I jumped on a few weeks ago for the first time in ages. I spawned my ship to check the game out again and a random guy hopped in the lift with me and jumped on my ship. I flew around the solar system for an hour or so with this random guy on my ship, touring a few planets and never once talking to him. After this, they finally chatted to me in-game and said thanks for the trip and sent me 3 million AUEC. I was totally unaware of how much money this was. Surprised that I can now afford a lot of these ships already! @___@
@@Timbodacious Heh that is what I'm thinking now as it doesn't seem like many people have that much cash to throw around! He was wearing a pretty epic looking suit. The Black armor with the pink cat ears. Assumed its just a alternative one and probably nothing amazing but it does look pretty cool.
Many people have that kind of cash to throw around, there were much faster ways to make creds than now, though that was quite a lucky oddball encounter for you, since people who do that are typically griefers, and if he had 3M to send to you just like that, he probably already had all the ships he wanted, guess he was just looking to do something unusual
So many people I talk to still think you can ONLY acquire new ships in SC with real world money. Not only is that completely false, but you can even rent any ship for as little as 2% of its in-game cost (for a 24 hour rental), letting you thoroughly try it out before you decide if you wanna save up for it. The whole "Scam Citizen" misinformation train has some really deep roots that need to be gutted.
@@bobL761 Awesome comment. I completely agree. I think SC is in a really bad spot where ships cost ALOT of IRL money, and they have to justify the in-game price, to those who spent maybe 1000$ on a ship, but at the same time live up to the "Anyone can purchase everything"-image. I think they found an awesome way where you can rent ships for something similar to 2% of its price, so you dont get dissapointed, and still can rent a hauler, to earn the massive amount of money faster, and earn back the 2% deposit you gave. I think this needs to be pointed out way more, as that misinformation indeed has deep roots.
It was so nice to see a Gladiator after all this time, I always liked that ship. Anyway, yet another peerless video to your credit Morph, nobody does it better, thanks.
The only reason I don't own one is due to the fact that the retaliator base is cheaper than it. In addition to the travel restrictions on fighters. It's a great ship to have fun and do events on the small map we have now if you have the AUEC for it.
@@sovereign6291 150usd for the retaliator base ship which has cargo modules in place of torpedo bays. You just gotta buy the torpedo bay and other modules with aUEC and install them when the feature is implemented.
These camera shots are just *chefs kiss*. And music absolutely slapped. Your videos are always the highlight of my week Morph. Nothing like sitting back, opening up a cold soda, and listening to your melodious commentary.
being able to launch all 4 torps in one go (little to no delay between each) means it can really hurt your target. 2 of these can easily take on a hammerhead, makes it on par if not better than the eclipse.
I am mostly interested in exploration and perhaps repairing, ming and salvaging. However, the Gladitor was perhaps the one "pure" combat ship that I was the most likely to pledge for anything beyond a LTI token. :)
i saw my first carrack today, landed next to me on daymar while i was in my titan...didnt realize how large they were, i had to stop what i was doing and just awe at the ship, it really is beautiful. i hope to have one when i start making some money
When I do finally get a rig capable of running SC, CIG will have to thank Morphologis for keeping me so into it all this time, hope to see you in the verse sir!
true, game begin to be so greedy on my CPU that i cant run at more than 20 fps rn... the GPU can follow but the CPU is slowing me down... and i have a I7 lol
I've always wondered how a fully crewed (and competent) 890J with a few fighters in each cargo bay would fair against some of these ships. A luxury ship that would surprisingly pack a serious punch.
Took one fully crewed with two escort fighters out fighting for ninetails, we were invincible until an arrow suicide bombed us and put us all in jail. Really ruined our moods and we all logged off
Even though more people prefer the cutty black, the Freelancer has a special place in my heart, being able to make me some money to upgrade when I first started out.
So I guess I make at least at least three of us that prefer the Freelancer series over the Cutties (not that they are bad ships). I love that extra shield generator, and the extra medium computer should eventually become useful as well.
I find the Valkyrie to be superior over the Cutty Black. You may lose some pilot controlled firepower but the larger space and more multicrew options for practically the same size and cross section make it a more quality vessel over a cheap Cutty.
Yes, the Hurricane, long maligned for the "It's better to have two people in two ships than two people in one ship", is now having it's resurgence and is very META in 3.14. Also, I was flying in a Vanguard with a gunner, and he was taking out ships left and right with his two S2 badgers well before I could train the nose mounted cannons on them.
Same experience with my Vanguard. Didn't even bother trying to aim up on light/medium fighters after a while, just made sure my gunner had clean shots. I just went after the larger vessel, like Valkyries and Cutlasses.
What many people are missing on the vanguard lineup is the fact that the harbinger not only gets Torpedos but also a size 3 twin turret instead of size 2
I rarely comment on the videos, but let me use this opportunity of a freshly posted video to thank you for the immersive stuff you masterfully create and also blame you for my decision to finally join PU during the latest free flight :D
It's a testament to the variety of ships in Start Citizen that the thought of a Gladiator being a ship that exists is not something I had to load in memory for maybe the last two years or more, until this video brought it back up.
I know I'm a bit late to the party but just wanted to note how helpful this vid has been. As a new player looking for what ship options were available, I was intrigued by many on this list with the descriptions given. I started playing with a group to game with right off the start, so I knew I was going to focus on multi-crew vessels.
