Favourite Unlockable ship/skin

[Rahvin13]

What is everyone's favourite Unlockable Skin or ship?

I Unlocked the Concept ship for EG.X, And it looks incredible So that's my current favoured ship to use

[ZenDJiNN]

I haven't seen the EG.X concept ship yet (I'm currently getting enough points to unlock it) but i have unlocked both the Feisar & the AG Systems..... & i'm not really keen on either, although of the two i prefer the Feisar.

This is only from a "Concept" point of view though, as i really like both ships from a racing viewpoint, especially the AG-Sys, which is becoming my favourite ship to race with. I've seen the Qirex Concept ship (at least i think it was the Qirex) racing online & that looks pretty good.

[Rahvin13]

The only concepts i have are the Pirahna which looks cool and EG.X Which looks awesome

[Stardragon88]

Ah yes, the EG-X concept looks pretty incredible I'm biased of couse, since it's my favourite team. I've taken to racing with the default skin lately though, it has it's own charms.

[Rahvin13]

Its also my favourite team lol That is until icaras is available Lol. i like the default skin, You like the Alternate skin? that looks cool i think

[ZenDJiNN]

I've just unlocked the EG.X Concept ship.... it's great, probably the best that i've seen so far, although it looks quite like the Feisar.

I'm also eagerly waiting for the Icaras ship though, as it was my favourite on Pure. It Just seemed to "Have it all" so i'm hoping the the new (Pulse) incarnation will be just as good.

[Rapier Racer]

I think Icaras pilots will suffer online given the paper shields it comes with (6) How can you survive combat situations with shields like that, absorbing everything you pick up you say? So now you can't fight back and possibly loose positions. It's acceleration is only 7 so no quick getting away at the start either.

[ZenDJiNN]

You could be right there Rapier, and it's something i'm going to try as soon as they're available. But there are other ships with lousy shields aren't there? I'm only going by the Icaras ship in Pure btw, because of all the ships in Pure, it was the only one that worked the way that i expected/wanted. So i'm hoping that the Pulse version will be just as good, perhaps even with better shields.... that would be great!

Apart from that, i don't often play online (Well, not THAT often anyway) because i have more fun playing AI "in game". Online is GREAT when you get a good bunch of racers (Zoners for instance) but there are a LOT of idiots out there that have spoiled many a race for me, so i'm really picky about when i race & who i race with/against.

And anyway, what's wrong with racing using Icaras with the "Weapons OFF" option...?

[Rapier Racer]

Yes there are other ships out there with lousy shields, mine happens to be one of them but then its not as lousy as Icaras, sometimes I'm shocked at how quickly my ship can be gutted and thats with a 7 shield, course getting better at the game I now loose a lot less energy.

I await the full time arrival of aza into online Pulse the tables have turned it's now me that has the weaker shield as opposed to AG-S in Pure, all those times I tried to make an advantage out of his weaker shields are about to come back and bite me in the Assegai.

I am interested in seeing how Icaras fairs myself. It might be OK actually as I just remembered you get massive amounts of energy back if you absorb a Plasma, or Quake I like this in Pulse, Pure gave you much less for a Plasma which is why I would always feel cheated if I absorbed it instead of letting someone else have it.

As far as racing with weapons off goes, thats like going into a bakers, buying a lovely delicious cake then scraping off all the icing and filling.

[Rahvin13]

The only time i start losing loads of energy and crashin alot is when i pay attention to my sheild bar and try and get perfect laps, when i dont focus on not crashing i dont crash, if that makes any sense?

[ZenDJiNN]

Rapier - I know what you mean about the shields depleating very quickly. Even using the AG-Sys (Which on Pulse has reasonable shields) i'm constantly amazed when i'm halfway through a race & the voice says "Energy Critical"....

As for soaking up the weapons to replenish the shield, i usually find that you get a lot back from bombs, mines & Plasma, so i have a tendency to just absorb them if i don't need to use them at all, and that tends to help a lot.

I like the "Bakers" analogy by the way.... Heehee, yeah, i guess you're right, but sometimes it's quite refreshing, and i guess it all depends on who you're racing, but often i'm just sick of getting stuck in a squabble or "barged" into a side wall, rather than just having a great race..... Remember, without all the cream & icing you is a "Lean Mean Racing Machine!"

Rahvin - dude, you should see me on Outpost 7 in Rapier class..... After the first lap my shields are almost gone just from hitting the walls!

[Hellfire_WZ]

Glad I'm not the only one to notice the shields are thinner in Pulse. Even in Triakis I sometimes get the old Energy Critical message soon into a race

[Rapier Racer]

Indeed, did they not make the weapons more powerful in terms of taking shield but overall they have less stopping power. I don't like racing with weapons off how am I supposed to kill anyone?

[Rahvin13]

I Know what you mean, i've only successfully eliminated one person online

[Lion]

I've only unlocked the qirex concept, but by using it in a single race or tournament you get to see all the others
EG-X is definitely my favourite of the concept designs... but it doesn't say EG-X anywhere on it, could only determine that that's what I was looking at by a process of elimination

[zargz]

for you guys unlocking stuff, today I just found out that if you play head to head on campaign or racebox you get 450 points/race

also if you play zone you'll get lots of points coz of the amount of laps.
more points for perfect laps and zones







WARNING!!!






SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Not a big one though and good to know if you want to stick to your favorite ship











you'll get all skins for all ships on your way to 100.000 points.












/ SPOILER

[Frances_Penfold]

I don't like racing with weapons off how am I supposed to kill anyone?

Heh, I don't like racing with weapons off because it cripples the barrel roll mechanic. Has anybody figured out the percentage of shield that is absorbed when executing a BR? Colin said that, in Wipeout Pulse, it's a percentage rather than a number, as it was in Wipeout Pure.

I figure that on a 4 or 5 lap race, you can probably barrel roll twice per lap when weapons are off-- with weapon pads on, well, you can barrel roll more if you are good at picking up the weapons and absorbing them

[ZenDJiNN]

Indeed, did they not make the weapons more powerful in terms of taking shield but overall they have less stopping power.

I've found it to be the opposite (Especially online) and it's the bane of my online racing when i run into weapons fire or Mines/Bombs etc... as i often almost stop dead! Cannon fire blows the CRAP out of me as well and brings me to a halt rather quickly!

today I just found out that if you play head to head on campaign or racebox you get 450 points/race

I was playing H2H today, on Moa Therma White, (Racebox) and if i get 3 perfect laps then i get 480 points, for 3 laps!! Great stuff, and a great way to learn the tracks at the same time.

I also discovered that when you use the "Hard AI" setting, the other ship (Which for me was a Triakis) tries to bash into you at least once, thus discounting that lap as perfect..... so be warned!

Thanks for the spoiler..... it's good to know that, whatever ship i race, i'll have the choice of all concepts/skins eventually, without having to do the same for ALL of the teams.

[BARTgai]

i unlocked the concept feisar a while back, and well i think it looks ugly sorry.

i'm on my way to unlocking all the other ships stuff ( currently have around 79000 loyalty )



oh well lol.

[Rapier Racer]

To answer the original question, the Goteki concept ship looks really cool!