tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199594176554521130.post1491617797955426128..comments2023-05-02T04:10:50.474+10:00Comments on WoWDecrypted: Elite Dangerous Best ShipsCryptographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00396055699591027683noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199594176554521130.post-67970692862623519872019-07-04T16:59:40.354+10:002019-07-04T16:59:40.354+10:00The spammers are getting out of control. I've ...The spammers are getting out of control. I've had over 100 spam comments per day on this one post and none at all on any of my others. They just love the keyword/clickbait title on this one! It's not even my fault - its a response to the reddit post of the same name.<br />Anyway, I'm going to disable comments on this post only to reduce the wasted time deleting this junk.<br /><br />If anyone really wants to talk to me about Elite Dangerous, come find me on Discord, on Down To Earth Astronomy's community where I help run the Background Simulation strategies for the player faction Terra-Ex Astro Corp. Cryptographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396055699591027683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199594176554521130.post-74578071852956569432019-06-20T13:33:39.733+10:002019-06-20T13:33:39.733+10:00Hey Angel, thanks for dropping by.
The post is we...Hey Angel, thanks for dropping by.<br /><br />The post is well over a year old now but still broadly accurate.<br /><br />The Alliance Chieftain is a very nice fighter in its range. Its variants Challenger and Crusader somewhat less nice.<br /><br />These ships have all pretty much been overshadowed by the new kids on the block, The Krait family. The Krait MKii is an awesome heavy fighter that can have an SLF bay. The Phantom is slightly less combat capable but can be configured to match or exceed the Asp Explorer for exploration. Both are awesome ships.<br /><br />The most recent addition is the Mamba. This one is a close twin to the Fer de Lance with somewhat different flight mechanics. For my rating system they are essentially the same but they do fly and behave differently enough that it is hard to rate them.<br /><br />The Type 10 has mostly turned out to be a disappointment. Its not fast enough to be a decent Anti-Xeno platform and the compromises in other areas hurt it against its peers. Some pilots still love it as an armed mining platform. Its not a terrible ship by any means, just doesn't do itself any favours on a "best" ships list.<br /><br />All ships have had a couple of passes as the game rules changed. This usually meant smaller ships got 2-3 new size 1 slots and larger ships got 1 or two. Most of the restricted slots have gone away too, which makes ships like the Beluga a decent exploration boat nowadays.<br />Guardian FSD booster and shield modules have been added as well which makes for a larger variety in fitting choices. The "Best" ship in any category has probably not changed too much, but the opening up of fitting means that 2nd and 3rd choice options are no longer that far behind.<br /><br />Some of these changes are pretty dramatic. A shield-less SideWinder can now carry 16 tons of cargo, which puts it very close to the capacity of the original hauler. Changes like this can alter the ratings I used in the original chart. Perhaps I should get going and actually revise the whole thing!Cryptographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396055699591027683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199594176554521130.post-67997504815342766222019-06-18T08:25:42.915+10:002019-06-18T08:25:42.915+10:00As an old time player from the early days of Elite...As an old time player from the early days of Elite to rediscovering Elite on pc and xbox I found your information interesting, informative and extremely useful. Thank you for taking the time to post your views all of which tick the boxes I was looking for. Look forward to more.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490878664285548692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199594176554521130.post-50723560003006637552019-02-07T22:30:56.818+11:002019-02-07T22:30:56.818+11:00Wow. The spam bots found this post rather tasty. I...Wow. The spam bots found this post rather tasty. I've deleted over 1000 spam messages from the lovely Anonymous. Most were saying how great my post is and complimenting me on my choice of colour scheme (!) but there is one that is a deliciously slow burn in a number of flavours:<br /><br />"Next time I read a blog, I hope that it won't fail me just as much as <br />this particular one. After all, I know it was my choice to read through, however I really thought you would probably have something helpful to talk <br />about. All I hear is a bunch of whining about something <br />that you can fix if you were not too busy looking for attention."<br /><br />Ouch!<br /><br />The idiot spam bot that told me it's managed to subscribe to my RSS feed (er.. I don't have one!), and the one which tells me that the site works in Safari Browser but not in IE are also amusing. (Safari is an Apple Macintosh browser that briefly had windows versions and IE is Microsoft's almost dead browser that hasn't supported mac for a decade or more and is superseded on windows.)<br /><br />Anyway I cant believe its been almost another year that I've let this place languish!Cryptographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396055699591027683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199594176554521130.post-64321446942056753602018-06-05T22:08:28.340+10:002018-06-05T22:08:28.340+10:00Hey CMDR Carewen, I get so few comments here on my...Hey CMDR Carewen, I get so few comments here on my dodgy old blog I simply didn't see your post! Glad you found it somewhat useful.<br />Since posting this I've played with the Alliance Chieftain fairly extensively. It is a wonderful combat ship for RES hunting or Combat Zones and probably acceptable for combat related mission running but a poor explorer and trader. It does need around 70 million for a decent fit-out.Cryptographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396055699591027683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199594176554521130.post-20703805038354797682018-04-12T00:40:36.259+10:002018-04-12T00:40:36.259+10:00I liked this approach to ranking and categorizing ...I liked this approach to ranking and categorizing ships. Thanks for taking the time. Your recommendations are certainly consistent with others, but I feel this guide is the most informative I've come across so far (in my short time with ED) when it comes to considering roles against capability. I'd been pondering the Python as the best multi-role and this confirmed it. The Diamondback Explorer with it's increased ly capability is superb. I've managed to configure an exploration DE with 39.44 ly range and all the scanning equipment I need to get Elite in Explorer. Next up, Python for running missions, combat and a little trade on the side - Elite 1 and 2 style :)<br /><br />Fly dangerously,<br />CMDR CarewenCarewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504952719289806773noreply@blogger.com