Morph, your camera shots and footage are TOP NOTCH. Best in the verse. You really have an eye for cinematic camera movement. And it makes SC look GOOOOD too. :)
Update: the redeemer blows everything else straight out of the water with two size 5 and two size 3 turrets. its a true gunship and Pack a hell of a Punch.
Great video Morph! I can't wait for factions to field battalions of carracks and hammerheads on the field sprinkled with all the other crew ships in the future.
Really enjoyed the video! The cinematography work was really enjoyable and good to see some ships that had fallen by the wayside gain relevance again 👍
this video makes me feel even more humble to own multiple of these ships. I am glad to see things panning out for multi-crew game play. Thank you as always for an amazing video Morph!
Great video mate, only thing I felt you missed was the MISC Reliant series, great little 2 seater ships, especially the Tana. Other than that, great vid!
They are about to get better too. The amazing thing is...the fires and damage are also on the inside of the ship and it is planned for an upgrade. We have fire extinguishers coming.
Nice summary. This must have been fun to shoot and edit. Just wanted to bring up the Constellation series can carry a decent amount of cargo so could do more than pew prew (whereas the Vanguard series is decidedly more combat oriented). And not even a mention of the 890 Jump? Although not a combat ship by any stretch of the imagination, it does offer 5 player controlled stations (pilot, remote missile ops, remote turret ops plus 2 manned turrets); along with two bridges, a nice size hangar and a large cargo deck (not to mention the swimming pool, etc.) could lend itself to all kinds of multi-crew shenanigans. And then there are the other multi-crew ships, while not terribly popular, are currently flyable: Defender, M.O.L.E., Starfarer, Reclaimer.
No matter what your content is Morphologist, I always click the thumbs up button within the first 2 seconds of your videos. Thanks for your content !!! Cheers from Montréal, Canada
As a Gladiator pilot since 2.6.3 I have to advise against putting a gunner on the Gladiator even with the upgraded turrets. Now it's way better than before but I strongly believe that the Gladiator suffers from the fact that it's such a small ship. Priority for the pilot is to deliver the payload and get out if needed and not sustain much fire since the Gladiator is a pretty big target from all angles so the gunner really is in a mostly defensive role but the turret just can't move enough to that as effectively as you'd want it. This contrasts with the Hurricane in which the main damage source of the ship is the turret and the pilots should be flying while concentrating on making it possible for his gunner to shoot at the target. The Gladiator imo needs a few upgrades and maybe one of the smaller "reworks". Back in 2.6.3 it, like the F7C-M Super Hornet, had the ability of the pilot being able to control the turret but lost this ability with 3.0 and we haven't got it back since while the F7C-M has kept it. The Gladiator's waiting for server blades, specifically the one that gives the pilot control over the turret. I also think that an upgrade to the missiles wouldn't hurt it since the wings of the ship are pretty big but only occupied by four S2s on each side, which I think could or should be upgraded with two additional S2s. I propose this because of the bomber problem. What I mean with this is that there's quite the lack of balance between some of the bombers. The most obvious candidate of this is imo still the Eclipse vs the Retaliator. Sure, a Tali carries twice as many torps but it's slower, less stealthy and a huge target that needs a lot of gunners to even remotely protect itself while the Eclipse has a tiny cross section, is stealthy as hell and has it's own gunsl. Of course the Retaliator has a longer range, escape pods and beds but still. A similar thing exists on the S5 tier with the Vanguard Harbinger and the Gladiator, both ships that I adore but the Harbinger is just kind of better. It has longer range, heavier weapons and it can take more damage which is an important trait for a bomber so that it can actually deliver the payload while the Gladiator is smaller and it can still bring a quite a bit of damage but I don't think it matches up to the point where it's really a good comparison. Still I need more experience in 3.14 to see wether the, imo excellent, combat changes have balanced this out a bit more. I stick with my opinion that you shouldn't put a gunner inside of a Gladiator turret though.
Well they should be able to do nothing on their own, as the Ares and Ion have the weapon size advantage and therefore range advantage, and obviously speed advantage
its a rock paper scissor situation the ares and ion might be good against a hammer head and a hammerhead might be good against fighters fighters will probably be able to out maneuver the ares and ion
Super well done, as expected. Really enjoyable, too. Honestly looking forward a few years to SC being more complete and playable, I can see videos like these being bread and butter for a lot of content creators, but you Morph....you've already mastered it. :)
Have they pulled it off though? Content creators make it look great, but in the end it’s still a bug riddled alpha with no optimisation, one star system, and limited gameplay options. If it ever releases I’ll buy it again (bought it and refunded after a week very recently), but it has a looooong way to go. Not being down on the game, but if anyone buys it on the back of what they see people doing on TH-cam, then they might be disappointed like I was. Credit to RSI, getting a refund was super easy.
@@stevenoneill7059 To be fair, it IS an alpha, so obviously it does have bugs as well as a long way to go. I do agree that the game hasn’t really been pulled off yet, but they’re on the right track.
@@kytsunee6324 yeah, I wasn’t expecting it to be close to finished, but for £43 I was expecting a decent gaming experience. I thought I could live with the bugs, but I couldn’t. I do think that RSI get away with a lot because ‘alpha’. If it was £15 then I would have maybe persisted with the game a bit longer and given it a bit more slack. I also think that content creators make it look much better than it actually is. Just my opinion as I know many people are happy to play the game in its current state.
