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One of the things easy to over look with the Polaris is it probably mounts S3 sensors, so will see ships at great range, and the S3 missiles have terrific range--much greater than any fighter weapons. Small fighters can dodge gunfire, but the S3 missiles are supposed to be the hardest to evade...

Yeah, until CIG got word and wanted their cut. Of course if all he wanted to do was "trade" with his friends here at TEST, he might get away with that for quite some time. I would bet there are a couple dozen guys at TEST who would pay a cool grand for half dozen of their favorite models. He...

Actually there is one notable exception peeps ought to look into. It is possible ships like the Connie can mount a full electronic warfare package. Depending upon many things, just this might keep one safe at least for a little bit. If you can confuse an enemy just enough you do not have to...

If you were to find that on ships short of cap ships, the role of the fighter would be greatly diminished, and CIG has said they intend for the fighter to be the backbone of all ship to ship engagement. There is only one ship designed to fight fighters and win--the Corvette--and it remains to...

Wow, two pages and no one said they are looking forward to bounty hunting? Isn't that supposed to be a thing in 3.0?

The Connie is really the only general purpose ship so far, though the Merchantman will go that way some too. The guns are there to make you feel safe enough to make poor choices and become pirate munchies. Everyone's gotta live, right? Keep in mind that no one is flying these big ships alone...

Anyone flown the Hoplite yet? Does it come with all the same weapons installed as the Warden?

So still no buzz on what ships become flyable in 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2? I'm guessing the Hoplite but still wondering about the Sentinel and Harbinger. Don't they need all these for Squad 42?