Marry, snog, avoid..

[Starscribe]

So.. I got a little carried away in the latest sale and have three ships which, largely, do the same job:

Super Hornet
Sabre
Freelancer MIS

Two of these I already owned.

Yes, they all do the job (pew pew) in different ways. MIS steers more like a brick and you can't see out of the window, but boy, those guns and missiles. I feel safe in it. Sabre is sleek and stealthy (or overly shielded if you respec, albeit also overly reliant on those shields). It's risky, but its fast. And the Super Hornet.. is in between. I don't really need all three, do I?

My dilemma; I'm thinking of throwing one in and trading up the one I need least. No idea which that is. I feel like I like them all equally but I can only fly one at a time.

If it were you, which would you marry (keep for good) which would you snog (keep for now) and which which would you avoid (sell).. and for a bonus point which ship up to (say) $250-$300 would you trade up to... or not. Only criterion is I'd like it to be largely soloable. In that price bracket I already have the Cutlass Blue, Terrapin, Star Runner, and Warden :S

Anyone help me out? I know I should probably wait but.. look at the shinies!

 

[eaglemmoomin]

Personally I'd keep the MIS, bin SH, bin Sabre. Use the money to buy an Eclipse/Apollo or two industry ships like say a Vulture and a Vulcan or Prospector

 

[Mich Angel]

I would keep the MIS and Sabre since IMO when I fly a fighter and pew pew I mostly fly solo and to work the SH most efficient you need to rely on a copilot and for that you have the MIS..

CHEERS!

 

[Lorddarthvik]

So.. I got a little carried away in the latest sale and have three ships which, largely, do the same job:

Super Hornet
Sabre
Freelancer MIS

Two of these I already owned.

Yes, they all do the job (pew pew) in different ways. MIS steers more like a brick and you can't see out of the window, but boy, those guns and missiles. I feel safe in it. Sabre is sleek and stealthy (or overly shielded if you respec, albeit also overly reliant on those shields). It's risky, but its fast. And the Super Hornet.. is in between. I don't really need all three, do I?

My dilemma; I'm thinking of throwing one in and trading up the one I need least. No idea which that is. I feel like I like them all equally but I can only fly one at a time.

If it were you, which would you marry (keep for good) which would you snog (keep for now) and which which would you avoid (sell).. and for a bonus point which ship up to (say) $250-$300 would you trade up to... or not. Only criterion is I'd like it to be largely soloable. In that price bracket I already have the Cutlass Blue, Terrapin, Star Runner, and Warden :S

Anyone help me out? I know I should probably wait but.. look at the shinies!

For solo duty I'd keep the MiS. You got cargo space, armor, big guns, beds to log out from... purrfect!
Sabre felt like too much glass for pve. I'd only keep it cos it looks really cool!
Haven't tried a SH in ages, I remember it was anything but super, is it any better now? Anyways, I'd bin it.
As for upgrades, no clue, I can't afford shit so I can't say lol

 

[atpbx]

I wouldnt bother with any any fighters for PU use.

Gunships is where its at, they have firepower, range, cargo and living facilities and durability.

Buy fighters with UEC at launch or rent them if possible until then.

I would trade in both the SH and Sabre and pick up a Redeemer and something like an Apollo or Star Runner as well.

 

[Blind Owl]

I wouldnt bother with any any fighters for PU use.

Gunships is where its at, they have firepower, range, cargo and living facilities and durability.

Buy fighters with UEC at launch or rent them if possible until then.

I would trade in both the SH and Sabre and pick up a Redeemer and something like an Apollo or Star Runner as well.

I concur with this. You've already good a warden, which York get ready more use out of in the PU than a Sabre / SH. I'd keep the MIS, bin or upgrade the other two to a Redeemer, and carry on. Less ships to worry about maintaining, and more utility out of the ships you got.

 

[Carlos Spicyweiner]

I have not only married my MIS, but I tattooed her name on my ass, so yes, you might say I'm committed! 4 seats: Pilot, co-pilot/WSO, engineer 1(shields/cooling), engineer 2 (power distribution/countermeasures), and a full time turret gunner whose sole job is to keep the tail clear. Snog the murder hornet for basically the same reason, although the division of labor will be worse at least your 6 o'clock will be clear. And I don't care how shiny it is, for me the Sabre is about as useful as a Buccaneer until the stealth mechanic is fully realized, and the Buc is much cheaper

 

[Starscribe]

All good thoughts.