@@stevenoneill7059 you must be delusional if you think £15 will cover the costs of 2 games on this scale and scope, especially without relying on a subscription based model. Not only that but to fund the costs of multiple studios all across the globe with 800+ staff.
@@r0yalew1thcheeseto call me delusional is harsh and unnecessary. I have no idea what it costs to make a game so I have no illusions at all. And the cost of development has nothing to with my original point. However, most game producers actually make a game first and then ask for money nearer release. RSI have taken in millions and still aren’t out of alpha. So yes, I think £43 is expensive for a game that isn’t even early access which is why I asked for a refund. If it was £15 I wouldn’t have asked for a refund. The OP said that had ‘pulled it off’ but in my experience of the game I disagree. No need to be confrontational about it.
I played today with a friend using an hurricane. We made pirate missions and when the bounty hunters came, oh boy was it FUN AS HELL. At the start the fought a BH in space but he kept running away because his shields were gone in seconds. Some minutes later another one came in a Banu Defender and I didn't like the idea of fighting 2 ships at the same time, so I had the idea of going into a moon with athmosphere and fly just like a bomber with a tail gunner. It worked flawlessly!!! I flew low on the ground and evaded missiles, while my friend shoot at them and cleared my back. The Banu Defender exploded and the other BH escaped. One of the best experiences I had this patch!
A hammerhead went red (enemy) at port olisar a couple days ago. A few of us attacked it (along with the port guns themselves). Such a beautiful fun time. I was in my avenger titan, so couldn't really do much against it's shields with my guns (still adjusting my weapon setup). However, several of us were firing missiles at it and eventually took down it's shield, unfortunately it ran before we could finish it off. The cool part is going in for a gun run on one of those in a Titan. I think the hammerhead maybe had 3 or 4 turrets (not fully crewed) but it was like flying into a swarm of bees. Had to be VERY careful to dodge the stream of laser fire as it would very quickly take out my shields. Super SUPER fun time though! Last night I was with a group fully crewed retaliator doing bounty hunt missions. The last bounty was a hammerhead, but we were slow to organize and only had about 2 and a half minutes to kill it. This is where the torpedo comes into play. At the 1 minute mark, we managed to hit it with at least one torpedo...boom goes the hammerhead. 3.14 completely changed Star Citizen for the better in basically every way. I'm having a TON of fun!
Nice roundup. I have several on the list here, and can’t wait for others to be flyable to be added. And the Gladiator is a fun ship. Old, in need of a refresher, but still fun as is.
Really a great video, thanks for your time 🤘, well i wonder about the corsair when it is finally ready, i guess it is going to be my main ship, playing solo....... Hmm maybe the corsair will be a great solo ship since the pilot get lots of pew pew..... Ow yeah missile mode and some side turrets as well. Anyway i don't know what i am talking about. Too much coffee, i apologize for my existence
The Hurricane was my favourite way to introduce friends to combat in 3.13. I'd load the pilot out with Salvations or XJ3s depending on mood, and the turret with a set of four CF-337s. Absolutely tore through combat missions!
Great Video, @Morphologis! My Mercury Star Runner has, surprisingly, gotten me out of so many hairy situations I couldn't fathom another ship being my #1 right now. My #2 is definitely the Valkyrie and you're right - it is so much more than just a drop-ship While I immensely enjoy channeling my #LukeSkywalker in fighter-specific ships, my bread and butter will always be ships that can do more than just one thing. I'm happy the game has started to move away from the "single-role ships" narrative.
As a redeemer owner this make me very excited!! Also this video made me take a second look at the gladiator as I have not seen that flying before, only ever on the show floors and its actually something I might pick up with some AUEC this patch if we don't get a wipe so we have to buy the essentials again!
With this change and making turret gunners a necessity, they are one step closer to having your team just live on the ship and log out in the ship. They need to sort out bed logging to make it really viable. Exciting times ahead!
"Two players in two ships is better than two people in one." won't be true after NPC gunners are in the game. Multicrewing being a good meta choice is definitely a temporary situation. For it to stay a good use of resources, the margin of DPS between the NPC and your buddy (Yes, just the difference between them.) would have to be larger than your buddy's contribution in their own ship. The meta will be everyone solo flying their NPC crewed multicrew ships.
I am impressed by the amount of details and such in the Carrack but never really cared for owning it, but knowing myself i am going to get it at some point cause ships owned+1 is a serious thing :) Great video loved the shots used.
Best value multicrew? Cutlass. Best looking and fastest multicrew? 3 words. Mercury. Star. Runner! But you sure have re-ignited my love for the freelancer in just that opening shot. And you also have surprised me with some ships I wouldn't expect, but agree with! Keep up the good work.
i played for the first time a couple weeks ago and flew my ship around learning the controls and stuff, then like a curious idiot i walked onto my ships ramp while in quantum travel and flew out. some guy in an alien dropship came and brought me to a nearby station and then just gave me 10mil for some reason. best start to a game ive ever experienced
I love how Star Citizen has such a varied array of ships that each can perform various functions, so that players that enjoy some things over others can have ship upgrade paths towards larger & more powerful options that they can enjoy with their friends in. Based on how the MOLE is with a multi-crew, once the salvage mechanic is in game properly, the Reclaimer will have a whole new life in store for its crews, the same goes for the Vulcan, Orion, Crucible & BMM as they eventually enter the Verse with their game play mechanics.
