Signal Warden Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I did some googling, lo and behold: So thanks @Togerah for the find I wonder if that's still accurate at all though. Half of that description seems to have been lobbed off and thrown on the Cutlass. Honestly though with the modularity of the Caterpillar the thing will probably fit into every category including Ice Cream ship, Deep Sea Exploration Ship and Point-and-Shoot Auto-Focus 35mm Ship. Togerah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaris Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 I wonder if that's still accurate at all though. Half of that description seems to have been lobbed off and thrown on the Cutlass. Honestly though with the modularity of the Caterpillar the thing will probably fit into every category including Ice Cream ship, Deep Sea Exploration Ship and Point-and-Shoot Auto-Focus 35mm Ship. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Togerah Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 But seriously though. The Cat is extremely modular. but i feel like they've moved away from the "pirate hub/boarding/general ass kicker" that it was to a straight up freight ship. I know that that was the description given to it, but with the change in design and the more recent ship job shift, im starting to feel like the Cat wont be the same thing that I imagined it would be a year ago :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signal Warden Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 But seriously though. The Cat is extremely modular. but i feel like they've moved away from the "pirate hub/boarding/general ass kicker" that it was to a straight up freight ship. I know that that was the description given to it, but with the change in design and the more recent ship job shift, im starting to feel like the Cat wont be the same thing that I imagined it would be a year ago :/ I'm fearful for the Herald because they seem to be making that shift with all Drake ships. The Cutlass feels like it's making a similar slide with time, like their setting it up to be the poor man's Freelancer. The Caterpillar is feeling more and more industrial only. I was hoping that they would put Drake in a position where they were sparse, yes, utilitarian, yes but well built. To bend the CIG analogy, I was hoping Drakes would be Jeeps and not Hondas. Togerah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Togerah Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Exactly. I had kind of imagined them as something that would not only be affordable for people in the lower secs, but still a option for the people in higher secs if they wanted something that would be rugged and usable. I know its terrible to say, but not many rich people would buy a honda, but a fair amount do buy Jeeps simply because of their sheer power and ruggedness that gets the job done. With Drake, I expected a ship company that traded the flair of Origin for something that could actually do stuff well at a bargain price. I feel like they're now turning Drake from a great company making good affordable ships into a ok company making cheap and easy to come by ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signal Warden Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 It seems like they had intended to shift the role to RSI, moved Drake off of it and then went in a different direction with RSI so now there is nothing to fill that niche. I am an unabashed Drake fan and I want a Drake fighter and a Drake explorer and a Drake racer. Truthfully I want the Herald and a Drake stealth ship, but I have no idea how you'd convincingly make a cheap stealth ship. The two concepts don't work. There's something to the rough and tumble nature of their ships that I love though. On topic again, I really do feel some confusion as to the Cutlass' role. I am hoping with the updates coming with the variants there will be a more concise idea of the ship presented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaris Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 On topic again, I really do feel some confusion as to the Cutlass' role. I am hoping with the updates coming with the variants there will be a more concise idea of the ship presented. I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyfeast Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 On topic again, I really do feel some confusion as to the Cutlass' role. I am hoping with the updates coming with the variants there will be a more concise idea of the ship presented. Agreed Signal. Though I'm sure as we get closer to the variant release, CIG will talk more about their vision for what roles the Cutlass will have. I'm curious to see how it takes advantage of being a multi-crew ship - it certainly opens up alot of different play styles depending on the variant loadout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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