I agree, 2S4 guns would make this attractive.
View: https://youtu.be/KiJ7sM_AXRQ?si=29haz2wQ71Y88GKa
RSI Meteor
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This video was good informed speculation. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds likely the RSI Meteor will be a mini Zeus Mantis that loses Mantis QD specialization. So a $125-range ’cheap Mantis’ utility ship.
CIG seems to be following a pattern with the Vanguard > Asgard, Prowler > Utility, and next the Mantis > Meteor (> in specialization and price).
Sounds likely the RSI Meteor will be a mini Zeus Mantis that loses Mantis QD specialization. So a $125-range ’cheap Mantis’ utility ship.
CIG seems to be following a pattern with the Vanguard > Asgard, Prowler > Utility, and next the Mantis > Meteor (> in specialization and price).
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Do you think it's filling in holes they've spotted in the overall ship line-up which they may maybe need more for NPC operations than being intended principally for player use?
Or maybe building in-verse upgrade ladder/s for that profession and ability?
I’d like to think CIG is filling niches, but seeing the number of ship choices already that’s debatable. Still, it’s great to see the expansion of roles for these otherwise specialized-use ship hulls. I suspect they are also realizing that they’ve invested designer effort into cool hulls that they could get them next ships from for lower internal development cost. Easier lifts for next new revenue while they have a large backlog to work on already.
I see the new 'Sandbox Explorer' has been formally announced.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGhgNgIH4FM
Yes, I'm aware that neither of those terms are accurate, any more than they have applied to the last 4 'mission content' releases. Ship looks cool tho.
Yes, I'm aware that neither of those terms are accurate, any more than they have applied to the last 4 'mission content' releases. Ship looks cool tho.
After watching the 'Behind the Ships' for the Meteor, I'm seeing this thing ending up being just a token for LTI and CCU paths.
CIG does not have a good history with giving Medium Fighters a good treatment in the long run, they always end up too big and slow to dodge attacks and too weak to tank attacks, and an whole bunch of other issues preventing them from being able to compete.
Then there's the 2xS5 bespoke ballistic cannons...yeah...hell no, nope, no way. The only type of weapon system CIG has consistently treated worse than Ballistic Cannons are Tachyon Cannons (Singes.)
I can't help but feel this thing'll ultimately end up just being a 'glass cannon' that can't even 'cannon'.
CIG does not have a good history with giving Medium Fighters a good treatment in the long run, they always end up too big and slow to dodge attacks and too weak to tank attacks, and an whole bunch of other issues preventing them from being able to compete.
Then there's the 2xS5 bespoke ballistic cannons...yeah...hell no, nope, no way. The only type of weapon system CIG has consistently treated worse than Ballistic Cannons are Tachyon Cannons (Singes.)
I can't help but feel this thing'll ultimately end up just being a 'glass cannon' that can't even 'cannon'.
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I like it to be honest, i've been gravitating towards RSI ships for some reason lately - this makes a perfect 3 with my connie tauris and perseus.
We all know it's gonna get smashed in the face with the nerf bat though. Dont expect it to have 2 x S5 for long.
We all know it's gonna get smashed in the face with the nerf bat though. Dont expect it to have 2 x S5 for long.
Dirtbag_Leader
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So, a medium fighter with a logout bed? If the bed works, then I'm probably in!
So they bailed on the 1S4 and placed 2S5. This is suddenly an interesting ship. It’s disappointing there seems to be no galley. Maybe I just can’t see it in my phone. Seems odd to not put a galley in this ship. Why all the effort for the deployable gun rack but only 1S2 slot, and no galley. Honestly, sometimes the devs seem hopelessly out of touch. If they really wanted this to say “John Wick” they should have included 2S1, 4S2 and 2S3 weapons slots. Right now what it says is “waste of space”.
The natural comparison is with the Origin 325 and Aegis Titan. The 325 is significantly faster but it is about the same speed as the Titan, which is no slouch. The Mantis has a weapons range advantage that some will leverage. The guns are bespoke so you’re stuck with them, though it looks like they added 2S2 as well. One guy is saying there are 4S3 there sticking out. I can’t imagine it has that many guns.
Not yet in Erkul.
View: https://youtu.be/bGhgNgIH4FM?si=irUslHJSO0nNHI0i
The natural comparison is with the Origin 325 and Aegis Titan. The 325 is significantly faster but it is about the same speed as the Titan, which is no slouch. The Mantis has a weapons range advantage that some will leverage. The guns are bespoke so you’re stuck with them, though it looks like they added 2S2 as well. One guy is saying there are 4S3 there sticking out. I can’t imagine it has that many guns.
Not yet in Erkul.
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For the first time in a long while I'm actually liking a new ship!
I always liked the look of the mantis, never cared for it's functions though, but this, this is cool! With the bed it's a fighter I could actually use and live with!
I'm absolutely not interested in if it's meta or not for it's size, if it has enough guns if it has the bestestest anything.... I play games for the fun not the office work...
The bespoke guns I'm not so keen on. Why not just add a new line of cannons to the game, first introduced on this ship?
And yeah that floor gunrack is cool but that section of the ship looks like a huge waste of space. I know not every ship needs to be maxed out with all the things, but still that's a lot of nothing there that could have supported a couple of extra seats or cargo space or anything really... It's gonna get filled with bodies and random loot anyways. All floor space is loot space.
