(01-28-2013, 10:09 AM)Menegroth Wrote: that very heavy fighters and gunboats are the ships I feel most confortable with and that anything bigger than a gunboat is a no-no for me.
This line made you a lot of friends on the server allready.
I want to suggest the Red Hessian Fighter the Odin, it's really powerfull and a good ship to "train" in. Also it looks cool.
One of the best transports is the nicely brick-shaped Tanker. Lots of Cargospace, affordable, quite a punch.
I'm not a specialist regarding gounboats and would like to invite other folk to post their suggestions but i keep hearing that the Kusari Explorer is pretty strong.
If you plan to have more then 5 ships you might want to consider getting the latest version of Discovey Launchpad. This nice little tool allows you to log the ingame chatter and having mutliple accounts. (of course just one active at a time)
Pardon me for assuming a wrong idea, but still, i keep my prior statements, the Arrastra is a good pick for a mining ship.
And about your question, no, it's not really possible, or at least REALLY not efficient to mine with such a large ship, yet there is a certain mining ship that offers some large cargo and it's huge.
As for your choice in escort/fighter duties... you should try to look in to a series of factions and see which suit you best. Obvious choices are House Police departments or Military forces, yet those may restrict you to the said House space (but offer you better ships sometimes), so if you're looking for freedom, Freelancing is just another good choice.
On the other hand, there are a lot of other factions, both lawful and unlawful that present a high quality experience when flying a fighter.
I could try to lure you into joining the Colonial Republic that is... since the Nyx is a wonderful ship, but still, it's all your choice.
On a last note: I support the previous post. Getting Discovery Launchpad will greatly increase your experience after you manage to have a good source of income, as having more characters gives you more various possibilities.
I spent the whole day researching the wiki, testing ships and weapons, IONCross save editing to give me enough money to buy all those things, docking, jumping, entering trade lanes and even flew a dreadnought through a minefield and an asteroid field on that Omicron system with a neutron star (took me almost an hour, but I made it).
After all this, I know these will be my 4 ships:
Fighter/Escort: Osprey
Gunboat: Hathor
Cruisers: Corvo and Fearless
My fifth ship will be a miner but I still have to test out those mining ships.
So I guess my character will be a Zoner. Lots of trading going on over there, I'm led to believe, so my escort services will be needed. Also allied with GMG, so I guess I'm set.
I'll make an application to Phoenix as soon as my character is ready.
Thank you all for the warm welcome and for the patience to answer my questions.