Your thoughts on the different ships in Pulse

[archman]

I find EG.X the best ship for me, because I don't like "loose" ships with too much steering, they're more easily to get into collision with walls etc...also eg.x seems to be the fastest ship around (speed and thrust ratio) and some, lets say, "worse" steering and shield. Steering fully appeals to me, because it's so stable, you'll rarely scratch walls if your lines are sharp and almost perfect. About the shield: this point really is the pain of this ship, but I turned it for the good purpose for me: The better you fly, the clearer you go with the curves, the less shield you're gonna waste. So this pulls the fact the eg.x is really a ship for learning lines, learning BR strategy on "weapons off" races and tons of other things...
So for now, and I hope forever EG.X FTW!!

edit: Now that I've tried internal camera, even less steering comes in handy for me. Triakis looks like a good choice. And has tons of shield, which comes in handy, especially on avalon races (Greetz to Kanar!). Pirahna could be a good choice, too. lol

This game just became super extra fun to play. I love it.

[ACE-FLO]

Haha Arch Buddy - So glad you've found a second lease of life from this game - even thogh the first lease hasnt expired

ONLINE: Up to Flash and Rapier in some races - you won't find me without my Piranha - it's too demonic, so kiss my Fin. hah.

But if it aint the Piranha - I see advantages in using the EG-X (for the same reasons Archman mentioned) and also the AG-SYSTEMS for tracks I'm not too confident on as the ship has good handling ability...

I'm really missing ONLINE now Arch... cant wait til tomorrow when the net is working again... This is being typed from work... lol

[DawnFireDragoon]

i have to go with feisar, it's my team of choice for almost all the wipeout's.

it always seems to look great and you can just pick it up and play. it feels great and doesn't make you suffer too much for a slight mishap.

i like the feel of qirex in pulse too...and again it looks nice.

a-g systems feels good, but i don't like the look of it in pure/pulse/hd, i prefer the old style from 1/2097/3.

i like a ship that flies well and looks nice too!!!

[Harvai]

I primarily used to be a Triakis man when I first started playing Pulse. It handled fairly well, could take quite a bit of biff, and once it got up to speed, my god did it fly. It also looked awesome.

But recently, I started using EG-X, and now I've jumped ship. I don't lose that much top speed, It's way quicker off the mark and handles better, too. Only thing is, I'm going to have to fly it carefully, I miss that 10 for a shield!

[archman]

Yes, Harvai. I've tried Piranha and Triakis today. I can handle them even on o7 hairpins, it only that you need more practice and focus. ****, I never thought I would pilot a Piranha

btw.: Harvai, do you race online?

[Harvai]

Nah, sadly I don't race online. I lack wireless internet.

I've flown the Pirhana a bunch of times, and I honestly think it's a barge. An extremley fast barge. Then again, I've never been a fan of Piranha.

[archman]

Me neither, but I really like it racing it from internal view. (At least I don't see it, it's so ugly IMO )

[mdhay]

Nah, sadly I don't race online. I lack wireless internet.

You can get a wireless networking adaptor.

[archman]

Yeah actually, it's maybe a $20 investment.

[MrSmadSmartAlex]

I'm also an EG-X devotee - never really bothered with any others until a few days ago. Now I occasionally use AG-Systems on the tracks I'm really bad at. But once I learn them properly, I'll switch back to EG-X - nothing beats that speed/ acceleration combo. I also like the handling (once I know a track). I always tend to oversteer rather than understeer. It is a hard ship to use on the twisty tracks though...

[GreenPhazon]

Qirex and Assegai for me. I love a ship that handles well without being a sluggish Feisar.

[archman]

I've been testing Piranha, Qirex and Goteki45 yesterday.

Piranha - excellent stability on tracks. Yes, it has pretty low acc, and you will be left on any start because of it. It has tons of shield, it feels like it's built like a tank. Let's say I'll give it a 8/10.

