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  1. Richard Bong

    What do you look for in SC spaceships these days?

    The one thing not mentioned so far is the view. What good is travelling through space if you can't see it. The Connie may be boring, but you won't get lost in it. The exterior looks like someone threw up a box of greebles all over it. But the obstructed view, absolutely kills it for me. The...
  2. Richard Bong

    What kind of range does the Mantis have?

    So it is yet another carrier bird. Thanks guys.
  3. Richard Bong

    What kind of range does the Mantis have?

    The specs make it seem rather short ranged. How many round trips can it make from Olisar to Area 18?
  4. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    The difference between the "BUK" and the Combination Kits they have become is that it is no longer a one click swap and nomenclature.
  5. Richard Bong

    F7C-M SH and F7C Hornet Question

    I am only keeping one, the Gladius is a place holder for something else while I keep my Penguin.
  6. Richard Bong

    F7C-M SH and F7C Hornet Question

    My better half still has a Super Hornet. Like you, I also upgraded to the Vanguard. I have a strange feeling that the Carrier birds, like the Hornet, are going to be less sought after after once the Nyx, or other system on the other side of Pyro is added to the PU. Carrier birds have enough...
  7. Richard Bong

    F7C-M SH and F7C Hornet Question

    There are a few reasons for that back seat. A second ship is not always better or even a good idea. The brochure even mentions a lockdown mode for carrying bounties.
  8. Richard Bong

    Vanguard is a beast of a tank

    Since they are now covered by the ship's insurance, I pull the Revenant from the warden, put it on my Avenger Titan, pull the GT 220 from the Gladius and put it and the nose GT220 on the Titan's wings. I use the Titan to play courier for a couple of hours, the put a CF-557 and the new laser...
  9. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    Oh, the speeds are based on running the same components. Running the stock stealrh components rhe Sentinel is slower than the Warden and Hoplite.
  10. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    Balance will come. I wouldn't count on the top racks as being able to carry size 3 in the future. While I wouldn't complain if they did, it looks like those pop up "shoulder" mounts can only fit size 2.
  11. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    I have only been using the size 2s, one or two at a time. That plus the 557 and laser repeaters in the nose have pretty much killed anything I have closed with. I could look, but flying has been hit or miss for me.
  12. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    My comment on which Vanguard has armor comes from Crewe in the all ships video. In the PU currently, the Sentinel is faster than the Vanguard. In the PTU the Harbinger was slower. In the 3.6 PTU the Hoplite and Warden were the same. Which matches "everything about ships." I carry courier...
  13. Richard Bong

    aUEC & Purchase Persistence

    They already are.
  14. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    Where did you see that about armor? The Harbinger has more armor and is slower. The Warden and Sentinel are the same weight and speed. The Sentinel has lighter armor and is faster.
  15. Richard Bong

    Vanguard is a beast of a tank

    With the rework, the Hoplite was implied that it was modular. We shall have to wait and see though. All but the Hoplite have beds and are designed for long range.
  16. Richard Bong

    Vanguard is a beast of a tank

    Battlefield Upgrade Kit, now a "Combination Pack." The only changes confirmed is it is no longer a one click solution and a nomenclature change.
  17. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    E-war and stealth are polar opposites. There is nothing on the Sentinel page that even suggests stealth. If it had said stealth on the page, I would have gotten the Warden with the Sentinel BUK.
  18. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    From the description, which has always been more accurate than the stats: "The conversion features an AR cockpit, an external e-War pod, decoy missiles and a set of EMP charges." That still implies single use per charge.
  19. Richard Bong

    Pyro system will be revealed at Citizencon

    The only thing we have seen from Nyx is Delamar and Levski. Even Delamar isn't sll that fleshed out. I predict Delamsr being temporsrily relocated to Pyro.
  20. Richard Bong

    the Sentinel

    It has, in the original description, "EMP Charges," whatever those are. The Warlock EMP generator is, apparently, a placeholder until they get the E-War mechanics fleshed out.
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