The Cutlass is one of the greatest ship values, affordable and viable enough for solo play and meaner fully crewed. The Connie has been painful to fly all these years but the latest patches have finally got it closer to where it was meant to be and I am satisfied I held onto it. You forgot to mention the coolest trick of the Hercules: the bait carrier that can field up to 6 snub fighters quickly. The PO raiders thought they were gonna get an easy Herc kill then they were crying from jail lol.
Hey, Morph! Love the video, and I'm super excited for all the changes coming in 3.14. I noticed messing around with an MSR in the PTU that the scanning room actually works! It's a bit odd because there is no way to get an actual visual on a target from the scanning room, but the chair now has full engineering control and allows you to deploy the radar dish. I'm curious to test out if the dish actually affects scanning from the pilot or co-pilot's perspective, but I currently have no way to test it out (no one to play with consistently). I know you usually have larger groups to play with so I thought it would be cool if you checked out if it allows for further scans, or maybe easier stealth detection when deployed. Hope to see you in the 'verse one day!
I realize this video is quite old, and things have changed since it was released. While I agree with your list, I was surprised that you said (what I understand) that the Caterpillar is not meant to be taken into combat. Yes, it is primarily a hauler, but it can take quite a beating. Also if you have a full crew for the turrets, it packs a decent punch. If you have enough mates in your game session and you can get 4 Nova Tanks, with a bit of tricky flying you can put one tank in each cargo bay, making for a nice broadside configuration. I realize certain tricks could be done with other ships as well, but just wanted to put the Cat out there in case anyone was interested.
![An Architect Reviews the Anvil Carrack [Star Citizen]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ybsu2Af9AI0/mqdefault.jpg)
I jumped on a few weeks ago for the first time in ages. I spawned my ship to check the game out again and a random guy hopped in the lift with me and jumped on my ship. I flew around the solar system for an hour or so with this random guy on my ship, touring a few planets and never once talking to him. After this, they finally chatted to me in-game and said thanks for the trip and sent me 3 million AUEC. I was totally unaware of how much money this was. Surprised that I can now afford a lot of these ships already! @___@
haha probably one of the devs
@@Timbodacious Heh that is what I'm thinking now as it doesn't seem like many people have that much cash to throw around! He was wearing a pretty epic looking suit. The Black armor with the pink cat ears. Assumed its just a alternative one and probably nothing amazing but it does look pretty cool.
Many people have that kind of cash to throw around, there were much faster ways to make creds than now, though that was quite a lucky oddball encounter for you, since people who do that are typically griefers, and if he had 3M to send to you just like that, he probably already had all the ships he wanted, guess he was just looking to do something unusual
How blessed
Thats awesome!
I appreciate you talking mostly about the in-game price of the ships. I think it's a much better image for the game
This!
And it's true! They're all mostly earnable in game, save for the 46 million reclaimer or whatever the 890 goes for haha
So many people I talk to still think you can ONLY acquire new ships in SC with real world money. Not only is that completely false, but you can even rent any ship for as little as 2% of its in-game cost (for a 24 hour rental), letting you thoroughly try it out before you decide if you wanna save up for it. The whole "Scam Citizen" misinformation train has some really deep roots that need to be gutted.
@@bobL761 you can also rent a cargo hauler or miner and use it to earn money without spending to much on a ship you might only use once
@@bobL761 Awesome comment. I completely agree. I think SC is in a really bad spot where ships cost ALOT of IRL money, and they have to justify the in-game price, to those who spent maybe 1000$ on a ship, but at the same time live up to the "Anyone can purchase everything"-image. I think they found an awesome way where you can rent ships for something similar to 2% of its price, so you dont get dissapointed, and still can rent a hauler, to earn the massive amount of money faster, and earn back the 2% deposit you gave. I think this needs to be pointed out way more, as that misinformation indeed has deep roots.
No Argo Cargos were harmed in the making of this film... Wait...
they should be though
It was so nice to see a Gladiator after all this time, I always liked that ship. Anyway, yet another peerless video to your credit Morph, nobody does it better, thanks.
The only reason I don't own one is due to the fact that the retaliator base is cheaper than it. In addition to the travel restrictions on fighters.
It's a great ship to have fun and do events on the small map we have now if you have the AUEC for it.
It really has the old Y-wing vibe to it.
I'm actually a really big fan of the Gladiator
@@jimmy37591 I didn't even know that. Gladiator is definitely overpriced then.
@@sovereign6291 150usd for the retaliator base ship which has cargo modules in place of torpedo bays. You just gotta buy the torpedo bay and other modules with aUEC and install them when the feature is implemented.
These camera shots are just *chefs kiss*. And music absolutely slapped. Your videos are always the highlight of my week Morph. Nothing like sitting back, opening up a cold soda, and listening to your melodious commentary.
Took the words out of my mouth!
Well put!!
Is .... is the gladiator getting some love ?! Impossible
Not specifically, but all ships with crewed turrets effectively got a significant buff with the extra power their capacitors got in the 3.14!
being able to launch all 4 torps in one go (little to no delay between each) means it can really hurt your target. 2 of these can easily take on a hammerhead, makes it on par if not better than the eclipse.
