The Anaconda is the humble, capable and trusty DIY guru who can do a little bit of everything. The Cutter is the rich, altruistic, well-to-do entrepreneur with style and substance befitting of nobility. The Corvette, on the other hand, is the battle-scarred, grizzled, booming-voiced combat veteran who is absolutely ripped despite being in his sixties.
I always think the cutter would be the kind of ship flown by those over done anime trope characters who are always tactical geniuses even though they're highschoolers.
The T10 is the fat guy that seems incredibly harmless and unsightly until it spins around with agility of a dancer and bodyslams someone to the ground with enough strength to shatter their spine
@@lc2131 turn FA off, keep weight under control and hit it with G5 dirty drives and engine-focus power distributor - and your T10 will out-turn a fer-de-lance (although while fer-de-lance can actually move in addition to maneuvering, T10 can do just the maneuvering on the spot bit)
@@DarthWall275 better theoretical DPS, true. Getting all hardpoints on target, with the underslung size 4, 3 and the 1s? At least the Vette has only the size 3 underneath the ship. Add the Conda's lower speed, and WAY lower turn rate, and your effective DPS goes down. I flew both. For a long time. When the stars align right, the Conda does do more damage. But the stars don't need to align for the Vette. I would never try to use fixed weapons on a Conda, while a pair of size 4 plasma accels on a Vette are a viable build option.
A lost opportunity. I LOVE The Pilot; but he should have said "I AM the guy with the big guns." With easily 8000hrs in type I am a CONFIRMED Krait II man but my FC is a CLOSE second. I AM the guy with the big guns. ;)
@@DarthWall275 The Vette has better hardpoint placement, stronger shields and handles much better. I must know, ive flown an Anaconda to the ends of the universe and back, and its a massive difference.
When I first started playing Elite: Dangerous I took a wiki walk to see what the ships looked like. And when I saw this discount Star Destroyer, I knew I had to have it. I put my nose to the grindstone for 5 hours a day, every day, for a month to get this ship and outfit it with A rank modules. Even more time grinding out Engineering materials. And I regert none of it. Nothing this big has any right to turn the way it does. The Anaconda feels like you're turning a barge and the Cutter has a turn radius measured in parsecs, but the Corvette makes you forget you're flying a ship bigger than a sports stadium. She floats like a butterfly and stings like a runaway train, and I wouldn't have her any other way.
"The Cutter has a turn radius measured in parsecs" - best overexaggeration ever. And yet, it somehow is fitting. I always compared the Cutter's flight characteristics to that of a gold ingot strapped to a rocket. It sure as fast and looks magnificent and expensive, but only until you're trying to slow down or turn.
For some reason even though it's bad the turning of the Anaconda feels right to me. I feel like a captain steering a ship instead of a pilot flying a plane. I'd probably never use it in combat tho
When running cargo in my cutter, the skies are full of Anacondas who want a piece. When I'm running cargo in my Corvette, the skies are full of free money.
Patrol systems with a single ton of diamonds or other high-value cargo in your Corvette's hold. Like moths to a flame they are lured in, interdicting you to their peril one after another. Nice way to hasten your kill count on pirate bounties.
might be blasphemy, but i find it funny to haul empire passengers in a federal corvette and or federal passengers in a imperial cutter, just sayin! and the occasional pirate to blow out of my way, heheh. cargo?, goes in my cargo cutter!
@@bujtorm the corvette is my "goto" cargo ship. The cutter can carry 200 tons more, but has the side-effect that I may have died of old age by the time she finishes turning.
I do exactly this…. I have been playing a month and when I saw this video… I knew I had to have it. 5 days of rep grinding and the beast was MINE!! And while she is armed and armored, she is not A rated so I’m back in Robigo going on day 3 of credit grinding while my corvette sits near Sol system waiting for me to come back to her…. THIS video is what helps push me to do the work. That and knowing that I’m also getting imperial faction along with $20m or so with each run.
