CMDR Vashtanarada

[Vashtanarada]

o7

Greetings CMDRs

Happy to start playing with other people. I have mostly been playing in solo just learning the game and gaining cash since about April. It was a lonely existence. When Horizons dropped i got the itch to try to find some group to play with because open can be a pain at CGs and if you cross the wrong guy. Had a few bad encounters early on when I got my eagle in open and went solo. Now I realized I'm missing a lot of fun interactions so I found you guys

Currently I'm cruising around LTT-15574 in my new Fed Corvette getting use to big ships. I'm a big fan of the FAS and a lot of federation stuff. If you see me flying around and need help killing something let me know. 90% of the time I'm fitted for combat.

[LionOfNarnia]

CGs - especially combat CGs - are best done in solo even for us!

There have been times when there have been more Mobians than targets

That said, welcome to Mobius

[JohnLuke]

Welcome to Mobius, commander Vashtanarada!

How do you like the Corvette so far?

Feel free to add your name to the In game friend list thread and check out our TeamSpeak servers to easily chat with, and possibly wing up with other commanders. Also, make sure to check the Policy page if you haven't already.

If you are interested in being involved, go here to see information about our player group faction, the Order of Mobius. We have our own Discord (voice and text chat) servers for supporters of Mobius.

On top of all of that, we also have a Facebook group.

[Krow]

Greetings and salutations Cmdr Vash,
Yes I'm also keen to here your thoughts on the new Vette.
Enjoying it?

See you in the black.

[Xebeth]

Greetings and welcome to the group

[Vashtanarada]

Hey thanks guys!

Thank you for the info john. I like the policies you guys hold to. Ill have to look at the friends list.

So the Vette...
In short, coming from a combat minded pilot, I love it! It is incredibly nimble for it being huge. The speed is very slow. Like sub 100 for optimal turn speed and max even in boost is sub 300. You wont be catching any Cobra IIIs or even clippers if they want to run. With the arsenal you can put on it though, they will be dead before they know it. Even with the slow speed the engines feel strong and able to through around its bulk. In the anaconda or even in the FAS if you pull a sharp boost turn you have the annoying drift were you have to come to a stop and then go the other direction. The Vette wont have that. Probably partly to the lower speed but the power feels like it dosen't slip and you have to wait to go the way you want. The jump range is miserable. I'm hoping they address it at some point. A ship that big shouldn't have a 10 LY range full kitted. I got a extra fuel take to try to compensate the range.

Weapon placement is very good as a lot of the hard points are on the sides of the ship. If your in a fight from the smaller faster ships, gimbaled weapons can stay on target if they out turn you. Haven't done much in the way of huge hard points due to power constriction and Cred. Its going to take me a while to fully out fit it but right now its got some serious stopping power. Right now they have 2 large burst lasers. The large hard point on the belly is a double edged sword. It makes it hard for things to get out of your fire arch but its hard to hit one thing with all weapons.

As a matter of fact here is my current build: (critiques welcome)
http://coriolis.io/outfit/federal_corve ... n=FC%20mk1

Also a useful information and comparison of the turning/speed compared to a clipper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZCbh0HwanE

TL:DR
Very powerful ship for combat. Flys like a mid fighter. Slow like a tortoise. Hits like a truck if the truck had 150mm howitzer on the back.