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Thread: whats the best ship....
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omismiha
Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:15 am
#1
to use for mining. atm, i use my spare krayt with fast speed, low armor and shields, but mark 3 lasers and the quest reward tractor beam.with a good gun incase any bandits hit me up.
Nearro
Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:24 am
#2
IMO, the B-22 is one of the best mining ships. Placing the tractor beam on the outside gives it a nice spread to pull in those chunks. Not to mention it is hyper-maneuverable, so snapping around to face a new chunk isn't a problem.
A lot of people say you really need a 3 gun ship to mine, with one gun for the bandits. Personally, I've never had a problem with them, though I never mine diamonds, so only ever get tier 4 at the most. And a nice crafted Mk.III Mining laser will do some nice damage to those, especially with the B-22 being able to stay behind them.
The other freelance option would be the Rihx. It's a bit quicker turning then the krayt, with no real loss of mass. That extra 20k difference is used up by the turret gun, imo.
A lot of people say you really need a 3 gun ship to mine, with one gun for the bandits. Personally, I've never had a problem with them, though I never mine diamonds, so only ever get tier 4 at the most. And a nice crafted Mk.III Mining laser will do some nice damage to those, especially with the B-22 being able to stay behind them.
The other freelance option would be the Rihx. It's a bit quicker turning then the krayt, with no real loss of mass. That extra 20k difference is used up by the turret gun, imo.
RedOnedi
Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:33 am
#3
Being Freelance:
Krayt
Actis/Belb
Those are your top choices, and arguably in that order.
Domingo
omismiha
Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:35 am
#4
so its the belb ship then. thx guys.
oh one more thing, havent played with the belb much . which weapon slot does the tractor beam go in. i used it on my krayt, but it got, lets shall we say "interesting"
Phizuol
Fri Sep 09, 2005 11:40 am
#5
Any 3-gun ship immediately has my vote, though 2-guns is doable. For real mining efficiency you really want a tractor beam which counts out 1-gun ships.
Bandits can be killed with mining lasers, its not much harder. If you go 3-guns I highly recommend 2 mining lasers and 1 tractor beam. A single blaster is not really any better at killing bandits than 2 mk3 mining lasers (especially if you put quickshot on them like I did.)
Bandits can be killed with mining lasers, its not much harder. If you go 3-guns I highly recommend 2 mining lasers and 1 tractor beam. A single blaster is not really any better at killing bandits than 2 mk3 mining lasers (especially if you put quickshot on them like I did.)
Ducimus
Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:55 pm
#7
Best ship for mining is a krayt.
Besides having 3 guns, it handles well at low speeds, and thats key because your putting around the rock.
Bw ing is a PITA as low throttle settings because of oversteering adjustments, krayt handles better, thereby increasing your efficiency.
Besides having 3 guns, it handles well at low speeds, and thats key because your putting around the rock.
Bw ing is a PITA as low throttle settings because of oversteering adjustments, krayt handles better, thereby increasing your efficiency.
SKotor
Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:32 pm
#9
Nah I think Kimo Is much better but you gotta strip your armor.....
DannonKerr
Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:07 pm
#10
I am haveing a great deal of sucess mining in my heavy x-wing. I have my pumped up lazers on my main and my mining lazer and my tractor beam as secondary and tirsheary weapons. (sorry about the spelling)
DannonKerr
Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:08 pm
#11
double post
Message Edited by DannonKerr on 09-09-2005 09:09 PM
blackgunz
Fri Sep 09, 2005 8:36 pm
#12
I use my bel-22, im Imperial Ace, so I dont really have anything betteranyways.
NIR_Bria
Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:38 am
#13
I use my JSF (only thing its good for) can fill a 1550 hold in 5 min tops
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