Not saying that it will be smaller thant the T9, it clearly won't be... But considering that the Cutter has a MUCH smaller internal volume but yet almost the same cargo capacity despite it being mostly jsut wings means that MUCH more efficient cargo ships can exist. So I don't think the size will have much bearing on the capacity..
But given how money driven FDEV have become recently, taking a CIG playbook and selling ships that "Punch Above Their Weight" for real coin is a proven way to bring in the cold, hard cash.
Yeah, I'm particularly interested in where the pilot's seat is. Zorgon Peterson ships are historically the only ships where I don't mind offcentre seating so much because at least I don't feel like I'm sitting in the passenger seat.I have had these statements I heard when the clipper was announced rolling around in my head, It was along the lines of- We've made a new complete true bridge model. Something again like- Because it's a unique and very large ship. Those aren't quotes but similar enough along those lines. I'm curious what that actually means, a bridge like on a FC, that is walk-able? Maybe just mentioning it because the Corsair had a Courier cockpit?
I am really curious and looking forward to June's Frontier Unlocked.
side note: Was going to type- looking forward to June's FU.
With them calling it a bridge, it would be cool if it means the seat is set back and raised above two co-pilot stations a bit like it is on a fleet carrier and would add to the feeling of it being large (bonus points if the seats ever get filled).
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Not quite CIG though, unless the PC releases at £/$/€ 1,500...
A tenner is hardly CIG's style
Interestingly, 10,000 ARX paint jobs and 16kARX kits are comparable with CIG's $5-$15 paint jobs.Not quite CIG though, unless the PC releases at £/$/€ 1,500...
A tenner is hardly CIG's style
But you're right about ships... A small CIG ship is $45+ which is the cost of an entire new game. LOL.
All that is quite nice and good, but tell me
When? WHEEEEN?
'course, they could be teasing it now and releasing it at Phase 5. That'd be funny.
I hope the Panther Clipper MK 2's cargo capacity is around the 2100 Tonne , or similar to the original ship in FE2. From a game point of view it sure would be nice to batter this grind into something less tortuous, and from a sales pitch point of view anything less than a cutter and a cutter and a half cutter is a waste of time from a hauling point of view. I'd imagine huge disappointment if this isn't a mega hauler tho and if the number of cargo it can haul isn't 2100T like the mk1, then go higher not lower fdev - HIGHER
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You answered your own question.
Hi All
We'll need a Crystal ball for this....(joking).
Current prices.
Corsair...Stellar 33,000 ARX.
Corsair...Standard 16,520 ARX.
Panther Clipper Stellar 00,000 ARX ?
Panther Clipper Standard 00,000 ARX ?
Please change the figures into the expected price in ARX that players think they'll be on release!
And keep that crystal ball out for a moment and speculate the price of Panther paint jobs as well!
Paint jobs currently standing at an average of 6000 ARX or 10000 ARX for 'specials'.
Jack
Not quite CIG though, unless the PC releases at £/$/€ 1,500...
A tenner is hardly CIG's style
We'll need a Crystal ball for this....(joking).
Current prices.
Corsair...Stellar 33,000 ARX.
Corsair...Standard 16,520 ARX.
Panther Clipper Stellar 00,000 ARX ?
Panther Clipper Standard 00,000 ARX ?
Please change the figures into the expected price in ARX that players think they'll be on release!
And keep that crystal ball out for a moment and speculate the price of Panther paint jobs as well!
Paint jobs currently standing at an average of 6000 ARX or 10000 ARX for 'specials'.
Jack
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