For what it's worth, the Vulture is my favorite "everything except exploring and hauling lots of cargo" ship. My Dolphin can't win a fight against a griefer, but it can escape one! I had this put to the test when I was interdicted in an empty system in the Bubble that I was exploring (re: my old thread about exploring the Bubble). This NEVER happened to me on PS4, scared me silly, but thanks to speed, a military hull and HRP, and my clever use of cleverness, I escaped with plenty of room to spare.The Dolphin is a fine ship, though I generally prefer the Vulture a bit more for its agility and combat potential – one of these years I might get it Engineered up.
Fortunately, lurking in the darkness seems to fit me well enough.
Cheers.
These days I explore with one eye on the bandwidth meter