TLDR, Really like how it looks, possibly something I could use as a small daily, has a bed and space for some loose loot even. Bespoke guns are a letdown. Won't exchange my original pledge 300i ever, but would buy it in game.
I always liked the look of the mantis, never cared for it's functions though, but this, this is cool! With the bed it's a fighter I could actually use and live with!
I'm absolutely not interested in if it's meta or not for it's size, if it has enough guns if it has the bestestest anything.... I play games for the fun not the office work...
The bespoke guns I'm not so keen on. Why not just add a new line of cannons to the game, first introduced on this ship?
And yeah that floor gunrack is cool but that section of the ship looks like a huge waste of space. I know not every ship needs to be maxed out with all the things, but still that's a lot of nothing there that could have supported a couple of extra seats or cargo space or anything really... It's gonna get filled with bodies and random loot anyways. All floor space is loot space.
TLDR, Really like how it looks, possibly something I could use as a small daily, has a bed and space for some loose loot even. Bespoke guns are a letdown. Won't exchange my original pledge 300i ever, but would buy it in game.
Real perty, I'm thinking this ship is along the lines of the Vanguard, the interior suggests a long range ship that can get places rather than carrier based rides which while maybe more capable in performance and pew pew can't go very far.
But long range and limited ballistic ammo are a contradiction in terms - you have to stay close to civilisation to get a reload, not go deep-space...?
I'll be interested to hear how this measures up to other ships carrying two s5's like the Glaive and Guardian?
But long range and limited ballistic ammo are a contradiction in terms - you have to stay close to civilisation to get a reload, not go deep-space...?
I'll be interested to hear how this measures up to other ships carrying two s5's like the Glaive and Guardian?
So, I went over it again more carefully and I do not believe what’s in the vid.
While the dev says it has an S4 missile launcher, it has 4S4 missile launchers. So if you’re like me and predisposed to S2 missiles, you can load 4 quad shots of Rattlers. That’s as good as it gets in any fighter.
It does appear to sport 4S3 weapons —same as a Sabre. Plus it appears to have a 2S2 turret, and the 2S5 weapons featured. I’m pretty sure this is the most firepower of any fighter. Certainly if true, it is more than the Vanguard. If you load all NDBs, you’re hitting just below 4k. 2 Deadbolt V hit for just over 3k and a quad Rattler salvo strikes for 4k. This all in a package faster, more maneuverable and smaller sig than any heavy fighter. The Mantis has 0% armor so if they keep this, this ship should stealth in at about 3k, easily beating the Guardian into submission. And the bridge view is superb.
I don’t see a galley. The devs said it has what you need to live out of so perhaps they think storing food in a box is all you really need, and that would be true. However, they did not give a closeup of whatever is standing amidships aft, facing forward. That could be a galley.
I still think execution on the deployable gun rack is horrifically flawed, to the point of gross stupidity. It should carry three times as many weapons. Where do I put my railgun? How much cooler would this be if it had 10 rifle slots, 5 port and 5 starboard, plus pistols, grenades and ammo? Why do the devs need this to be explained to them? Have they never seen the closet inside the house of a Texan?
But I really love it. Can’t wait to see the signature and flight envelop figures. Still not in Erkul. It is listed in the Ship Performance Viewer, but the link doesn’t work yet.
In red it looks like an angry space crab.
While the dev says it has an S4 missile launcher, it has 4S4 missile launchers. So if you’re like me and predisposed to S2 missiles, you can load 4 quad shots of Rattlers. That’s as good as it gets in any fighter.
It does appear to sport 4S3 weapons —same as a Sabre. Plus it appears to have a 2S2 turret, and the 2S5 weapons featured. I’m pretty sure this is the most firepower of any fighter. Certainly if true, it is more than the Vanguard. If you load all NDBs, you’re hitting just below 4k. 2 Deadbolt V hit for just over 3k and a quad Rattler salvo strikes for 4k. This all in a package faster, more maneuverable and smaller sig than any heavy fighter. The Mantis has 0% armor so if they keep this, this ship should stealth in at about 3k, easily beating the Guardian into submission. And the bridge view is superb.
I don’t see a galley. The devs said it has what you need to live out of so perhaps they think storing food in a box is all you really need, and that would be true. However, they did not give a closeup of whatever is standing amidships aft, facing forward. That could be a galley.
I still think execution on the deployable gun rack is horrifically flawed, to the point of gross stupidity. It should carry three times as many weapons. Where do I put my railgun? How much cooler would this be if it had 10 rifle slots, 5 port and 5 starboard, plus pistols, grenades and ammo? Why do the devs need this to be explained to them? Have they never seen the closet inside the house of a Texan?
But I really love it. Can’t wait to see the signature and flight envelop figures. Still not in Erkul. It is listed in the Ship Performance Viewer, but the link doesn’t work yet.
In red it looks like an angry space crab.
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It's sort of interesting, but I think I'll pass on it.
It's design is meh for me(not a Mantis fan), though the bed and firepower are positives.
Lukewarm here. I'll keep sipping on my Jack and Coke and give this ship a nod.
It's design is meh for me(not a Mantis fan), though the bed and firepower are positives.
Lukewarm here. I'll keep sipping on my Jack and Coke and give this ship a nod.