@@TheRealHubeau oh my poor little bomber...still love it.
God I forgot how stunning the Gladiator is
#FatHornet!
He could make any ship look great
I'm patiently sitting on the one in my hangar, ready for it's polish pass...
I regret not buying a second Gladiator back in the day when it was cheap.
I am mostly interested in exploration and perhaps repairing, ming and salvaging. However, the Gladitor was perhaps the one "pure" combat ship that I was the most likely to pledge for anything beyond a LTI token. :)
i saw my first carrack today, landed next to me on daymar while i was in my titan...didnt realize how large they were, i had to stop what i was doing and just awe at the ship, it really is beautiful. i hope to have one when i start making some money
Gladiator finally getting some love and good to see people finally understanding how lovely the Hurricane is.
When I do finally get a rig capable of running SC, CIG will have to thank Morphologis for keeping me so into it all this time, hope to see you in the verse sir!
Ok kid
Damn guys, way to make a guy feel bad for being enthusiastic
true, game begin to be so greedy on my CPU that i cant run at more than 20 fps rn... the GPU can follow but the CPU is slowing me down... and i have a I7 lol
Same
Damn, the humanity of these replies
I've always wondered how a fully crewed (and competent) 890J with a few fighters in each cargo bay would fair against some of these ships.
A luxury ship that would surprisingly pack a serious punch.
I'm curious about that too although that javelin basically looked at my 890j and poofed me
I've seen one take out an Idris.
Took one fully crewed with two escort fighters out fighting for ninetails, we were invincible until an arrow suicide bombed us and put us all in jail. Really ruined our moods and we all logged off
@@SonosAzai :( sounds epic otherwise
@@El-Burrito Was worth it until then haha. we just have bad luck with getting suicided when we fully man ships
The quality and cinematic shots of your videos are just insane! Great work!
Even though more people prefer the cutty black, the Freelancer has a special place in my heart, being able to make me some money to upgrade when I first started out.
I prefer the Freelancer too. Freelancer is like a space RV to me. Whereas the Cutlass is a plain utilitarian tool.
So I guess I make at least at least three of us that prefer the Freelancer series over the Cutties (not that they are bad ships). I love that extra shield generator, and the extra medium computer should eventually become useful as well.
My first in-game purchase was the Freelancer MIS - I fell in love with it.
I find the Valkyrie to be superior over the Cutty Black. You may lose some pilot controlled firepower but the larger space and more multicrew options for practically the same size and cross section make it a more quality vessel over a cheap Cutty.
@@ShadowVVoIf Much much much more expensive though, Valk is probably out of reach for most people starting out.
Love that the Connie is finally getting the respect it deserves!! Love that ship.
Yes, the Hurricane, long maligned for the "It's better to have two people in two ships than two people in one ship", is now having it's resurgence and is very META in 3.14.
Also, I was flying in a Vanguard with a gunner, and he was taking out ships left and right with his two S2 badgers well before I could train the nose mounted cannons on them.
Same experience with my Vanguard. Didn't even bother trying to aim up on light/medium fighters after a while, just made sure my gunner had clean shots. I just went after the larger vessel, like Valkyries and Cutlasses.
I don’t even have this game I just love your content lol
you should check it out, its amazing
I've always wanted to play this game but I dont think my i3 can handle it😔
@@Kallixede I don’t even have a pc😂
@@Kallixede you’ll need at least 16gb of ram to run it
Love your vids, Morph. Keep up the amazing work
What many people are missing on the vanguard lineup is the fact that the harbinger not only gets Torpedos but also a size 3 twin turret instead of size 2
I rarely comment on the videos, but let me use this opportunity of a freshly posted video to thank you for the immersive stuff you masterfully create and also blame you for my decision to finally join PU during the latest free flight :D
Welcome to the verse bud! Hope to see you around the community.
It's a testament to the variety of ships in Start Citizen that the thought of a Gladiator being a ship that exists is not something I had to load in memory for maybe the last two years or more, until this video brought it back up.
I know I'm a bit late to the party but just wanted to note how helpful this vid has been. As a new player looking for what ship options were available, I was intrigued by many on this list with the descriptions given. I started playing with a group to game with right off the start, so I knew I was going to focus on multi-crew vessels.
7:37 i love the elite - themed plasma cooling manifolds on this ship
Morph, your camera shots and footage are TOP NOTCH. Best in the verse. You really have an eye for cinematic camera movement. And it makes SC look GOOOOD too. :)
Thanks for recording in 21:9. Very nice for us with wider monitors 😊
Update: the redeemer blows everything else straight out of the water with two size 5 and two size 3 turrets. its a true gunship and Pack a hell of a Punch.
what’s the name of ship
@@pranksnexperiments417 Aegis Dynamics Redeemer
Great video! As someone who only buys ships with in game money this is a must have video for the new patch!
The cinematography. On point. Mesmerized by the in atmo dog fighting.
Great video Morph! I can't wait for factions to field battalions of carracks and hammerheads on the field sprinkled with all the other crew ships in the future.