To be fair, that bright yellow gunship of mine is an absolute meme build, and is designed to take out the shields, thrusters, and weapons of large ships in wing fights or 1v1s. If I was in a meta prismo FDL, I wouldn't have the DPS to keep up with this beast of a ship's shields. So unless you're flying a literal cheese build, be wary of the Corvette, folks.
Look at the shape, the placing of the bridge, the trenches on the sides, the engines partly inside the outer hull plates. You have seen this design before. You know it means power, it means dominance. You have been trained, conditioned since childhood, since your earliest memories of scifi that there is only one correct reaction when you see this behemoth gliding over you: Fear.
I started over half of a year ago. Now I own 10 ships, two of which are Anacondas, one is a Cutter, one is a Corvette. The Type-10 is being added soon.
Anthony Field - I dont know how long you'll last before the game burns you out, so I'll try to give you a few tips to make your time "easier". Mining is by far the best way to make money in the game. The sooner you get better at combat the more enjoyable the game will be, but without engineered ships youre gonna be on the receiving end most of the time. Highly recommend engineering your ships as soon as you can, and just look at the requirements for unlocking engineers and push for those goals. For engineering you need manufactured, encoded and raw materials. For manufactured materials you need to go to high population Empire systems (I recommend jumping between CD-63 201, Dimor, Hirapa, Benambo) and farming High Grade Emissions for Imperial Shielding, which then you can trade for other manufactured materials. For encoded materials go the Jameson Crash Site in HIP 12099, with your SRV park in a place from where you can scan all 4 beacons. After scanning all 4, quit to your main menu, log back in to the game and scan all 4 beacons again. Repeat this until your Atypical Encryption Archives and Adaptive Encryptors Capture are full, and you can trade these for other encoded materials. Keep repeating this process until you filled up all your encoded materials or for as long as you want. Starting from the nearest system/station with an encoded material trader which is about 100ly away, one full run will take you about 40 minutes. For raw materials its gonna be a rough ride, you need to find landable planets with geological signals, and with your SRV drive around and pick up any materials you can. OR if somehow you manage to build your ship in a way that gives you a 50ly jump range, you can get to the crystal shard sites in HIP 36601 planet C 1 a, C 1 d, C 3 b, C 5 a (these are biological sites not geological) and the other system Outotz LS-K d8-3 planet B 7 b, B 5 a, B 5 c. The first system is about 1500ly away, and the other is several hundred ly away from the first one. Its gonna be a long journey IF your ship has the jump range in the first place, if not, then stay in the bubble. In open play I recommend staying away from Shinrarta Dezhra system, in fact I recommend playing in Solo until youve got several hundred hours behind you playing. I also recommend ranking up in the Federation and in the Empire. For the best combat ship which the video is about, the Corvette, you need to rank up in Federation. For the best trading ship (Imperial Cutter) you need to rank up in Empire. It might be tempting to buy the Type 9 Heavy because it requires no ranks, but its a trap. You will be interdicted by absolutely everybody, and it barely has any weapons, your experience will not be a pleasant one if you decide to trade with a Type 9. Thats why you need to go down on the hell of a grind and get a Cutter. But before getting these youre probably gonna use a Python for hundreds of hours, and then an Anaconda. Other things that will help you big time are the third party websites called inara dot cz and eddb dot io, and for ship building coriolis dot io And also youtube channels like ObsidianAnt, Down To Earth Astronomy, EDTutorials by Exigeous and etc.
I haven't spent nearly as much time in my Corvette as I'd like, but man there is nothing like hearing the unremitting thump of two class 4 multi-cannons going off over your head. The bit where you talk about how something speaks to you and makes you feel being a work of art was, well, beautiful. Thank you for making this series, it's been a joy to see. I'm very much looking forward to whatever you do next.
When i first saw this ship it saved me and i thought it looked like a shining sword cutting through the dark celestial sky! So when i was grinding as hard as i could and when i finally got mine i named it the Sunset Broadsword, to never forget when i first saw this beautiful behemoth.
