I like the hawk for it's manuverability, plus it gets a little old seeing everyone in those same 3 ships after awhile.

Nope, lower level ships have NO advantages what so ever over the class 10s. In fact some of them even maneuvre slower. *sigh*

Well, the Dromedary rocks. Like the Milenium Falcon she's a piece of junk but she grows on you. In fact, it is fun to have a battle pesona and a transport persona because the game style changes so much depending on which ship you fly.

I'm not all that far in the game, but I don't like fighters at all now. I bought a freigher and tried my hand at that and withing minutes I was all about freighters. I hate running fighters now. I'm in a drone and REALLY REALLY want a dromedary, but I don't want to upset the cops to get in neutral with the hackers... so I'm just going to pilot a drone. In the Kysari system, no one hates me or overly likes me, so I never get attacked aside from the occasional corsair. Loving the trading aspect now.


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Edited by - Mustang on 25-03-2003 11:14:08

i got one mp game where im playin pirate. till now, i love the legionnaire ( dont ask me why). in my other mp i fly a sabre, and in the third a large train. i think your pref bout the ship depends on what u wanna do with it

i like the Hawk and the Falcon. I also like the Anubis (good and cheap)

Besides the Eagle my favorite fighter is the Anubis. Sleek, stylish, and really, really cheap! I also like the cruise engine effect, nice combination of red and blue, kinda hypnotizing at times. Anubis is why I fly now in mp. Had to do a little editing to pull that off, but I don't find it "wrong" to edit just to fly a ship in mp that is easily available in the sp storyline...

Neither do I, but some server admins might. Especially since it's so cheap.

I'm kinda partial to the centurion over the titan, it's lvl9 with 9200 armor and eats sabres for breakfast, and the legionaire is probably the best light fighter in the game as far as maneuverability goes.

I like nearly any ship over those three. The only VHF I fly is the Hammerhead. Given the overwhelming firepower of the VHF's, however, I like playing in the lighter craft. I have one character in a Falcon, and another in a Legionaire.

I've yet to fight a VHF with a light fighter, but I've taken on as many as four Stilettos or Centurions at one time, giving me the impression that I could at least hold my own against a single VHF. The light fighters' maneuverability goes a long way towards protecting you - at least from the AI.

Stats are not my only concern when buying a ship, either. I've tried nearly every ship in the game, but I only stick with the ships that look good to me. The only ones that I consider worthy are the Hawk series, Pirhana series, Crusader, Legionaire, Dagger, and any freighter. I have reservations about the Hawk series. It's very aesthetic, but seems somehow generic. I feel like a sell out anytime I fly one. The Corsair ships are a mixed bag. I enjoy the Legionaire as long as I'm looking at it from behind. Anytime I see the ungainly cockpit that got slapped onto such a graceful frame, I cringe. The heavier versions lose their appeal with the excessive "finnage."

I haven't flown any of those yet and I probably won't for very long because it takes the challange out of the game. I really like the Anubis so far, also the Falcon and the Hammerhead. I really hope they do something with the lighter ships to make them more usefull. I think perhaps changing speeds of fighters would be a smart first step. Lighter ships have a higher top speed than faster ships and much better manuverability. The VHF are supposed to be like tanks but they are just as fast and manuverable as the light ships. Makes no point really to have a light ship when you get into the later reachs of the game except for the challange factor.

Well, I owned a really nice Barracuda for a long time in MP, and I think it rocks. Very Bobba Fett type of ship!! Not so much power, but still has 6 guns. Besides, the "stats" are not that important if you play for fun, not in a competitive way.

I did all my border and edge world exploring in a Banshee (Rheinland Light Fighter).

I really like that ship. The Hawk is a bit more attractive, but a Banshee equipped with a Class 7 Graviton shield and GMG guns (2 Sunblast A's, 2 Sunblast B's ) can do just about anything you need done.

I have completed several 200K+ fighter missions in a Banshee with that loadout, the largest one was 235K I think. It's maneuverable, and it has just enough offensive and defensive capability to handle the high level missions. It's hard as hell to get through those 3 wave missions with 6 VHF's per wave, but I've never been killed on a fighter mission, and it's a lot more satisfying to take them out in an LF than a VHF.

In my opinion, anything more powerful/effective than that is unnecessary in Freelancer.


Edited by - Ark-Builder on 26-03-2003 03:14:11

Well my favorites are the Valkyrie, Defender, Banshee, and Hammerhead. I think all of the VHFs are ugly.