As someone with a 21:9 monitor, I am so happy that you upload your videos in 21:9
Gladiator looks sick. Love the great camera work.
the POV and editing you do are absolutely amazing
Really enjoyed the video! The cinematography work was really enjoyable and good to see some ships that had fallen by the wayside gain relevance again 👍
this video makes me feel even more humble to own multiple of these ships. I am glad to see things panning out for multi-crew game play. Thank you as always for an amazing video Morph!
Great video mate, only thing I felt you missed was the MISC Reliant series, great little 2 seater ships, especially the Tana. Other than that, great vid!
These dogfights seem like something taken out directly from a Star Wars movies. Such amazing graphics!
They are about to get better too. The amazing thing is...the fires and damage are also on the inside of the ship and it is planned for an upgrade. We have fire extinguishers coming.
Nice summary. This must have been fun to shoot and edit. Just wanted to bring up the Constellation series can carry a decent amount of cargo so could do more than pew prew (whereas the Vanguard series is decidedly more combat oriented). And not even a mention of the 890 Jump? Although not a combat ship by any stretch of the imagination, it does offer 5 player controlled stations (pilot, remote missile ops, remote turret ops plus 2 manned turrets); along with two bridges, a nice size hangar and a large cargo deck (not to mention the swimming pool, etc.) could lend itself to all kinds of multi-crew shenanigans. And then there are the other multi-crew ships, while not terribly popular, are currently flyable: Defender, M.O.L.E., Starfarer, Reclaimer.
Morphologis, you did a fantastic job with this video. This was very informative.
Imagine how the capacitors will work with the upcoming Redeemer. 🤤 Those two twin size 5 turrets are gonna be dreamy.
No matter what your content is Morphologist, I always click the thumbs up button within the first 2 seconds of your videos.
Thanks for your content !!!
Cheers from Montréal, Canada
Your videos are just jaw-droppingly amazing! Thank you so much for all the work you and the crew invest into these.
As a Gladiator pilot since 2.6.3 I have to advise against putting a gunner on the Gladiator even with the upgraded turrets.
Now it's way better than before but I strongly believe that the Gladiator suffers from the fact that it's such a small ship. Priority for the pilot is to deliver the payload and get out if needed and not sustain much fire since the Gladiator is a pretty big target from all angles so the gunner really is in a mostly defensive role but the turret just can't move enough to that as effectively as you'd want it. This contrasts with the Hurricane in which the main damage source of the ship is the turret and the pilots should be flying while concentrating on making it possible for his gunner to shoot at the target.
The Gladiator imo needs a few upgrades and maybe one of the smaller "reworks". Back in 2.6.3 it, like the F7C-M Super Hornet, had the ability of the pilot being able to control the turret but lost this ability with 3.0 and we haven't got it back since while the F7C-M has kept it. The Gladiator's waiting for server blades, specifically the one that gives the pilot control over the turret. I also think that an upgrade to the missiles wouldn't hurt it since the wings of the ship are pretty big but only occupied by four S2s on each side, which I think could or should be upgraded with two additional S2s. I propose this because of the bomber problem.
What I mean with this is that there's quite the lack of balance between some of the bombers. The most obvious candidate of this is imo still the Eclipse vs the Retaliator. Sure, a Tali carries twice as many torps but it's slower, less stealthy and a huge target that needs a lot of gunners to even remotely protect itself while the Eclipse has a tiny cross section, is stealthy as hell and has it's own gunsl. Of course the Retaliator has a longer range, escape pods and beds but still. A similar thing exists on the S5 tier with the Vanguard Harbinger and the Gladiator, both ships that I adore but the Harbinger is just kind of better. It has longer range, heavier weapons and it can take more damage which is an important trait for a bomber so that it can actually deliver the payload while the Gladiator is smaller and it can still bring a quite a bit of damage but I don't think it matches up to the point where it's really a good comparison. Still I need more experience in 3.14 to see wether the, imo excellent, combat changes have balanced this out a bit more.
I stick with my opinion that you shouldn't put a gunner inside of a Gladiator turret though.
The cinematic scene of the Blue chasing the Freelancer was really nice!
excellent production and many thanks to Morph and team for putting it together. No doubt 3.14 will bring a number of interesting changes
Can't wait to see how those Hammerheads fair against the mighty Ares and Ion.
Well they should be able to do nothing on their own, as the Ares and Ion have the weapon size advantage and therefore range advantage, and obviously speed advantage
its a rock paper scissor situation the ares and ion might be good against a hammer head and a hammerhead might be good against fighters fighters will probably be able to out maneuver the ares and ion
i think the an ares will be a hh destroyer, considering 3 to 5 would probably take an idris
Great coverage of the multicrew ships! Definetly recommend watching it!
Super well done, as expected. Really enjoyable, too. Honestly looking forward a few years to SC being more complete and playable, I can see videos like these being bread and butter for a lot of content creators, but you Morph....you've already mastered it. :)
The Hornet series as a whole needs some love and tlc.
Just wait until the Super Hornet gets it's reinforced armor tech ;)
no doubt, it would be nice if my heartseeker spawned on a pad normal instead of balancing on it's nose or upside down. just for starters...
Consequence of being the uncontested king of the game for idk how many years. got ubernerfed and yeah it needs a lot of love
Cannot believe they pulled off this game. So excited for the future of SC
Edit: not pulled off entirely obviously, see replies
Have they pulled it off though? Content creators make it look great, but in the end it’s still a bug riddled alpha with no optimisation, one star system, and limited gameplay options.
