Well folks, I like to experiment with ships and their setups and during one of maud run I compared Axia's and Valent Marauders*.

Basic characteristics (in-game descr):

Axia (Armored variant):
Cost: 40.000
Armor: 12.500
Thrust: 210
Turbo thrust: 210
Cargo: 44
Spin torque: 7.0
Weight: 5.000
Ports: 3S
Max speed: 65 m/s
Max turbo: 200 m/s
Turbo drain: 50

Valent (Increased hold)
Cost: 38.000 (-2000)
Armor: 12.500 (0)
Thrust: 210 (0)
Turbo thrust: 210 (0)
Cargo: 56 (+12)
Spin torque: 7.0 (0)
Weight: 5.200 +200
Ports: 3S (0)
Max speed: 65 m/s (0)
Max turbo: 200 m/s (0)
Turbo drain: 50 (0)

Now you see, for 2.000 lower (!) price of Valent maud, you get +12 Cargo hold, while 200 kg heavier.

If Axia Maud is armored variant it should have at least best armor, maybe equal only with Elite(**) variant. At the moment armored maud is the increased hold variant, with higher price, and little cargo hold.

Valent maud is already awesome.

Possible different suggestions, that'll make Axia's armored variant more interesting:
a. Make it little more lighter. At least as UIT Maud (4.800 kg), so -200 to the current weight.
b. Add +500 armor to Axia's maud
c. By RP, Axia cooperated and cooperates with pirates, mercs and other rogue clans, so adding +10 top turbo speed will raise merc interest for this model.
d. Raise combat and/or turbo thrusts to 220.
e. Make it cheaper.

* -- If compare more mauds (for example Type B with Axia's), the price/lvl req/stats comparison will much more differ.
I choosed Axia and Valent maud, because they are straight opponents.
** -- There is no Elite maud variant atm

No one is interested?

good idea but heck how many of the suggestions that have passed through here the recent year have been implemeted? -.-

Have you compared license requirements, pirren?

The Axia Marauder requires 7/1/-/8/-

The Valent Marauder requires 8/-/-/13/-.

Now, I don't disagree that the Axia Marauder, being the nominally "armored" variant ought to have the most armor of the lot. The rest I'm not so sure about, given that the Valent Marauder you're comparing it to has the highest trade license requirement of any ship in the game--higher even than any other license requirement for any other ship.

vIsitor, I compare ready ship. License requirements are only the matter of time and another motivation for players to get 'em high! :) If you know, some ships and equipment have different faction requirements. For example, on Corvus station.

This 13 license is for 56 cu of cargo! Not for armor or agility. And btw I don't suggest to change Valent maud, because it is well balanced ship atm. I suggest changes in Axia's maud, so it would be true armored variant.

IMO the valent maud needs 210 infiniturbo and the axia maud needs +1000 armor/+100kgs mass. The valent maud is pretty much useless at the moment, other than using tri-HEs to mine with, and I'd like to see them in grey every once in a while. The axia maud is the armored varient, so it needs more armor than other mauds. More armor means a related increase in mass.