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A couple of years ago there was a thread asking about people's aesthetic preferences in ships. Predictably, the aesthetics part soon got side-lined, but it was/is a very interesting and educational thread. I was reminded of it when I recently considered the relative merits of greed/acquisitiveness and style/deadliness.Having finished the Crossfire campaign and a run through Renaissance space, I've been doing some solo itinerant trading while carrying out a more thorough and leisurely exploration…

Ajay, if you prefer lots of batteries and bots (and, I assume, a strong defense generally) I can see why you might choose the Coalition Saber over the Saracen, despite a smaller hold. I hadn't noticed it until you mentioned it, but the Saber is somewhat reminiscent of the Mi-28.Your beloved Basilisk somehow reminds me of the Orion from Privateer. From your description in the lexicon, I suspect they my have similar handling characteristics.Iliyan, I think it's entirely reasonable to choose a ship…

Iliyan, I believe that's good advice about IC exploration ships.I haven't tried the Cayman, although I gather that it's liked for its speed and agility, so when I finally attempt MP (and thus PvP), maybe I'll give it a try.I'm curious about what leads you--or anybody who's reading and would like to jump in with an opinion--to prefer the Saracen to the Chimera. The Saracen has more cargo space, armor, and bats/bots; the Chimera has a sleeker, less utilitarian look, but they handle very similarly …

Thanks for the advice, Martind; I'll check it out. Certainly the name isn't intimidating, but the ship does look pretty sharp.

Thanks for the information and advice, Iliyan!Even though I was indeed originally interested in opinions about SP (and thus PvE) exploration vessel choices, I am also very interested in PvP, in which I hope to become involved at some not-so-distant future date. So your take on it is in fact very valuable to me, as are the opinions of the others.I find that neither my reaction time nor my own agility are what they used to be back in the days that I used to play, say, the Wing Commander series, or…