If it ever releases I’ll buy it again (bought it and refunded after a week very recently), but it has a looooong way to go.
Not being down on the game, but if anyone buys it on the back of what they see people doing on TH-cam, then they might be disappointed like I was.
Credit to RSI, getting a refund was super easy.
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To be fair, it IS an alpha, so obviously it does have bugs as well as a long way to go. I do agree that the game hasn’t really been pulled off yet, but they’re on the right track.
@@kytsunee6324 yeah, I wasn’t expecting it to be close to finished, but for £43 I was expecting a decent gaming experience. I thought I could live with the bugs, but I couldn’t.
I do think that RSI get away with a lot because ‘alpha’.
If it was £15 then I would have maybe persisted with the game a bit longer and given it a bit more slack.
I also think that content creators make it look much better than it actually is. Just my opinion as I know many people are happy to play the game in its current state.
@@stevenoneill7059 you must be delusional if you think £15 will cover the costs of 2 games on this scale and scope, especially without relying on a subscription based model. Not only that but to fund the costs of multiple studios all across the globe with 800+ staff.
@@r0yalew1thcheeseto call me delusional is harsh and unnecessary. I have no idea what it costs to make a game so I have no illusions at all. And the cost of development has nothing to with my original point.
However, most game producers actually make a game first and then ask for money nearer release. RSI have taken in millions and still aren’t out of alpha.
So yes, I think £43 is expensive for a game that isn’t even early access which is why I asked for a refund.
If it was £15 I wouldn’t have asked for a refund.
The OP said that had ‘pulled it off’ but in my experience of the game I disagree.
No need to be confrontational about it.
You left out the Reclaimer, that ship can double as a multi-crew combat ship easily. I speak from experience during the last xeno threat event.
Love all the cinematic you put into this video Morph. Grant job to you and your crew.
I played today with a friend using an hurricane. We made pirate missions and when the bounty hunters came, oh boy was it FUN AS HELL. At the start the fought a BH in space but he kept running away because his shields were gone in seconds. Some minutes later another one came in a Banu Defender and I didn't like the idea of fighting 2 ships at the same time, so I had the idea of going into a moon with athmosphere and fly just like a bomber with a tail gunner. It worked flawlessly!!! I flew low on the ground and evaded missiles, while my friend shoot at them and cleared my back. The Banu Defender exploded and the other BH escaped. One of the best experiences I had this patch!
i 100% blame hotsaucerman for my love of the freelancer mis, but man it is a fun and tough ship, glad we have some more nmulticrew gameplay for it
A hammerhead went red (enemy) at port olisar a couple days ago. A few of us attacked it (along with the port guns themselves). Such a beautiful fun time. I was in my avenger titan, so couldn't really do much against it's shields with my guns (still adjusting my weapon setup). However, several of us were firing missiles at it and eventually took down it's shield, unfortunately it ran before we could finish it off.
The cool part is going in for a gun run on one of those in a Titan. I think the hammerhead maybe had 3 or 4 turrets (not fully crewed) but it was like flying into a swarm of bees. Had to be VERY careful to dodge the stream of laser fire as it would very quickly take out my shields. Super SUPER fun time though!
Last night I was with a group fully crewed retaliator doing bounty hunt missions. The last bounty was a hammerhead, but we were slow to organize and only had about 2 and a half minutes to kill it. This is where the torpedo comes into play. At the 1 minute mark, we managed to hit it with at least one torpedo...boom goes the hammerhead.
3.14 completely changed Star Citizen for the better in basically every way. I'm having a TON of fun!
All those ships have crazy amount of drag in atmosphere. Like flying a boxy truck.
"if you think I deserve it by the end" is the best CTA Ive heard on youtube yet, great video!!
You leave my beloved Argo Cargo alone. (I bought it as a joke but really did fall in love with it.)
Well ill be flying around in the Tana. fight me, it looks like it's right out of star wars and i love it unconditionally
the connie was always a craft i loved, its so cool with the extra fighter, as a team of three with my friends we can really make use with that
Nice roundup. I have several on the list here, and can’t wait for others to be flyable to be added.
And the Gladiator is a fun ship. Old, in need of a refresher, but still fun as is.
So nice shots in that video. Impressive job Morpho' !
Really a great video, thanks for your time 🤘, well i wonder about the corsair when it is finally ready, i guess it is going to be my main ship, playing solo....... Hmm maybe the corsair will be a great solo ship since the pilot get lots of pew pew..... Ow yeah missile mode and some side turrets as well. Anyway i don't know what i am talking about. Too much coffee, i apologize for my existence
06:21 is just such a glorious and beautiful shot 👍🏻
I've watched the first 10 seconds like 10 times in a row. The music is so good.
I love your videos. Amazing images and very pertinent. Perhaps you should have stated combat multicrew as I was surprised by the absence of the MOLE.
Very well made and informative video. As always.
The Hurricane was my favourite way to introduce friends to combat in 3.13. I'd load the pilot out with Salvations or XJ3s depending on mood, and the turret with a set of four CF-337s. Absolutely tore through combat missions!
This video is absolutely masterful! There’s no wonder you’re right at the top of the SC TH-camr list. (If such a thing existed)
Great Video, @Morphologis!
