Beluga vs Conda Passengers

[Hossyman]

Since the Beluga cannot "jump" across the street, the Conda is a great choice regardless of luxury. Example: I made just over 4 mil with 3 passenger missions, 5 jumps total, including a passenger redirect, finding and scanning a beacon, and still did it in under 25 minutes. Let them do their 1 to 8 million ly missions for 10 mil, and I will have 10+ mil in the bank almost before they get out of sight. Also, save room for the best fuel scoop you can buy if you plan on doing the high dollar, multi jump, sightseeing missions. AND YES, DO NOT CARRY " SHADY " PASSENGERS UNLESS YOU ARE SURE YOU CAN SNEAK IN OR OUT. IF NOT, YOU WILL FIND OUT JUST HOW DEADLY A STATION IS WHEN IT GETS PISSED.

[Falcon_D]

Hmm...
Thanks for the write up. Might try a passenger Mission in my Python when I get back to the bubble.

[Orkekum]

i made my clipper dedicated passenger ship.

but yes. pure numbers anaconda triumphs. range, surviveability incase attack, many internals.
loses to the pure smooth looks of orca and beluga.

might go and buy me a passenger orca. mod for speed and range

[Hossyman]

Beluga and Orca are great looking. Just cannot figure out why the DEVS did not give the Beluga a better jump range. Even D rating some of the stuff you can get away with, if you are careful, the jump range is just not there. I saw a Pass Mission for 35 million, but would have taken 305 jumps even at my 36 ly jump range. Assuming you could make a max jump, every 10 seconds, with no attacks or redirects ( WHICH WILL NEVER HAPPEN ), you would still spend a solid hour just jumping. Granted, 35 mil for an hours work is pretty good. However, when you realistically factor in attacks, interdictions, passenger reroutes, and the realistic time it takes to look at the system map and maximize 305 jumps, that hour could quadruple or more very quickly.

I did notice in 2.2 that they seemed to have fixed the INCOMING MISSION CRITICAL MESSAGES, so you no longer get the offer and the missed opportunity right on top of each other.

I am not bashing the DEVS or the GAME, there is a lot going on, they have done well, and things will equalize eventually.

[Mercath]

The Anaconda is the tops passenger ship (unless you're looking to do luxury passengers), as it can carry more passengers than any other ship.