So..

I took a hybrid option.. melted a couple of land vehicles I didn't need, and got (but didn't yet apply) upgrades for the SH and Sabre to Vulcan and Redeemer respectively.

Huge thanks all.

 

[Talonsbane]

I wouldnt bother with any any fighters for PU use.

Gunships is where its at, they have firepower, range, cargo and living facilities and durability.

Buy fighters with UEC at launch or rent them if possible until then.

I would trade in both the SH and Sabre and pick up a Redeemer and something like an Apollo or Star Runner as well.

I concur with this. You've already good a warden, which York get ready more use out of in the PU than a Sabre / SH. I'd keep the MIS, bin or upgrade the other two to a Redeemer, and carry on. Less ships to worry about maintaining, and more utility out of the ships you got.

While the Redeemer is a great option, just remember that it isn't in game yet & its loaner ship is currently a Hoplite.

 

[BUTUZ]

Keep MIS keep Sabre in an ideal world.

Keep MIS get rid of the rest in a non ideal world!

Edit: forgot to answer the question. Snog MIS. Marry MIS. Avoid selling MIS.

 

[atpbx]

All good thoughts.

So..

I took a hybrid option.. melted a couple of land vehicles I didn't need, and got (but didn't yet apply) upgrades for the SH and Sabre to Vulcan and Redeemer respectively.

Huge thanks all.


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Great choices.

 

[vahadar]

So.. I got a little carried away in the latest sale and have three ships which, largely, do the same job:

Super Hornet
Sabre
Freelancer MIS

Two of these I already owned.

Yes, they all do the job (pew pew) in different ways. MIS steers more like a brick and you can't see out of the window, but boy, those guns and missiles. I feel safe in it. Sabre is sleek and stealthy (or overly shielded if you respec, albeit also overly reliant on those shields). It's risky, but its fast. And the Super Hornet.. is in between. I don't really need all three, do I?

My dilemma; I'm thinking of throwing one in and trading up the one I need least. No idea which that is. I feel like I like them all equally but I can only fly one at a time.

If it were you, which would you marry (keep for good) which would you snog (keep for now) and which which would you avoid (sell).. and for a bonus point which ship up to (say) $250-$300 would you trade up to... or not. Only criterion is I'd like it to be largely soloable. In that price bracket I already have the Cutlass Blue, Terrapin, Star Runner, and Warden :S

Anyone help me out? I know I should probably wait but.. look at the shinies!

I would have kept Sabre and MIS. I have flown Super Hornet quite exclusively the last months and i am discovering the MIS and the Sabre, and really i just fell in love with both over the Hornet. Sorry little hornet, our time together was fun, but now i'm in a hot trio, me my sabre and my mis(s)!

 

[Phil]

If you are strictly talking pure combat?

Snog - MIS
Marry - Sabre
Avoid - Superhornet

 

[Starscribe]

I would have kept Sabre and MIS. I have flown Super Hornet quite exclusively the last months and i am discovering the MIS and the Sabre, and really i just fell in love with both over the Hornet. Sorry little hornet, our time together was fun, but now i'm in a hot trio, me my sabre and my mis(s)!

MIS (currently) is my favourite out of the box.

Sabre, with default loadout, I've found quite lacklustre. Need to play about more with gimbals on the weapons and decent shields to see its real potential I think.

 

[Aramsolari]

Yeah MIS is beast and probably one of the best PVE ships around (and surprisingly decent in PVP in a pinch).

 

[Phil]

MIS is a beast for now, I don't expect that ship to be this OP when the game goes live. :) People will be moving in groups and once money, repairs and reputation become a thing people will simply avoid it if they can't beat it, now you are stuck in a tugboat that can't catch anything, can't sneak up on anything and I know me personally I wont be traveling alone when the game is live it will be groups or packs. I do think the MIS will be a huge asset in groups that want to take down larger ships, I just don't see the 1vs1 combat value here, I know if I saw this thing and I was alone I would just avoid it or tell some TESTY with a Eclipse to come kill it for me.