Go for what you prefer, I'm split between them, I love the Aurora doors but the Mustang, especially the Beta is pretty cool.
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Go for what you prefer, I'm split between them, I love the Aurora doors but the Mustang, especially the Beta is pretty cool.
P52 Merlin is in the hangar for those who have certain ships or you can throw $24 (inc VAT) for a stand alone ship (3 months insurance).
Had a fly of it last night as it was a loaner for my Carrack and it's pretty sweet, it'll be interesting to see what weapon configs people can squeeze onto it.
Had a fly of it last night as it was a loaner for my Carrack and it's pretty sweet, it'll be interesting to see what weapon configs people can squeeze onto it.
Lots of ships back up for sale and 1000 Vanduul Glaives (if you defeat the new vanduul swarm you get an option to buy).
It's basically an upgraded Scythe from what I can tell, looks nice but I'm more tempted to melt small ships for large than chase after another smallish ship!
It's basically an upgraded Scythe from what I can tell, looks nice but I'm more tempted to melt small ships for large than chase after another smallish ship!
It's more pay-to-own or pay-to-have than win but I understand why people would assume those throwing money at their screen will have an advantage because frankly on day one they will, they'll have the ships.
They'll also have the storage, running costs and crew costs though right from the off. No point trying to fly a behemoth on your own, it's not Eve Online, you need a crew and those need to be paid for! That guy starting out in the little trader will have very low running costs in comparison and even short term the "time rich/cash poor" will run ahead as always.
It comes down to faith in the developer to keep the game balanced, there's going to be a monthly cap on how much "in-game" money can be purchased and they have said that once the game is out, there's no more buying pledge ships like we have been doing so - no reason they oculdn't back out of that later though. Everything is subject to change.
If in doubt wait, you don't really miss out on much now anyway by not backing as they've stopped doing stretch goals, probably ran out of ideas for them
but heck you could always register for an account and buy a $6 ship skin, that gives you backer status for any future "freebies" given away.
They'll also have the storage, running costs and crew costs though right from the off. No point trying to fly a behemoth on your own, it's not Eve Online, you need a crew and those need to be paid for! That guy starting out in the little trader will have very low running costs in comparison and even short term the "time rich/cash poor" will run ahead as always.
It comes down to faith in the developer to keep the game balanced, there's going to be a monthly cap on how much "in-game" money can be purchased and they have said that once the game is out, there's no more buying pledge ships like we have been doing so - no reason they oculdn't back out of that later though. Everything is subject to change.
If in doubt wait, you don't really miss out on much now anyway by not backing as they've stopped doing stretch goals, probably ran out of ideas for them
but heck you could always register for an account and buy a $6 ship skin, that gives you backer status for any future "freebies" given away.I enjoy the combat in Arena commander more than I do in Elite: Dangerous, it's still got a small area. Racing is surprisingly good fun too although I haven't tried it multiplayer yet, it is pretty popular though as there are leaderboards etc. I'm not bashing Elite: Dangerous here, I just prefer the style of combat in SC thus far, it's more about situation awareness of not only your ships but the items around you, typically you don't get the same sort of challenge in Elite Dangerous unless you're fighting INSIDE the asteroid belts. It opens up a lot of amusing tactical options 
You can now get loaner ships by playing the Arena commander modules so you can tryout some other ships before pledging or melting/changing your ship.
It's shaping up nicely, you can leave your ship and wander around whilst in free flight mode, just wish they'd get TrackIR support up and running properly as that'd massively improve it for me personally.
You can now get loaner ships by playing the Arena commander modules so you can tryout some other ships before pledging or melting/changing your ship.
It's shaping up nicely, you can leave your ship and wander around whilst in free flight mode, just wish they'd get TrackIR support up and running properly as that'd massively improve it for me personally.
That's very true mate, grind is what I hope we avoid and I've seen some awesome Aurora pilots who take on Hornets regularly so it's not all about having the best gear, you need to know how to use it. Must admit I've died quite a few times to Aurora pilots in my Mustang Delta, usually because I'm too busy chasing someone else
I do miss my Aurora space coffin.It was OK at 1080P eyefinity on my 7950/3570K but they improved performance a fair bit. I can't quite run it at 4K on a 980/3570K but it's pretty comfortable at lower res. They haven't done a great deal of optimisation yet tbh.
Here's a comparison at 1080P/three screens (1080x5760) between the two I did a few months ago:
Shows part of the hangar module plus some Arena commander flight, although only parts I could accurately replicate between the two, not actual combat)
Here's a comparison at 1080P/three screens (1080x5760) between the two I did a few months ago:
Shows part of the hangar module plus some Arena commander flight, although only parts I could accurately replicate between the two, not actual combat)
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This is what your after, you get into it..
Merlin is available to test drive for anyone now: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link//14901-Test-Drive-The-Merlin
Also Ben has said that the free flight for GAMESCOM has been extended until the 24th August (said on Reverse the verse.)
If you want to try it (and it's a HUGE download 20Gb+):
Also Ben has said that the free flight for GAMESCOM has been extended until the 24th August (said on Reverse the verse.)
If you want to try it (and it's a HUGE download 20Gb+):
- Visit https://robertsspaceindustries.com/promotions/gamescomflyfree2015
- Choose "Enlist Now" to create a new account, if you have an existing account skip this step.
- Once the account is created, enter GAMESCOM2015 into the coupon field and hit "Apply Coupon"
I know at least a dozen guys who have that, some have spent far more than to. These aren't us usual chumps earning £25K/year though, these are millionaires. I might point out that those aren't the top tier of pledge, there is at least one higher one which isn't listed on the site and which can only be purchased after contacting customer services direct.
You can get the game for far less, details in the OP. These guys are doing "pay to own" so they don't have to earn the ships in-game later, the irony is that the instant the game launches the tech in their ships will be outdated as it's all standard equipment, or in the case of the Javelin it's a bare structure which requires weaponry etc to be added later essentially a massive sitting duck.
It'll take very little time for the time rich, cash poor to streak ahead. Those guys throwing money at this just want to give it the best chance possible of completion
That's the reason a few OCUKer started PAGAN, didn't want to see a few elite **** at the top taking their cut. No point fighting with someone who considers themselves better than you IMHO.
If we're forced to tax, we'll just hold an org lottery or something, however the money is fed back it'll be down to members to decide.
Remember this is still alpha mate and what you can do is pretty limited to say the least, still quite good fun messing about with mates though and with the social module we'll have a few more things to do. First Person Shooter has been delayed for now though, lucky if we see that this year tbh.