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Yep, that's what I said.

See, that's where I have to disagree. The Krayt performs quite well -better than it should, perhaps. Saying that is not the same as saying it handles as well or better than a light(ish) fighter. I like the way I can dogfight in a Krayt, but I love the way I can dogfight in a Duneliz, hence the fact that I have decided to make the Duneliz my primary fighter.

I completely understand why people use Krayts and I might even go so far as to say that the Krayt is probably the best way to go for the average Freelance Master. But like I said, there's nothing I can't do in my Duneliz and it fits my stlye more than the Krayt.

I just wish there were more and better reasons to use a YT with a small group rather than a small group of fighters. Ah, well, another thread.

Shona

Unless I have a gunner I fly my Dunelizard, with a gunner I fly my Krayt. While the Krayt is, even flying without a gunner, superiour for PvE due to sheer firepower and mass, I prefer the Dunelizard's agility, and looks.

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YT1300 for planet hopping....

and the gorgeous

KSE Firespray... good for mass, speed weapons and armour... a little sluggish on the manouvering, but i can kick it

We need more ships..... and greater configuration with what we have....

Imagine the yt with the cockpit on the left side or even located in the centre like the OTANA for XWA.. or have an exteneded hull from the roleplaying books...

Hell DEV's get the essential guide to ships book

Krayt 90% of the time.

With my RE'd to 92 speed engineand engine overload I do 1111 speed in space. I move well and with 2, 4k max blasters centerline I obliterate anything I come in contact with. My only problem is the vette and the SD, but while it gives me fits I can still hold my own.

My Dunelizard is simply some of my krayt parts in a smaller pkg.

Krayt and a Firespray..

"I have tried to design so people who wouldn't normally hang out together
come to realize each other's importance in the world,
the value of their roles in the society, that sort of thing.
So I try to have interdependence as a key feature
- people relying on each other"
Raph Koster

Krayt and YT. Was thinking of placing the Krayt in a sack and trying out a khiraz for a while, see if I like the speed and handling of it. Haven't been in one since the mass upgrade. I just looted this awesome level 1 reactor that outputs some huge power, so with the right equipment, I might be able to get it to work out...

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius --- and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. "

Dragon's Blaze (Krayt) for Vette runs or deep space runs and occasional dogfighting.

Emerald Phoenix (YT)for Travel, exploring, rping, smuggling, and just to hang out in.

Forgotten Glory (Firespray) for dogfighting, looting, or other areas when I need to turn as quick as possible.

Funny thing is that the krayt reallt outperforms my KSE in just about all aspects with the exception of P/Y/R. Even with the same engine, the KSE is slower than the Krayt. but two mk3 concussion missle launchers in it is more handy than one mk2 space bomb launcher I use in the Krayt for bombming runs.

Whoa, whoa. When did I ever say that? I think I said just the opposite. if I recall, it went something like...."I might even go so far as to say that the Krayt is probably the best way to go for the average Freelance Master."

Ohhh, the original post. See, you misunderstood. I said "if it becomes useful" meaning "if I find a situation in which the higher mass payload of the Krayt becomes more important to me than the improved handling of the Duneliz." That sound better?

That comparison doesn't make sense to me. You are taking one ship with a higher quality engine and comparing it to another ship with a lower quality engine. Because they end up similar then the ships are the same?? Look, I'm using a pre-nerf, RE'd Inferno in my Duneliz and that's the engine I stick into the Krayt when I outifit it. The Duneliz handles better, in my opinion (as all the posts in this thread are just personal preferences).

Shona

I love my KSE and use it about 95% of the time. It is a hard ship to get used to though, but once you do wow... I recently upgraded totwo 4500 damage guns on it. Cruising speed is 1132 boosted 1374. I use a crappy booster to make room for the big guns. I only really need to use the booster anyway if I have a long distance between WPs. I honestly have never gotten into the PVP out in deep space yet, but that KSE has a big ol rear end that most likely makes me a big target. I think it would be fun to try a Khiraxz out there provided I could outfit it with decent guns. Sounds like a fun project heh. Now if only I could find a way to speed up this work day.... hmmmm....

For RP and fun,it is Mogee's pleasure yacht. I have my Sorosuub all decked out for parties.

I used to have a dune in that third slot, but I gave it to a newbie the other night because I honestly just never used it anymore. Tonight that third slot is going to get filled up with a peppy little fighter. We'll see how it does out in Deep Space.

Well SheenaBrelya I can see if it just doesn't fit your style, but that's a far cry from saying it isn't useful. And with a nicely RE'd pre nerf reward engine my Krayt does perform almost exactly like alight fighter with the post nerf engine. So until my engine decays away to usefulness (which I'm still not sure is even possible) or they nerf the Krayt's handling down to where it probably should be, I will continue to use it as my primary ship.

Now for not being useful I think everyone agrees the most useless things in the game right now are the MP ships. Even with the new publish the phantom plasma leaks are still there, so even ifI get a group of people willing to blow an hour or two cruising around inmy YT with no apparent objective it's still bugged to the point where if I get a plasma leak in the cockpit area I can't possibly even land my ship before being triple incapped and having to clone.

"I figure if I can outrun you and out-turn you, I'll end up behind you."

Can you put a 105 speed engine in your Dunelizard? Can you fit an uber booster in it as well? You have a slight edge in manueverability, but you don't have the potential top-end speed that can be shoved into a Kryat.

Don't get me wrong. I love the lizzy and will fly mine more as time goes by and I get every re'ed part I want in her. They are DEFINITELY better at evading fire, both from players and NPC's.

My poor YT...she sits in dry-dock waiting for the day the devs actually fix her bugs and give us some armor and shields that make her a more viable ship.

Kryat, Dunelizard and YT deeded.

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And give some back.

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No I'd believe ya. I know my equip is still far from uber. That 105 speed engine is player made.

Even still, with a Kryat, you could use that engine and have room for more boost and weaps and shields, etc.

Thanks for giving me something to shoot for with my lizzy though!