Qirex - Increased handling over Piranha, and so it feels somewhat little less stable for me. It has excellent and reliable shield which won't let you down on that aspect. Also a pretty neat acc and speed, which makes this ship pretty swifty and a nice choice. 9/10

Goteki45 - This is an acc beast. You will leave 'em on every start, believe me. It's a pleasure to guide it with turbos and speed pads, just marvelous! Con is that it has a little less shield, but still enough for some weapons off races if you use a decent BR strategy and a very clear line of racing. The thing is that, IMO, it feels lighter than Qirex, which is a little strange, but maybe the enormous acceleration does the thing. I give it 8/10

I really don't know which ship to race now, because there are tons of excellent choices. The only thing I watch for now is at least 8 points on the shield, 'cause I'm new to internal view, and I have many collisions...Probably EG.X would be the best choice, only if it had an 8...for now, I leave it be...(I need to study...less wipeout, more studying, damn!!)

And yes, I still can't beat my TT records! At least 5 seconds loss with internal view.

[archman]

Tested EG.X yesterday, all over again. I'll say 9.5/10

This ship is, in my opinion, nearest to perfection. It has so good stability, you'll never kill yourself trying to get into the racing line, even if you got into the corner very good. You will not need much effort to finetune your line. It appeals to me the most.
Thrust&Speed - this thing is a beast. It's so fast, it will leave you out of breath on tight narrow curves when pushed to top. The definite best ratio of thrust and speed, which makes this ship the fastest Pulse ship (In my opinion, again). The shield is the con of this ship, but I told everything about it in my 15th of April post . Improve your lines, you'll stay alive. As easy as that.

Cheers!

[archman]

Tested Goteki45 online and offline yesterday. This ship has enormous burst of acceleration (especially on the start!)! It is not stable as the magnificent EG.X, but it is not too loose like AG-Sys, too, so it has a really, really good response...It has a good shield. Maybe the con of the ship is the Speed points, which are 7, but I don't think it would make the game go worse. Look out for that speed pads, perfect racing line and BRs too You will not miss.
It feels so good on o7 wht! Sticking with it for some time!

(Punch me if I'm an idiot, lol...)
G45 in Pure is wicked, too!...

[KIGO1987]

Goteki is killer in Pulse. And EG-X is a good fast ship too in Pulse.

EG-X in HD.... hmmmm not so good. But then again on HD you are racing on those stupid turning Pure tracks with no flow, and the EG-X on Pulse is going a max speed on the super slick corners there.

[archman]

Offtopic: I see that on HD they chose some of the most uninteresting tracks of Pure/Pulse. I don't get it...but imo.

[mdhay]

Yeah, where is Vertica?

[KIGO1987]

Moa Therma is based just off the cost of Sicily somewhere (Beautiful scenery on that course)

Vertica is based off the cost of the Cayman Islands (top left side of Africa i think) last coral reefs in the world. lol.

Arc Prime, Seattle Washington State

The Amphusiem, Las Vegas Nevada

Basilico, Nova Scota on the east of Canada, not far from where Darkdrium lives too.

Talons Junction, Wales, UK.

De Konstruct, Geneva, Switzerland.

Fort Gale, Gilbratie, Its where Spain and Morocco are most closest, where a super 9km bridge is intending to be built also connecting the continents of Europe and Africa together.

Platinum Rush, Greenland or Iceland i think.

Outpost7, somewhere in the arctic circle.

[Darkdrium777]

Outpost 7: Finland, near the north of the country. Or possibly at the top of a high mountain.

Gemini Dam: Morocco.

Orcus: underground Alaska.

Edgewinter: fictional artificial island in the Pacific, near the Midway Atoll.

Vostok Reef: Vostok Island (Or Staver Island).

[ACE-FLO]

On-Topic: EG-X is rocking on all speed classes for me at the moment. I must admit - I do struggle with it on some of the trickier track choices in Phantom Class - but that is only for the first 1 or 2 laps, once I got the FLO, I roll ACES and I'm good to go for the remainder 3 laps... however by that time, some of the faster demonic racers (Archman, MrSmadSmartAlex) wuld have a gap of 3+secs on me at least lol... I'm comin' ferya boys!!!

So what makes the EG-X such a good ship to pilot in Phantom Class?

IMO - it aint for everyone - for those starting out on phantom - choose a ship with a higher shield and good handling, get used to the timing on Phantom speeds thenwhen you feel like you really wanna break some personal records... Try the EG-X... it'll reward you aplenty