When is an Anaconda better than a Vulture?

KaizoMK

KaizoMK
I'm pretty impatient when it comes to my ship purchases. That said, I bought a stock python and had some fun slowly upgrading it and blowing ships away with my sweet hardpoints.

Fast forward to today, I'm in a Vulture primarily when it comes to combat, and I'm on the quest to earn the funds for a conda. Assuming no discounts (I'll make those calculations later) what amount of money should I spend on a conda before I can expect it to be as durable as a Vulture and quite deadlier?

All opinions welcome here, I know it's not a fair question due to play style and whatnot.
 

DjordjeDtW

DjordjeDtW
Python and Vulture - are two most precious ship in game.
Anaconda is too expensive, it's luxury, you play for mount's, for year's only to buy Anaconda, upgrade her and secure insurance by multiple times.
 
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marktay

marktay
If you just do combat, you may find the Anaconda a bit overkill (no pun intended). Sure with enough money you can load it up with Shield Boosters, SCBs, massive weapons and turrets and probably never get in any danger from the AIs. But for me, it was like trying to fight in an armoured 747 versus Tornados or F16s. Having said that - a skilful CMDR in a Vulture, FDL or Python could probably take an Anaconda when the reactor is targeted.
If you want to trade, and can afford an Anaconda, then it is a no-brainer - massive capacity like a T-9 but you don't have to give it 5 minutes warning when you want to stop.
 

KaizoMK

KaizoMK
marktay said:
If you just do combat, you may find the Anaconda a bit overkill (no pun intended). Sure with enough money you can load it up with Shield Boosters, SCBs, massive weapons and turrets and probably never get in any danger from the AIs. But for me, it was like trying to fight in an armoured 747 versus Tornados or F16s. Having said that - a skilful CMDR in a Vulture, FDL or Python could probably take an Anaconda when the reactor is targeted.
If you want to trade, and can afford an Anaconda, then it is a no-brainer - massive capacity like a T-9 but you don't have to give it 5 minutes warning when you want to stop.
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I play mostly solo at the moment - I only have to worry about how fast I can kill npc's, or how many I can fight at once.
 

Carro

Banned
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It's good to try combat in all ships. I like to have sessions in my A-rated Anaconda (400 million with discounts) and then I like to get out the Imperial Courier for some fast dogfighting. I also love the Vulture. ;-)
 

Bortas

Bortas
KaizoMK said:
Fast forward to today, I'm in a Vulture primarily when it comes to combat, and I'm on the quest to earn the funds for a conda. Assuming no discounts (I'll make those calculations later) what amount of money should I spend on a conda before I can expect it to be as durable as a Vulture and quite deadlier?
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They are really hard to compare. The Vulture is a pure comabt ship, and a fast and nimble one.

The Conda is currently the best trading ship in the game. Of course you can also fit it for combat, but don't bother, unless you can spend 500+ mill credits for it. A Combat-Conda is extraordinarily deadly, but it is also extraordinarily slow. Tbh it's not really fun to fly. Also keeping your shields up at all times is crucial. If they fail, the Conda goes down very fast, probably faster, than you can jump out, so don't be too self-confident when flying around in it.

If you are looking for a heavy combat ship, I'd recommend a Python, which takes around 200 mill to fit for combat. It doesn't pack as much punch, but is much more versatile. A Combat-Conda isn't for everyday use. It's a powerful support ship in a wing but on its own it has very limited uses.
 

Samosa

Samosa
Perhaps this will help you decide. Here's a screenshot of me flying my Anaconda:

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EddyRockSteady

EddyRockSteady
Bortas said:
A Combat-Conda isn't for everyday use. It's a powerful support ship in a wing but on its own it has very limited uses.
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Limited use?

Respectfully disagree, strongly.

It is by far the most effective ship in the game as far as money-making is concerned. You do not need speed as ships rarely survive the Alpha-strike and even then, it out-turns everything in the game with FA-off flight. If it's NPC hunting you're after then the Anaconda is absolutely unbeatable by a very far margin.
 

Bortas

Bortas
EddyRockSteady said:
It is by far the most effective ship in the game as far as money-making is concerned.
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Of course... as a trading ship... using one myself for that purpose ;) Nothing else you can do with it comes close to what you can earn with trading.

You do not need speed as ships rarely survive the Alpha-strike and even then, it out-turns everything in the game with FA-off flight. If it's NPC hunting you're after then the Anaconda is absolutely unbeatable by a very far margin.
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Didn't read the pure solo mode part. For pure NPC hunting it's fine, of course.

For PvP on the other hand, I wouldn't use it outside of a wing, but since that's not of interest for the OP, it doesn't matter in this case.
 

Rauminen

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I would say count about 250 with discounts - purely because you would have to go for turrets and shield boosters (and therefore higher power gen) just to offset for the nimbleness of the Vulture.

You can try to balance boosters and scbs - the latter would give you a bit more staying power in RES and CZ.

That said, for 250 you can get a completely A rated combat Python, and oh boy having beams on, you can smoke away smaller ships in a few seconds - even cobras take about 10-15s in RES if you can keep them in focus. (without targeting PP)

To go over THAT performance, you would need that previously mentioned 400 for the Conda IMHO. Considering the maxed Vulture stops at about 25 (unless beam turrets) then you get the picture.

I moved to Python from Vulture, and I'm not thinking about conda for a loong time. To each their own I guess.
 

KaizoMK

KaizoMK
camper said:
100 millions is enough for the said task, assuming it's PvE only. This loadout is already deadlier than a Vulture :)
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This guy gets rep for giving me a good answer.

EddyRockSteady said:
Limited use?

Respectfully disagree, strongly.

It is by far the most effective ship in the game as far as money-making is concerned. You do not need speed as ships rarely survive the Alpha-strike and even then, it out-turns everything in the game with FA-off flight. If it's NPC hunting you're after then the Anaconda is absolutely unbeatable by a very far margin.
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This guy gets rep because he gets it.

Comedians also got rep. Thanks for the help guys! I'm probably gonna faff about the galaxy until I get a trade conda, and slowly outfit that beast for combat.
 

KaizoMK

KaizoMK
Rauminen said:
I would say count about 250 with discounts - purely because you would have to go for turrets and shield boosters (and therefore higher power gen) just to offset for the nimbleness of the Vulture.

You can try to balance boosters and scbs - the latter would give you a bit more staying power in RES and CZ.

That said, for 250 you can get a completely A rated combat Python, and oh boy having beams on, you can smoke away smaller ships in a few seconds - even cobras take about 10-15s in RES if you can keep them in focus. (without targeting PP)

To go over THAT performance, you would need that previously mentioned 400 for the Conda IMHO. Considering the maxed Vulture stops at about 25 (unless beam turrets) then you get the picture.

I moved to Python from Vulture, and I'm not thinking about conda for a loong time. To each their own I guess.
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I definitely expected that a python would be better than a conda for a long time. But I'd rather fly the suboptimal luxury ship that I can build into the behemoth.
 
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