Best ships?

Which EV ship in each tonnage class is the best? i.e which ship has the best balance of shields, armor, cargo, weapons, speed etc. in each class?

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Your blood freezes as you gaze at the creature on the viewscreen. Is it possible? After several painful attempts to pinch yourself awake you finally accept the reality of the heavily scaled monster rapidly approaching your tiny vessel.....

Oooooh my, you have stirred up a hornets nest now.......

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Courier: Shuttle
Fighter: Defender
Warship: Corvette

Come on an' argue you crutch sniffing little wuzzes.

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don't fΓΌck with me fool.

ARE YOU SERIOUS????? =pppp

Courier: well, Courier
Freighter: Bulk Freighter (duh)
Fighter: Lightning!
Warship: Confed Frigate

I mean, COMON!

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If I fly the ship, shoot the guns, and work the hyperspace, what the hell does my crew do?

Freighter: Argosey
Courier: Courier (even though the Scoutship is also good)
Fighter: Lightning
Warship: Probably Rebel cruiser

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lets see.

best light transport/courier: courier

best freighter: bulk freighter

best civilian overall ship: argosy (its what i get after the shuttlecraft)

best fighter: rapier vs. warship or lightning vs. small ship

best pirate ship: kestrel

best medium warship: confed frigate

best heavy warship: confed cruiser

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oops almost forgot

best luxury liner: hmm, i wonder πŸ™‚

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Best courier: Scoutship
Best medium freighter: Argosy
Best Fighter vs. warship: Rapier
Best Pirate ship: Lightning
Best Fighter vs. fighter: Confederate gunboat
Best Light combat ship: Rebel cruiser
Best HEAVY combat ship: Confederate cruiser

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Best Comic Relief Ship: Defender

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Originally posted by Kilvain:
**Best Comic Relief Ship: Defender
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Hey! For your information, if piloted expertly, a Defender is lethal. I swear, I once saw one take out TWO shuttle ships simultaneously!

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Originally posted by Begemotike:
**Hey! For your information, if piloted expertly, a Defender is lethal. I swear, I once saw one take out TWO shuttle ships simultaneously!
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Oh sure :rolleyes: maybe if the shuttles were piloted by a couple of untrained goldfish. πŸ™‚

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Originally posted by Kilvain:
**Oh sure:rolleyes: maybe if the shuttles were piloted by a couple of untrained goldfish. πŸ™‚
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Who said they were piloted? πŸ˜‰

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Originally posted by Begemotike:
**Who said they were piloted?;)
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Ah, I see. It's like one of those riddles at the back of the puzzle magazines. Very clever. πŸ™‚

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Your blood freezes as you gaze at the creature on the viewscreen. Is it possible? After several painful attempts to pinch yourself awake you finally accept the reality of the heavily scaled monster rapidly approaching your tiny vessel.....

Oh my, we all forgot to mention:
Best ship to transport a V.I.P. in, because it is so SAFE:
VIP transport.
How politicians get rid of rivals.

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For heavy combat, I use a Kestrel and circle a lot to avoid being hit, or shoot at things from just outside of their range. It is better to be agile and able to dodge things than to tough it out.

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I'm not sure, but I think alot of people overlook the Argosy. It has a lot of expansion space, and, properly outfitted, can hold it's own against a capital ship - for a fraction of the cost. AND it has a lot of cargo space left over. Good choice if you want to get into the action but can't afford something like a Corvette.

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We do not live to work, rather, we work to live.

Ha, you're all wrong! The best ship in the game is the Scoutship. Good fuel capacity, decent weapons, and enough maneuverability to kill just about anything.
Even when I get more money I usually stick with the scoutship. It allows you to keep doing rush missions. There is nothing more frustrating than tricking out a new Rebel Cruiser only to be given a mission to get to a certain location in 2 days. ARRRRGGGGH!

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Without a doubt, the Corvette. It's fast, and, piloted well, can take on a Cruiser easily. It can even carry a reasonably amount of cargo. If I'm playing for the Rebels, I'll purchase a Rebel Destroyer; chances are, my Corvette is worth enough (with all the upgrades) to not have to spend a dime on it. I'll use the remaining money to upgrade the new Destroyer.

Ha! When I have a Rebel Cruiser I don't do 'rush missions'. I KILL things. Preferably Confeds.
Actually, I usually go like this:
First (Naturally), a shuttlecraft.
Then, If I feel like adventure, a scoutship.
Then I always save up and get a clipper. I think a lot of people don't like the clipper, but I think it's a great combination if you are still interested in doing missions or trading. It has more cargo space than any fighter class-ship, and yet can easily hold it's own against them, so even if you are into trading there is no reason for running, which I hate doing. And if you have a really tough mission coming up you can still trade cargo space for weapons and not be horribly short, like, say, the Rapier. Finally, it is cheap, at a stock price of only 300,000.000 credits.
Next, I aim for the Kestrel, which Ilove, especially since it is the only ship that actually carries fighters that do major damage: The Lightning.
And then, of course, the Rebel Cruiser.

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The best ship for its price is the shuttlecraft. Consider that for the price of a corvette, you could buy two hundred shuttlecraft, and equip them all with laser cannons.

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