Any guesses about a surprise ship this IAE?

[FZD]

Well....looks like they rolled that pilots on controls only decision.

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I mean, that just means it's essentially a two-seater. Adding 3rd and 4th crewmember has even less of an impact when they're not even bringing new weapons online but basically just give better tracking and range of motion to the turrets. Which I mean, if you are in a situation where you need to cram 4 people into a ship then that's wonderful flexibility, but you're definitely not flying this fully crewed if you're interested in any sort of efficiency. Especially when I wager those two extra people need extra power investment in the life support, which would mean you need to actually sacrifice some firepower, shield power or movement power.

 

[Blind Owl]

I mean, that just means it's essentially a two-seater. Adding 3rd and 4th crewmember has even less of an impact when they're not even bringing new weapons online but basically just give better tracking and range of motion to the turrets. Which I mean, if you are in a situation where you need to cram 4 people into a ship then that's wonderful flexibility, but you're definitely not flying this fully crewed if you're interested in any sort of efficiency. Especially when I wager those two extra people need extra power investment in the life support, which would mean you need to actually sacrifice some firepower, shield power or movement power.

Yes, but it will eventually be balanced along with the rest of the ships.

For me, it looks cool (Anvil is awesome), has an awesome looking interior, and, most importantly (for me); I like it.

So rule of cool wins for me. It's a buy. Or an upgrade, lol.

 

[Aramsolari]

They certainly changed that quickly eh? Was there an uproar on Spectrum?

I don’t frequent Spectrum that much but that was the case on Reddit.

 

[Sky Captain]

If they are smart, they will implement situations where the atmosphere in an area is hazardous and will easily ignite. That would force people to use melee weapons lest they deal with a grenade's worth of detonation with each muzzle flash.

Thanks for that. I now read about the use of blades in the Dune novels a lot differently! And I would appreciate the use of blades for that reason in Star Citizen worlds!

 

[Blind Owl]

I don’t frequent Spectrum that much but that was the case on Reddit.

Lol, I too never frequent the Spectrums. But I do frequent the Reddits (they're on the interwebs, correct?), just wasn't on too much today, so I never saw the salt.

 

[Talonsbane]

Not a new ship, but DEFINITELY a great surprise. The last IAE show episode this year brings us something we've been missing, JAX!!!

 

[Raven_King]

Awesome. Best episode so far.

 

[Sky Captain]

Great episode! Episode 4 is definitely worth the watch. Glad they did a show on that.