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After weeks with a Cobra MkIII, then Boa II I finally had enough cash to upgrade to something decent.

My goal was a shiny new Morrigan but I couldn't find one for sale anywhere. I eventually found a Vortex & my life is transformed. It is utterly utterly amazing.

Is this the best all-round ship available or is there something even more awesome out there that I havn't found yet?

Mjay wrote:

After weeks with a Cobra MkIII, then Boa II I finally had enough cash to upgrade to something decent.

My goal was a shiny new Morrigan but I couldn't find one for sale anywhere. I eventually found a Vortex & my life is transformed. It is utterly utterly amazing.

Is this the best all-round ship available or is there something even more awesome out there that I havn't found yet?

The Caduceus Omega (http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Caduceus) is a pretty good ship, but hard to find. If you like the Vortex, go ahead and keep it. Ships are very much a matter of personal taste, a ship one person likes may be hated by almost everyone else.

Mjay wrote:

After weeks with a Cobra MkIII, then Boa II I finally had enough cash to upgrade to something decent.

My goal was a shiny new Morrigan but I couldn't find one for sale anywhere. I eventually found a Vortex & my life is transformed. It is utterly utterly amazing.

Is this the best all-round ship available or is there something even more awesome out there that I havn't found yet?

Hi Mjay - welcome to the forums - the vortex is a lovely ship, Svengali will be pleased with your choice. However, I'd like to point out that an Iron Assed Cobby 3 is the best core ship there is, which in the hands of a good pilot, will out fly and outgun a significant portion of all the OXP ships.

DaddyHoggy wrote:

the vortex is a lovely ship, Svengali will be pleased with your choice

You meant Thargoid, of course.

DaddyHoggy wrote:

However, I'd like to point out that an Iron Assed Cobby 3 is the best core ship there is, which in the hands of a good pilot, will out fly and outgun a significant portion of all the OXP ships.

Indeed! Welcome aboard, Mjay!

DaddyHoggy wrote:

However, I'd like to point out that an Iron Assed Cobby 3 is the best core ship there is, which in the hands of a good pilot, will out fly and outgun a significant portion of all the OXP ships.

Hear , hear!

Hello Mjay, welcome onboard .-)
The Vortex is a pretty tough ship (created by Thargoid) with a flight behaviour that feels really natural. Powerful, heavily armed, with a big energy reserve, fast and with a huge cargo hold.

DaddyHoggy wrote:

Svengali will be pleased with your choice.

*sigh* it's not my decision .-)

Oh, Lord, I'm really not having a good night tonight... Not enough coffee!

I misread Vortex and my caffeine neglected brain read Vector - which is of course a Svengali ship and is indeed, very lovely.

<chuckles>

I'm having a double strength espresso before bed - I feel much better now!

Can't beat being able to fly around with 25 hardened missiles on board lol

The Vortex is one of my favourites, as a way to build a good score probably cannot be beaten. However, it does not offer a way of picking up many contract offers or passengers.

Ironfist

Having tried many core and OXP ships, my favourites are still the Dragon M (my first Elite commander flies one) and the B-Wing (Star Wars ships OXP). Both are quick, zippy and have plenty of missile slots, and enough cargo space to make a few extra dollars if bounty hunting falls a little short. There are faster ships, more heavily armed ships, but these two can really take the knocks: Many of the more technically "Uber" ships fail and blow up after just a few good hits or lucky missiles. My commanders are frequently offered other, very pricey ships for sale but naah! I'm OK thanks!!