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  1. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    I have flown it as well. I never said it was a fighter, I said it maneuvers like one.
  2. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    Normal Space drive, generally, gets used for distances of less than 40 Km, unless you are dogfighting. The distance that matters for hauling, freight or data, is Quantum fuel. You can't have economy and speed. :)
  3. Richard Bong

    Joystick advice...

    I like my Logitech X56. Solid with plenty of analog controls. Right now, though everyone is out of everything and prices are stupid. The X56 shouldn't cost you more than $250 plus tax and shipping, new. If you can find someone selling them it is generally well above $300 used. The X52 and...
  4. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    The specs look close to a fighter to me.
  5. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    My thought, though I wasn't clear, is it is focusing on trying to maneuver like a fighter and look cool, both inside and out, while making it difficult to exit the ship in a hurry, and maintain the components under fire. In a freighter, and even a data runner, the later seems to be more...
  6. Richard Bong

    Mercury Cult - Now on Live! Go Fly!

    It is indeed what it is. However, actions have consequences. Instead of what I have budgeted for the Anniversary sale, they are getting no more than $25 in new money from me.
  7. Richard Bong

    Why is there so much hate for the Starfarer?

    The interior was designed by a madman that never intended it to be s useable ship.
  8. Richard Bong

    Mercury Cult - Now on Live! Go Fly!

    It is a marketing ploy, intending to hype a ship for the expo sale, instead of using the PTU for testing.
  9. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    Having now flown it, unless you have a real hard on for data running I would go with the Max or the Taurus. It is lighter on the stick, but in a freighter that isn't really all that important. The MSR focuses on the wrong things.
  10. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    At one point in time they were also talking about automated guns being down a size, due to the mechanicals needing the space. (But no I don't remember where I saw that, sorry.)
  11. Richard Bong

    Mercury Cult - Now on Live! Go Fly!

    The owners have a vested interest in finding the bugs, unlike the youtubers that don't own one.
  12. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    So then you are both a thief and a smuggler. :) So you must have some really cool stuff to recover.
  13. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    The Connie is no longer really large. Even under the old guidance of what constitutes "large" it is the smallest large ship in the game. And, other than the Retaliator, all the other large ships are considerably larger.
  14. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    It is stock, how could they not know? The whole "dedicated smuggling ship" idea is a rather foolish one, unless you are talking about a Cigarette Boat equivalent, and in that case there is no need for secret compartments.
  15. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    They did mention they were rethinking Jump point sizes and how the mechanics will work. From the Mercury Q&A:
  16. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    One other point, when you see an MSR, you are likely to think Smuggler. It will draw more attention from players, if not NPC Advocacy.
  17. Richard Bong

    MSR makes MAX and Cutty Black obsolete? Thoughts?

    The Cutty is not in the same class and does not have the same mission parameters. So, no, the MSR does not obsolete the Cutty, unless all you intended to do is haul cargo, then everything obsoletes the Cutty Black. The Max and Taurus are in the same general class. They are both significantly...
  18. Richard Bong

    Mercury Cult - Now on Live! Go Fly!

    The MSR specs tells me two things. The Connie and Vanguard turrets need to be size 3 guns. The Connie Retaliator and Vanguard need their speed and agility increased.
  19. Richard Bong

    Mercury Cult - Now on Live! Go Fly!

    Don't forget the Fish Tank and fish. I guess the cot goes in the hangar bay for the Merlin Pilot.
  20. Richard Bong

    Mercury Cult - Now on Live! Go Fly!

    The Cyclone is smaller than an Ursa.
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