Hurricane video - Worth the $160?
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I got one for no reason what so ever. If i don't like can always get rid of it. A pack of these fast attacking a target could be fun.
Nice boat... and it can always be upgraded to something else.. and the LTI will go with it!
my resolve to hold off on new ship purchases is ~wavering~
what would justify LTI more than a glass cannon?
what would justify LTI more than a glass cannon?
Op4ArcticFox
Space Marshal
I believe CIG said it is super maneuverable, as that is where it's staying power comes from on the battlefield. All the guns in the verse wont matter if you can't aim them at anything.
2nd wave fighter. Wait until the first is engaged and has the enemy distracted. Bring these in to drop the hammer and jump out quickly if it doesn't work.
Phantomoftruth
Space Marshal
the balance comes from a small power plant that will not support energy weapons and a noticable lack of Armor.
If it's slow and not very agile, maybe there's a purpose for that manned turret. Or if I can train a gunner to keep it locked forward and fire only when I'm firing those S4s up front. Otherwise, that shiny new Hurricane is looking a lot like a Redeemer
I got one too, if only because my February direct deposit came in last week instead of tomorrow! Nah, Montoya I was on the fence until I saw your video, haha!
I do like the design aesthetic more than the Super Hornet :D
I do like the design aesthetic more than the Super Hornet :D
Seems like every 24 hours, I melt 3 of them and then I buy them again. I just can't decide. My buybacks are getting full of them though...
Thanks for the vid @Montoya
Although I first didn't want to buy one of these, finally a Hurricane landed in my hangar. Why? Because nothing is set yet:
- the Sabre originally was meant to be a stealth fighter, quick in and out but minor fighting abilities. Today: superior space combat vessel
- the Hornet once was the space tank of Star Citizen. Today its firepower and shields can't stand even against an Avenger (and: fear the redesigned Aurora! @Hornet :yum: )
- 300 series - about to become new ship stats (redesign ongoing)
- the Gladius! Once mocked for being old and obsolet, I more and more hear people groan and moan, when the "nine tail" Gladius' spawn because the Gladius has become an agile and aggressive beast.
etc.
So who knows? Perhaps in the end the Hurricane will become stats (weapons, shields, structure, energy,....) and therefore a strategic role which we'd never thought of.
(Nevertheless: I bought a CCU to a SuperHornet - just in cases, haha :smile:)
Although I first didn't want to buy one of these, finally a Hurricane landed in my hangar. Why? Because nothing is set yet:
- the Sabre originally was meant to be a stealth fighter, quick in and out but minor fighting abilities. Today: superior space combat vessel
- the Hornet once was the space tank of Star Citizen. Today its firepower and shields can't stand even against an Avenger (and: fear the redesigned Aurora! @Hornet :yum: )
- 300 series - about to become new ship stats (redesign ongoing)
- the Gladius! Once mocked for being old and obsolet, I more and more hear people groan and moan, when the "nine tail" Gladius' spawn because the Gladius has become an agile and aggressive beast.
etc.
So who knows? Perhaps in the end the Hurricane will become stats (weapons, shields, structure, energy,....) and therefore a strategic role which we'd never thought of.
(Nevertheless: I bought a CCU to a SuperHornet - just in cases, haha :smile:)
I was on the fence with the terrapin, so I went ahead and picked up the Tortoise and the Hurricane warbond combo. If I change my mind, I have 2 LTI ships to melt :)
BTW: The package was $320. The combined upgrade value for both is $375.
BTW: The package was $320. The combined upgrade value for both is $375.
I grabbed a CCU or 5. She may or may not be the ship I am looking for.
Duckforceone
Captain
i'm not paying 160 dollars for a video...
@Montoya last time I see you talking bad about the Super Hornet or I'll send you the TEST Spanish Inquisition
Well, a few toughts on the Hurricane:
1. Warbond only saves 15$, which isn't a good deal in comparsion to other purchase options IMO. On top of that the 160-175$ Ship comes only with a Self Land Hangar, which I don't quite understand.
2. It's highly situational (in the PU), meaning you require logistics on how/when to use it and since it's reliant on ballistic weapons, you also need supplies for it.
3. IMO the advantage in Firepower is not enough compared to all the things it gives up. For example, the Cutlass rework has 6x S3 (4 fixed and 2 on manned Turret), but still has armor/shield/power (for energy weapons) and a lot of versatility with it for a price of 100~150$ that's likely to go up.
4. A Glass Cannon really just works if it means reliably getting rid of the enemy without taking damage. Against Fighters, this is doable for the Hurricane - but in a combat scenario against a Sabre for example, the Sabre could choose weither to engage or not and both would stand a roughly equal chance. If we assume a scenario with bigger Ships involved, the Hurricane would lack the firing range to stay out of trouble and at the same time it's Firepower would be insufficient against larger Ships.
My suggestion: Buy 0$ CCU from the Wildfire and the 5$ CCU from the Sabre (and then melt it so it's in your Buyback List).
1. Warbond only saves 15$, which isn't a good deal in comparsion to other purchase options IMO. On top of that the 160-175$ Ship comes only with a Self Land Hangar, which I don't quite understand.
2. It's highly situational (in the PU), meaning you require logistics on how/when to use it and since it's reliant on ballistic weapons, you also need supplies for it.
3. IMO the advantage in Firepower is not enough compared to all the things it gives up. For example, the Cutlass rework has 6x S3 (4 fixed and 2 on manned Turret), but still has armor/shield/power (for energy weapons) and a lot of versatility with it for a price of 100~150$ that's likely to go up.
4. A Glass Cannon really just works if it means reliably getting rid of the enemy without taking damage. Against Fighters, this is doable for the Hurricane - but in a combat scenario against a Sabre for example, the Sabre could choose weither to engage or not and both would stand a roughly equal chance. If we assume a scenario with bigger Ships involved, the Hurricane would lack the firing range to stay out of trouble and at the same time it's Firepower would be insufficient against larger Ships.
My suggestion: Buy 0$ CCU from the Wildfire and the 5$ CCU from the Sabre (and then melt it so it's in your Buyback List).
Duckforceone
Captain
why the sabre? the nearest normal ship is the taurus, or is there a trick to this?