Polaris or Carrack?

[BlackWolff]

If you had to choose between getting one of the two ships, which one would you choose? Don't make your choice based on your current ships. Make the decision as if you had no ships similar to these at all. And why would you choose said ship?

I know there is a massive difference between the two, but I am still curious.

 

[Han Burgundy]

Either you will be the nucleus of a fairly potent taskforce with some real punching power, or you will be a self-sufficient picard of the stars; boldly going and whatnot. Taste will determine what is best for you

 

[Stevetank]

I picked both. The polaris for helping the org in military pressure, piracy, and pool. The Carrack for exploration, smuggling, and piracy.

 

[Blind Owl]

I want both. And I'm pissed I never got a CCU to the Polaris, because I WANT it now. Haha. Very different purposes, but both amazing ships.

 

[Stevetank]

I want both. And I'm pissed I never got a CCU to the Polaris, because I WANT it now. Haha. Very different purposes, but both amazing ships.

I had to get a Polaris becausr I knew that I would end up the same way. Same with the Idris :(

 

[Blind Owl]

I had to get a Polaris becausr I knew that I would end up the same way. Same with the Idris :(

Fuck you and your Polaris . . .



Can I pleaz lick the windows?

 

[Sirus7264]

I like the Polaris and just thinking of letting my NPC crew piolet it in case of attack while I am going planet side in some side vehicle makes it all the better.

 

[Elmy]

If you decide to buy a Polaris. You know where to find one :P

 

[Blind Owl]

If you decide to buy a Polaris. You know where to find one :P

Any CCUs?

 

[Blind Owl]

If you decide to buy a Polaris. You know where to find one :P

Any CCUs?

Nevermind. Read your list. Too much cash for me to drop. *sad face*

 

[Elmy]

I got ccu. But ye. A ccu to a 750usd ship will still cost you alot

 

[Blind Owl]

Yeah. It sucks. I could have afforded one with store credits on CCU when the concept sale was on, but it was the first Warbond sale,and I was pissed at the price difference, haha. Hindsight 20/20. *shrug*

 

[Huegpaynis]

I had a carrack, because it was a biggish ship with a snub and a rover. It ticked all my boxes.
Then the polaris came about, with a hangar instead of a snub bay, and that was it for me. I was polaris all the way. For em, ti was about flexibility, and while the carrack likely will have a longer range, it's pretty well pidgeonholed into exploration and scouting, while the polaris can do picket, some armed mercantile, and other mid range tasks.

 

[Will C.]

I went the carrack/Idris route instead

 

[AstroSam]

I don't like this flying tampon-like butt-plug. Thus it is and will always be the Carracken :smile:

 

[Crymsan]

Okay I am biased as I have both in my hanger. The polaris is my one regret buying ship, its main weopons are torpedoes that are going to be hideously expensive to fire. Well it also has turrets and well we all know how shit they are they are not even as much use as week old pizza.

The carrack is a weird beast the top of the line in exploration ships coming with a rover as well. Of the two the carrack seems most obviously useful if you like exploration. Ironically I am thinking of converting my carrack into a cruicible because I have a terrapin for space exploration and like the idea of the sub type game play.

So the polaris is hideously expensive to buy (test has loads) will be expensive to man and run and fire.

 

[DirectorGunner]

Can't we all have both?

 

[Gearen]

Polaris

 

[Mich Angel]

I would pick both as many have said, but if I had to choose I go for the Carrack reason for that is the Polaris you can not handle on your own no matter how you do it, the Carrack on the other hand is possible to handle on one crew member but would be/work more efficient on minimum of 3 crew. Polaris I think it's somewhere around 5-7crew for it to be efficient or even more.
And yeah! you said it, they are so different and so are their purpose that they are not comparable at all.

There you have my thought on it and I totally left out their purpose for the need for crew to handle it is most important with out that purpose is irrelevant.. hence the reason I pick the Carrack.

CHEERS! :beer::beer::beers:

 

[Thugari]

I am not sure that I a remembering this right, but doesn't it state that the carrack has a repair shop in it? that would allow for some repairs out in the verse. plus the cargo capacity of the carrack. the ability to plot jump points and exploration, for me its a carrack and a starfarer all the way.