I can imagine a convo between the Federation bigwigs. "I have an idea for a top of the line battleship!" "Well, what is it then?" "What if you took a Farragut battlecruiser, but then you compact it to the size of an Anaconda?" "Uhh.." "But wait! There's more! It'll be far more nimble than a full-blown cruiser, and the hardpoints are built in such a way that firepower is a lot more concentrated!" "Actually, that's not a bad idea." "Also you can ram into other ships and knock them off-course." "You get a promotion! You also get a promotion! Everyone gets a promotion!"
"Love. Talk 'bout all the math in the Verse, you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off, sure as turnin' the world. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tell you she's hurtin' afore she keens. Makes her a home."
All the familiar voices praising the ship, the music, the editing, explosions, the hype train building.... and Obsidian Ant just "nope". I had to pause the video because I was laughing so hard. Very nice series and I look forward to what you make next.
"I can say [it speaks to you] because it spoke to me, and I've seen it speak to others. And when something is able to do that through how it looks, what it does, or how it makes you feel... Then there's a name for that: a work of art." One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. A work of art in and of itself.
I don't have the corvette and I don't think I ever will but hearing about it still gives me the rush that "one day I will to pilot this ship". The sheer amount of euphoria I get just by thinking about the ship THIS ship is just mindboggling and almost brings me to tears as to how amazingly awesome way people actually present this. I have no words. No words I can physically say can explain this feeling. Thank you for this video.
You do have a point but so do I when I say I LIKE the fact that this big ship, can take more damage and dish out more but is vulnerable to smaller dedicated war ships used by better pilots. That IS balance. Just having ONE ship dominate in all areas of combat, all the time would indeed be an utter failure on the games part. What you see as a weakness in the game I see as its very strength. You still get a lot with the Corvette. It can do many things if not all. It can fight and transport valuables well. Of course ships purely honed to kill should be able in talented hands to beat it. As in WWII air or tank battles, the plane or tank DOES matter but the pilot using it even more. I think it is perfect as is!
@ThePilot_ I just thought I should let you know, these ED Ship Reviews are more then reviews, they're art. I come back to them every time I get back into ED, and I watch every single one. They make me laugh, get goosebumps, watch in awe, and sometimes tears bubble up. They get better every time I watch them, and so many of the lines stick with me. You make fantastic work, and YOU are amazing. o7 CMDR.
Good to see that all the modules on your corvette are wanted. I'm sure every corvette owner has been in that situation more than once. Thanks for the wild series and making the game a little more awesome in the process.
So I just finished grinding the unlock and outfitting for this ship about an hour ago. Was searching for battle music when I found this. Oh boy I can't wait to try it out. Also love your work! Watching your cutter video actually made me pick up this game. Spent the first month of lockdown grinding for it.
I literally watched all of these looking for this specific video. The Corvette is my favorite ship for any large ship engagement. I do enjoy my kraits for other tasks from time to time, but I can tell you that the feeling of pride when you finally unlock it, and do all the work and research to outfit it just the way you want... I've never spent so much time engineering, or caring so much about the engineering of any other ship in the entire game, and I've logged over 1800 hours. The grind was difficult, and more difficult then than it is today, but I won't forget purchasing it and absorbing every moment of the transaction. The accomplishment felt was real, and everything described in this video of people who's experienced it and loved it is absolutely true. I have different ships for different purposes, and even bought multiple kraits to have different outfitting for whatever task at hand... but I will never ever buy more than one Corvette, because all I needed was one. I'm glad to see you enjoying it and hope you enjoy it as much as any of the folks in the video did. It's definitely one of the most special.
i also got the federal corvette a long time ago now and i don't have the patience to grind to get everything A rated since i don't do PVP i don't get destroye
That was magnificent, and a perfect end to a fantastic series. I feel like I need a cigarette after watching that, and I don't smoke. The Corvette isn't my favorite ship, but it is the first ship I ever bought two of, and the 8 months I spent building my beloved AX Corvette represent the most effort I've ever put into a single goal in any videogame ever. I loved every minute of it (well, mostly), and it paved the way for every ship I've built since. One critique of your video: you don't walk out onto the battlefield in a 'vette. You stride like an angry god.