My Mercury Star Runner has, surprisingly, gotten me out of so many hairy situations I couldn't fathom another ship being my #1 right now. My #2 is definitely the Valkyrie and you're right - it is so much more than just a drop-ship
While I immensely enjoy channeling my #LukeSkywalker in fighter-specific ships, my bread and butter will always be ships that can do more than just one thing. I'm happy the game has started to move away from the "single-role ships" narrative.
Thanks for another great video! As always =}
Great video with fantastic footages ! Thank you 🙏
As a redeemer owner this make me very excited!! Also this video made me take a second look at the gladiator as I have not seen that flying before, only ever on the show floors and its actually something I might pick up with some AUEC this patch if we don't get a wipe so we have to buy the essentials again!
With this change and making turret gunners a necessity, they are one step closer to having your team just live on the ship and log out in the ship. They need to sort out bed logging to make it really viable. Exciting times ahead!
"Two players in two ships is better than two people in one." won't be true after NPC gunners are in the game.
Multicrewing being a good meta choice is definitely a temporary situation. For it to stay a good use of resources, the margin of DPS between the NPC and your buddy (Yes, just the difference between them.) would have to be larger than your buddy's contribution in their own ship. The meta will be everyone solo flying their NPC crewed multicrew ships.
I look forward to another one of these videos later down the line when more ships are released!
I've had the Gladiator for years. Always held on to it. Seeing it in this video makes me so happy.
Great video and plenty informative despite me finding it a bit late. Keep up the great content.
I am impressed by the amount of details and such in the Carrack but never really cared for owning it, but knowing myself i am going to get it at some point cause ships owned+1 is a serious thing :) Great video loved the shots used.
I’ve always thought of the snub on the consolation as a human guided torpedo
always such quality content ! and always love those 1440p uploads on my monitor :)
Best value multicrew? Cutlass. Best looking and fastest multicrew? 3 words. Mercury. Star. Runner! But you sure have re-ignited my love for the freelancer in just that opening shot. And you also have surprised me with some ships I wouldn't expect, but agree with! Keep up the good work.
Gladiator love!!! Great vid!
i played for the first time a couple weeks ago and flew my ship around learning the controls and stuff, then like a curious idiot i walked onto my ships ramp while in quantum travel and flew out. some guy in an alien dropship came and brought me to a nearby station and then just gave me 10mil for some reason. best start to a game ive ever experienced
I love how Star Citizen has such a varied array of ships that each can perform various functions, so that players that enjoy some things over others can have ship upgrade paths towards larger & more powerful options that they can enjoy with their friends in. Based on how the MOLE is with a multi-crew, once the salvage mechanic is in game properly, the Reclaimer will have a whole new life in store for its crews, the same goes for the Vulcan, Orion, Crucible & BMM as they eventually enter the Verse with their game play mechanics.
One thing the gladiator becoming good has taught me is not to listen to the community when they try to talk you out of a ship
Hahahaha wow the excitment in your voice "The argo cargo!" xD
Glorious 21:9 format. Thanks
The footage blows me completely away again 👍😍
The Cutlass is one of the greatest ship values, affordable and viable enough for solo play and meaner fully crewed. The Connie has been painful to fly all these years but the latest patches have finally got it closer to where it was meant to be and I am satisfied I held onto it. You forgot to mention the coolest trick of the Hercules: the bait carrier that can field up to 6 snub fighters quickly. The PO raiders thought they were gonna get an easy Herc kill then they were crying from jail lol.
amazing video as always man. you capture the stuff I wanna see like low flying planet combat!
I wanted to see the reclaimer on this list!
Awesome content as always!
Am I in heaven? Now I understand why 80% of your viewers believe your voice sounds so angelic they can't stop crying. Are you an Angel? 😭😭😭😭
2:36 "Massive Size 3 gun turret"
Perseus: We talk about massive turrets ?
Hey, Morph! Love the video, and I'm super excited for all the changes coming in 3.14. I noticed messing around with an MSR in the PTU that the scanning room actually works! It's a bit odd because there is no way to get an actual visual on a target from the scanning room, but the chair now has full engineering control and allows you to deploy the radar dish. I'm curious to test out if the dish actually affects scanning from the pilot or co-pilot's perspective, but I currently have no way to test it out (no one to play with consistently). I know you usually have larger groups to play with so I thought it would be cool if you checked out if it allows for further scans, or maybe easier stealth detection when deployed. Hope to see you in the 'verse one day!
"just be ready to dodge stealth bombers"
my eclipse chuckled
Great video! Would love to see a similar run through of the best solo fighters after the 3.14 update
Super Hornet should definitely have a firepower advantage. That's kinda the whole point. Hoping that gets resolved later.
Me and a couple friends did bounty hunting in a caterpillar, it was really wonky but really fun for some reason!
Great cinematography!
I realize this video is quite old, and things have changed since it was released. While I agree with your list, I was surprised that you said (what I understand) that the Caterpillar is not meant to be taken into combat. Yes, it is primarily a hauler, but it can take quite a beating. Also if you have a full crew for the turrets, it packs a decent punch. If you have enough mates in your game session and you can get 4 Nova Tanks, with a bit of tricky flying you can put one tank in each cargo bay, making for a nice broadside configuration. I realize certain tricks could be done with other ships as well, but just wanted to put the Cat out there in case anyone was interested.