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Ship Tiers IMO (in my opinion)

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:54 pm
by Lancer Vance
Ok, so at least for me, I think of several different tiers for the SC ships thus far. I understand not everyone will agree with me, but that is why I have set up the Tiers within my own little setup. All of these are subject to change, but for now, this is what I have worked out. The ships are put on a Tier of anywhere between 1-5 for each category, i.e. Exploration, Fighter, Freight, etc. They are based on their size, weight, overall effectiveness, armament, and what they are best at. So tell me what you all think, I wasn't exactly sure where to put this on the forum, but anyway, here we go:

Ship Tiers:
Exploration = - Tier 1 - 5
Fighters = - Tier 1 - 5
Recon = - Tier 1 - 5
Racing = - Tier 1 - 5
Mercantile / Freight = - Tier 1 - 5
Bombers = - Tier 1 - 5
Carriers = - Tier 1 - 5


Super-Light Vessels: Average Tier 1
Exploration = - Tier 1
N/A
Short-range Fighters =
P-52 Merlin - Tier 1
Recon =
N/A - Tier 1
Racing =
N/A - Tier 1
Mercantile =
N/A - Tier 1


Light Vessels: Average Tier 1.5 - 2
Starter ships =
N/A - Tier 1.5 - 2
Exploration =
Aurora ES - Tier 1.5
Aurora LX - Tier 1.5
315P - Tier 1.5
Light Fighters =
Aurora MR - Tier 2
Aurora LN - Tier 1.5
300I - Tier 2
325A - Tier 2
Mustang - Tier 2
Mercantile =
Aurora CL - Tier 1.5
Aurora LX - Tier 1.5
Recon =
N/A - Tier 1.5 - 2
Racing =
350R - Tier 2
M50 - Tier 2


Medium Vessels: Average Tier 3 - 3.5
Exploration =
F7C-R Tracker - Tier 3
Fighters =
F7A - Tier 3.5
F7C - Tier 3
F7C-M - Tier 3.5
Avenger - Tier 3
Scythe - Tier 3.5
Cutlass - Tier 3.5
Recon =
F7C-S - Tier 3.5
Mercantile / Freight =
N/A - Tier 3 - 3.5
Bombers =
Gladiator - Tier 3


Large Vessels: Average Tier 4 - 4.5
Exploration =
Freelancer - Tier 4
Constellation - Tier 4.5
Fighters =
N/A - Tier 4 - 4.5
Recon =
N/A - Tier 4 - 4.5
Mercantile / Freight =
Freelancer - Tier 4
Constellation - Tier 4.5
Merchantman - Tier 4.5
Bombers =
Retaliator - Tier 4
Transport =
Caterpillar - Tier 4

X-Large Vessels: Average Tier 4.5 - 5
Exploration =
N/A - Tier 4.5 - 5
Mercantile / Freight =
Idris-P - Tier 5
Carrier-based =
Idris - Tier 5

Again, this is all subject to change, depending on what they add next. So there it is.

This system is in place for me at least so that if I choose to get another ship, this helps me narrow stuff down.