Just made me laugh thinking maybe trade cutters will finally fear those Npc Pirate Adders that make such bold claims all the time. About time if you ask me
Oooo Imp courrier gona' be crazy stuff with those
We'll have to see the extent of the changes to make any realistic judgments. Will it be a flat increase to speed or just to boost? Will it have higher capacitor draw or heat generation or power draw? Will it affect the handling of the ships or just the speed? We'll also have to see what engineers can do to turrets, shields, hull mass, thrusters and chaff to decide what happens with the cutter, but it never has been and I doubt ever will be a lame duck. It's basically an unkillable fortress that if even the most experienced PvP pilot in a small ship tries to take on will find himself exhausting his chaff and running for the hills because of the constant barrage of turret fire while the cutter pilot calmly sips tea on the bridge. That said, I certainly hope it increases variety for players. I'm quite pleased with the 1.5/2.0 changes to heat sinks, SCBs and HRPs as my builds have become much more diverse and interesting to play with, however I'm a main game PvE pilot and save the "PvP" for Arena (cough...where it belongs....cough), so min maxing to counteract a wing based meta doesn't come in to my ship builds. This also says nothing of the missile buff (major damage to external modules) and small ships with limited utility mounts will find themselves with a hard decision between ECM, PD, heat sinks and chaff to deal with missiles and turrets on big ships. A few missiles could, depending on the extent of the buff, take out half the hard points and utility mounts on a small ship. Lots to consider and it is certainly all very exciting!
Just made me laugh thinking maybe trade cutters will finally fear those Npc Pirate Adders that make such bold claims all the time. About time if you ask me
Life was hell in a Cobra IV before with the gnats pestering me... Anyone able to tell me what's worse than hell?
It is indeed fantastic news. I do wonder, though, whether these drives might only be compatible with Faulcon de Lacy vessels?
I too love the Courier, but we might need to visit an engineer to get that pimped.
Just speculating, of course.
Great post, BTW, @Heavenly-Hammer.
The Viper Mk. III has higher DPS than the Vulture, so a speed (and manoeuvrability boost in particular) would make it a pretty good contender as a light fighter. I'm cautiously optimistic.
