race / nation really who gives a damn, its just semantics...

...or you can take a look at the character sellection and character creation screen, maybe that has something to do too why people say races here :p

In order to mesh with the Itani "racial" identity, the Valkyrie should have a constant energy shield shimmering around it, with hookah smoke leaking from the windows.

Of course, my Valk would have to be powered by high-octane alcohol as well as its gravitic drive, and I would have to have an entourage of "spotters" to help me dock in my usual state of inebriation.

Now, let's get these mods ingame already!

That's RACIAL!

For all means and purposes... we are NOT discussing Race v. Nation right now.

Just go with National.

And Leebs... I don't think they have shielding tech yet... and if they did... the proms should be cloaked. :P

When is the Vendetta Wiki going to be updated. You can't have as manying people giving ideas for the ships if they don't know the ships' stats.

Huh... come to think of it.

The Valk fits the tani national identity decently well.

It's so damn good at chasing.

just to nitpick:

icbm, you said, "Think of the description of Karun's style of fighting within the backstory. He's basically a big, heavy slugger."

To be sure, I re-read the backstory, and my doubts were reinforced. He was nowhere near being a sluggish drone. If any unimproved human faced him, he would have been pummeled to death before he could even think about blocking the first blow (if he even saw it coming).

Thus, not even the Prometheus would represent the Serco Dominion's champion, but it may represent the way of thinking that is more or less prevalent in the SD.

The same goes for the Valkyrie in relation to the Itani Nation, in my opinion.

The pizza cutter... I don't know about that, also because I hardly ever used that ship (well, I AM a Serco).

did anyone actually READ my post on the pizza cutter here before posting? it doesn't look like it...

It's somewhat academic since you're introducing several new concepts that the devs have made no mention of planning to implement afaik (modularibility? additional weapon pods?)

Until we know what the devs are planning, why not discuss balance under the game's current framework?

I agree versatility is an attribute of the UIT which is why the Maud oughta be a good Jack-of-all trades imo. It does a decent job already... it's just a little too light. Why not bump up the mass and thrust by 5% on all variants, and tack on an additional 10 cu of cargo space? Small balance changes = good.

I'm also against changing the Maud's 3s ports... it's the only ship I have access to with that configuration, and once faction standings become exclusive that will be true for the entire Serco nation as well.

@ tosh: I never said he was sluggish. I said he was a big, heavy, slugger. And that's what he was. Slugger as in like someone who would take/block blows instead of wasting the time to dodge them.

Pizza!!!!!

"... and once faction standings become exclusive ..."
-- Phaserlight

Is this a confirmed change?

I haven't read anything to that nature, but have advocated on several occasions.

@icbm

You have a point. I guess it depends on one's point of view, as mine obviously differs from yours. :)