This is probably my favourite Elite Dangerous video. As a Corvette pilot... I love it. It showcases everything great about the corvette as well as the downsides. It's honest.
when he said "theres a name for it" i thought he would have said "Iconic". Great vid been waiting for this. your vids are one of the reasons i started playing ED again.
It took me a few years to get my Vette. Obviously playing on and off made it a lot longer than it had to be. I made sure to use the Anaconda to grind almost all of engineer's before buying the Vette. But I can honestly say that no ship brings a smile to my face more. I've overthrown entire systems on my own using this ship. And I'll continue to use it until my last day in ED. I don't PvP so this ship is a complete bomb. I'm so happy this video has finally been made. Props to you sir
Oh my god yes. I was waiting for this ever since the "Cobra MkIV" video. I was preparing. I thought I was ready... I was not ready. Especially not for the ending.
Thank you for the series, a beautiful companion to the game. Hopefully this isn't the last we hear from you and again thank you for your effort and time. o7 CMDR
Being an Imp player and doing the Fed grind anyway to have this ship. I painted it white, put Imperial decals on it, and named it the Benedict Arnold. And yet, given the choice between the Cutter and the 'Vette, I still prefer to take this one out more. I just don't feel the weight in the Cutter like I do on this ship, it feels like it looks, and that feeling is great. This was superb, and I can't wait to see what you are going to do now that the ships are finished.
This appeared one day about two weeks ago in my Recommended feed during a Rona Romp through the bowels of TH-cam. Since that time I have come back to this video no less than six times, and watched it in full, completely enraptured. I've by now watched the whole series and I can say that this is the most evocative of the bunch - 4:47-5:30 is enthralling, drawing the viewer into the moment. Masterfully done. So much so in fact, that this video was the primary motivator to my Elite purchase ten minutes ago. I hope you're still flying the black, Pilot - Fair winds and following seas, sir.
It was worth getting this ship. I've been thinking of getting a second one to work on to make into an explorer. Just going to take time on it. It's been an awesome adventure watching these videos Pilot. I honestly can't wait to see what is next for you.
Loved the community content creators reacting to the ship, and with the dramatic music it was even better... And then there is yamiks beating the stick
"I don't have to worry about the guy with the big guns... I AM THE BIG GUN!" - The Pilot. Wow dude I got chills. Thanks for the series and all the hard work put into this. o7 CMDR
If anyone was on the fence about getting a corvette you definitely changed their mind. I got goosebumps thinking about my first time in a vette. You described it perfectly.
There was that chart a commander made a few years ago that had about 60 odd occupations in elite maybe a series on those could even reach out to the player run factions doing said occupations. o7
Frontier should seriously start looking at content creators to create videos/reviews in game. A review video like this for each ship would be a really cool addition when scrolling through the shipyard.
The Corvette is the most amazing combat ship in Elite. This ship has never failed me, and after nearly 3,000 engagements and a month of flying, I have never once lost my shields whilst flying my Corvette even when facing of against Elite Anacondas and Dangerous Corvettes. Words can never do this ship justice...
@@Null24 Hahaha no, I'd have the s**t kicked out of me. I'd use a Vulture, Krait MK2, or FDL for that. Not risking my vette for that. I might be skilled, but not that skilled...
