ATRavenousStorm

TRUST ME. I'm right there with you. I want a gun with a ship attached.

I decided against the Ion due to its use-case niche. The Ion is stated as being strong against Capital ships. With the new combat system in 3.14, I don't see the Ion being able to hold its own against more maneuverable fighters with more weapons onboard. This narrows its use-case even further for me as you'll need escorts for defense. It'll probably be very useful in ERTs and turn HHs into dust in seconds. The Scorpius is looking like a very capable fighter as a solo pilot and even better with a dedicated gunner on the remote turret. The turret also gives the ship a boost to defense given that it can shift positions and have much more outgoing fire coverage.

Yeah I figure if I don't end up liking it, I've at least got an LTI token for something else. For right now though, I just need to get my hands on an R2 unit.

Welp.....I went full dumb dumb. Lol We'll see how this works out.

Currently, I believe the only multicrew ship I have is the MSR. I'd like to get some people together and do bounties and things next patch. Maybe get some more events together as well. Tough call. Ion is pretty niche and the Redeemer is very reliant on all guns manned. Hmmmm Maybe Scorpius is my best bet. Those wings really make me nervous though.

With both ships potentially launching in 3.15, I'm looking to snatch one up. The Redeemer looks to be a hell of a gunship with the added prospect of having a bit of modularity in making it a dropship. The Ion is a Cap. ship destroyer (that sounds cool as hell). Plus it's a F**KING GUN WITH A SHIP ATTACHED. It could also be really useful for ERTs and/or events. Need some advice here my dudes.

I've really been liking her videos as well. It leaves me worried though. ED players are new to SC and they're bringing a lot of positive reception to the game. I worry that over time, due to the speed of development, it'll bring even more negative reception. I watched a few ED streamers stream SC and maaaaaan some of the people were kinda getting on my nerves. People saying SC flight model wasn't as good as ED and it sucked there were only 60+ systems planned in SC compared to EDs billions. Trying to explain to them that fewer systems means more depth to each planet/system. I don't see the value in going to procedurally generated planet #23456789734 just to land at a barren wasteland of nothing and then leave. Nitpicky but they still call themselves CMDRs in SC...

I'm seeing A LOT of videos and posts from/about ED players flocking to SC due to the awful state of Odyssey. I'm really enjoying watching new player's journey in the verse. I'm just curious, How do you feel about this? Has SC seen an adoption rate like this before? What do you think CIG will do with this increase of players and PR? Do you think this is overall positive or worry about it being negative due to the state of the game currently. Do you worry about the lack of "competition" regarding space sims?

Awww bummer. 😕 I was about to dip my toe in with my MSR. GOD I hope salvage makes it in by then. My brain is numb from mining. lol Hur L3->Cru L1->Hur L3->Cru L1->Hur L3->Cru L1.....

I JUST looked at the roadmap and Salvage T0 is back on 3.16 lol Maybe I missed it? I dunno. I'm pretty excited for salvage. Something different than mining. Haven't dipped my toe into cargo running at all yet.

Yeah I decided against it due to the lack of LTI (warbond). The MSR has (or at least WILL have) a lot more utility so I can't justify a melt or upgrade at this point. I did however go full dumb dumb and get my hands on a Vulture with LTI (Used a Freelancer Dur token I had sitting around) because last I looked at the roadmap, Salvage was on the table for 3.17. Now however....it's been pushed off. Live and learn.

The storage and potential income from data running (eventually) is really nice from the MSR BUT, the style and large SCU storage of the Railen is looking really enticing, not to mention the LTI. Having trouble deciding on if melting the MSR and going with the Railen is a good call. EDIT: Disregard. I'm dumb and forgot it's Warbond for LTI which makes it a little less appealing now.

What others have said, definitely go with dual sticks. I'm using the VBK Glad (right stick) and a Thrustmaster T16k (left stick, also looking to get another VKB Glad). Left stick is for strafe left right up and down as well as thrust forward and back and the right stick is for looking and roll. Works great. Was using the logi rudders but it was too cumbersome for me and I'm gonna sell em. But yeah go dual stick!

Yeah it's a huge bummer. I got it to work earlier today after completely wiping every trace of the game but now it's back to the Red Screen. Guess I'll wait for the next update and hope it works then.

For those of you that may remember me, I was quite active a few months back. Probably around the Xeno Threat event. Annnnnyway... Just after that event, as well as upgrading my flight stick to a VKB Gladiator (it's reallly nice btw) I've been unable to launch the game. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, renamed p4k.old, etc etc and I'm still getting the dreaded Red Screen of Death. So that's what's been goin on with me. Oh and I recently moved (nightmare). Hope you folks are having a better time than I. o7