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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby Walter » Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:01 am

Cmdr Kharma wrote:Maxed out......They are the dogs bollocks.......

Might actually get one as a Christmas present the way I'm going......

FDL for me too. You're aiming for Christmas of what year?
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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby EAGLE 5 » Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:06 am

Still sticking with the Cobra club here.... I actually spent money on my Asp rather than getting the Vulture I figure what the hell that's the latest fad but I can work the Cobra.
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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby Colin The Grey » Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:20 pm

Really enjoying my Vulture - before I got it I was ranked mostly harmless and had collected maybe 1M in bounties.

After 4 days....


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Hate to say but I'm sure the Vulture will get nerfed :(

It's just too powerful in PvE.
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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby clivewil » Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:51 pm

Colin The Grey wrote:It's just too powerful in PvE.

luckily FD don't care about Solo or PvE.

i personally hope they don't nerf it; or if they do, they also reduce the cargo sizes of the larger ships so that the most cash you can make in an hour in combat equals the most you can make in an hour trading
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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby Walter » Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:08 pm

Colin The Grey wrote:Hate to say but I'm sure the Vulture will get nerfed :(
It's just too powerful in PvE.

How do you cope against the death by 1000 cuts: simultaneous attack by two wings of pirate Sidewinders/Eagles/Vipers?
That situation highlights the Vulture's lack of defensive points. Two powerful weapons against a single adversary - even a well-equipped Anaconda - usually gives you an advantage, but 8 little buggers at one go . . .
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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby Colin The Grey » Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:58 pm

Walter wrote: How do you cope against the death by 1000 cuts: simultaneous attack by two wings of pirate Sidewinders/Eagles/Vipers?
That situation highlights the Vulture's lack of defensive points. Two powerful weapons against a single adversary - even a well-equipped Anaconda - usually gives you an advantage, but 8 little buggers at one go . . .


Turn Engines to Max and run like hell, then flip and take em down 1 at a time if I can, if not keep running :)
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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby Walter » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:16 am

Colin The Grey wrote:Turn Engines to Max and run like hell, then flip and take em down 1 at a time if I can, if not keep running :)

That's what do. It's just that I'm constantly nagged by the need to be invincible.
(Oh, no! Does that make me a closet griefer?)
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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby Sendraks » Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:19 am

Colin The Grey wrote:It's just too powerful in PvE.


I'm not sure it's that powerful that it negates the desirability of ships like the FDL or the Python. I can happily take out Pythons, Anacondas and the like in RES with my Vulture, but get my ass handed to me by Elite Condas on bounty missions or by multiple targets in a strong SS.

There isn't the power to run with lots of shield cells, so once your shields are down you've got a long period of hull tanking or running until your shields are back up. I'm not sure that it is a massive improvement over my Asp and that had no-way near A-rated fittings across the board. I suspect an A-rated fitted Asp would be better than a Vulture for combat, just horrendously expensive to kit out.

I think it is a good combat upgrade from the Viper/Cobra that will keep folk who want to only do bounty hunting/combat zone content engaged with the game until they can afford the bigger ships.

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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby Emanon » Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:29 am

Sendraks wrote:
Colin The Grey wrote:It's just too powerful in PvE.


I'm not sure it's that powerful that it negates the desirability of ships like the FDL or the Python. I can happily take out Pythons, Anacondas and the like in RES with my Vulture, but get my ass handed to me by Elite Condas on bounty missions or by multiple targets in a strong SS.

There isn't the power to run with lots of shield cells, so once your shields are down you've got a long period of hull tanking or running until your shields are back up. I'm not sure that it is a massive improvement over my Asp and that had no-way near A-rated fittings across the board. I suspect an A-rated fitted Asp would be better than a Vulture for combat, just horrendously expensive to kit out.

I think it is a good combat upgrade from the Viper/Cobra that will keep folk who want to only do bounty hunting/combat zone content engaged with the game until they can afford the bigger ships.


I agree. I love my Vulture now and hope they don't nerf it. It's really a power management constraint so you'll never be able to A rate everything, but a good fighter upgrade everyone can eventually afford (as it's not astronomically priced).
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Re: So traded in my A rated Cobra

Postby Cmdr Kharma » Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:17 pm

Walter wrote:
Cmdr Kharma wrote:Maxed out......They are the dogs bollocks.......

Might actually get one as a Christmas present the way I'm going......

FDL for me too. You're aiming for Christmas of what year?


Currant estimate.......

2017......

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