Quick poll. Asp Scout VS Cobra MKIII
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Cobra III... because of lore, the ship kits, the paint... and that speed. Mild engineering also makes it proper quick
The Asp scout is still just an Asp, nothing can make it either beautiful or very quick...
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Cobra III... because of lore, the ship kits, the paint... and that speed. Mild engineering also makes it proper quick
The Asp scout is still just an Asp, nothing can make it either beautiful or very quick...
What they said.
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Cobra. Obviously.
I just bought a Cobra but haven't flown it or kitted it out yet. I'm gonna have to give it some attention
I was planning to use it as a multi-purpose to gather Engineer materials and components then realised you can't store cargo yet!
I guess I could kit it out for transport missions and get my rank up with the Empire and earn some dosh at the same time.
What is it you love about each of them?
I was planning to use it as a multi-purpose to gather Engineer materials and components then realised you can't store cargo yet!
I guess I could kit it out for transport missions and get my rank up with the Empire and earn some dosh at the same time.
What is it you love about each of them?
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No contest! Cobra Mk3 it is! I'm exploring in my Asp Explorer (I know you're asking about the Scout...) now but I can stop thinking about my Cobra.
I use both . Im primarily a conda pilot, but if im bounty hunting, il use my cobra all loaded out with pulses. If im merit hunting i tend to use my scout loaded up with beams and missiles to get fast kills and bk into frame shift before local security turn up.
For general use though, cobra all the way.
For general use though, cobra all the way.
Cobra MkIII, the Asp scout is quite literally a DBX that trades maneuverability and a small pad for less jumprange, utility slots and two small hardpoints for a large and slightly more shielding and armour. It is sad that the combat variant is worse at combat than the exploration ship it is based off and an exploration ship that is nearly half the price. Anything the AspS can do the DBX can do better. Even speed wise the DBX is slow, the AspS is slower.
Personally I wish the Asp Scout was instead the Asp (insert trading name here) and was the ultimate Lakon medium pad trading ship.
Or FD could lower the T7 by retracting the landing gear by half a metre so it could fit in the medium hangars.
Personally I wish the Asp Scout was instead the Asp (insert trading name here) and was the ultimate Lakon medium pad trading ship.
Or FD could lower the T7 by retracting the landing gear by half a metre so it could fit in the medium hangars.
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Asp Scout, love it.
Cobra is a (very fast) one trick pony and it's only out of nostalgia that I keep one in my fleet.
The Asp has fighter class turn rate and is super nimble in SC. Makes for a great small courier ship and light/medium skirmish fighter.
The cockpit view is much nicer.
Cobra is a (very fast) one trick pony and it's only out of nostalgia that I keep one in my fleet.
The Asp has fighter class turn rate and is super nimble in SC. Makes for a great small courier ship and light/medium skirmish fighter.
The cockpit view is much nicer.
Dbx exp is amazing in a fight. I managed to solo an npc conda in one in a matter of minutes when i first started out.. i may retire the asp scout and see if dbx is more suited to hit and run style.
My fdls great for it, but its alot of insurance to risk, and occationally this game spits out an npc that seems almost godly!. I had an eagle nearly take down my shields on my conda! Go figure
My fdls great for it, but its alot of insurance to risk, and occationally this game spits out an npc that seems almost godly!. I had an eagle nearly take down my shields on my conda! Go figure
Two of us in Cobra III's were chased off by an expert rated NPC Asp last night...killed my wingmate. We got it down to 40% hull, 35% powerplant...I disabled it's damned impulse engineered missiles and a railgun whilst my wingie targeted the PP... but it boost rammed me taking me to 32% hull and I had to hit the loud pedal to get out of range to recharge the shields spamming chaff. All I could hear was "Warning, impulse attack!" and watch my Cobra disintegrate... My shields and one booster are engineered, obviously not enough.
By the time I was headed back with shields half charged, it had repaired it's weapons, killed my wingmate and headed towards me spamming those damned engineered dumbfires.... while still at 35% powerplant capacity, go figure that one.
Did they buff the Asp or something whilst I was asleep?
I boosted out with 16% hull, half thrusters and my shield gen almost gone.
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Is it just me, or do the npcs have unlimited ammo?. I counted 48 missles from a single medium seeker last night
*sits in Python with feet on the console*
Don't mind me, carry on!
Nb4 anything =/> me! Hehe.
Don't mind me, carry on!
Nb4 anything =/> me! Hehe.
Cobra MK III - it's what I grew up with
*sits in Python with feet on the console*
Don't mind me, carry on!
Nb4 anything =/> me! Hehe.
I was playing basketball with my son on the bridge of my anaconda while i made this poll, while my other son was flying pirouettes around me in myFDL, and my wife chasing him in my Python..
My nephew is [Snip].........in my clipper.. Ect ect..
I'm typing this from the jacuzzi in my Cutter, and sipping ona mojito! Between the two, the Cobra is much better, IMO. She is fun to fly. After a few more CEOs runs, I might park my Cutter and go full engineers on one. Or maybe the courier, I eagle or ??? I feel the need for speed, as 400 m/s in my Cutter is not enough