I’m out on expedition and a long way from home. This work of art that you’ve produced makes me feel home sick and it makes me realise how much I miss my vette. I’m earning credits like mad and will spend many weeks engineering and plinking to hopefully create a beast that I can master. So very well done on an absolutely brilliant series. Stay safe and I look forward to your future productions. o7
-"This ship is specifically only for combat" -One of the most profitable mining builds based on corvette Seems like miners have a hard time fighting with asteroids
I love use mine to mining, big cargo bay, so space is not problem, and is easier to plant the mines in the rocks because it turns well better than the cutter or anaconda, beside, is fun when someone comes demanding my cargo or they will shoot
@@docblade3270 Aye, it's funny when someone threatens to shoot you if you don't hand over your Cargo and you sit in a Corvette. Since i use mine for mining too, from time to time, and i have a History of naming my Ships after UNSC ships, i named my Corvette "Do you feel lucky?" I think the Name fits well.
Really, it's a good miner? I know it has cargo space and way better maneuverability than the Cutter, but I thought the jump range would be a killer. Still, I suppose it'll work if you find a good run.
you know once it was midnight and my dumbass made an exploration corvette, got about 40 light years out of it and traveled to colonia for the next two days, the trip was nice and got some nice pics.
Only 1 from each engineer, but if if you've gotten all of the engineers unlocked and ranked, you can do a great deal of engineering without ever visiting anyone.
there is a post somewhere on reddit about the optimal engineer to blueprint to give you pretty much everything blueprinted so you wont have to go out of the way unless you need experimental effects, but you gotta have them all unlocked, except for colonia i believe
The Corvette is a dope vessel .. i think its physical appearance really gives off a military vehicle vibe more than the civilian and aristocratic vibe of other ships .. i like the empire ships they are pretty but they are not as imposing as the corvette i think core dynamics ships look aggressive they are built to project military might.. the anaconda is intimidating in a barroom brawler way and the empire ships are like supermodels that know kung fu 😁
Its only semi useful imho, because you can neither convert legacy mods nor put experimental effects on mods from afar. So effectively, you still gotta make the trip to the engineer, regardless of weather you have the correct blueprints pinned or not.
As someone who just got his Corvette back from his old console account, I choked up when you called it a work of art. Because that's exactly what it is. Having flown the Vette, The Krait and the anaconda, The Corvette and Krait are easily my favourite combat ships, and my anaconda is just there for mining, because it turns like a zeppelin, to the corvettes heavy fighter like handling. (still a massive ship, but infinitely more manoeuvrable than trying to turn a beached whale) and the Krait's versatility and handling in a much smaller package, and its epic jump range.
This series has been my Go To for some time now. It's been flawlessly narrated, brilliantly edited and I swear each of these vids have a soul. Thanks again for reigniting my interest in Elite. Working on the Krait now thanks to your great advice and soulful championing of it. 10 mil to go excluding outfitting...
I remember starting the gaming...finally docked into a coriolis and saw a Vette in the ship yard thinking I wanted it...i mean things change...now I main a viperVI
Your videos are always so well made. This one especially, getting really recognizable voices from the community who all have the same thing to say about this iconic ship. Plus the choice of music and editing. So epic. Gives me chills all over each time I watch it.
Although it's not. I have a type 10 with engineered fsd and everything like military composite Armour and all but only using it for emergency cash need with mining which can make you about 200 mil in an hour. It's perfect for mining. I don't even have a shield booster only collectors.
@@bishopinskipp2113 It's too bulky and slow but the design and the look of t10 is the best. It makes you wanna go out from the tiny back door and light a smoke.
The Type 10 is the only other Big ship I own. I haven't finished engineering it yet and haven't decided what role I would use for but I do have a few ideas floating around.
I loved this series! I also just realized I haven’t been subscribed the entire time I’ve watched it, but now I am! It’s helped me decide what ships to go for, and now I have the Aspx and the Krait phantom, both set up for exploration, an Anaconda built for combat, and a python, and am looking at the Krait MKII. Thank you for helping me decide the ships I am going for, and getting me more into elite dangerous!
When I'm lacking motivation to get back in the black and continue the engineering grind for my corvette, I watch this video. Thanks, brother. CMDR Z McReel, FNAV Achilles.
Man, that video gave me chills. I was in awe and utterly entranced. For a second there I thought the grind might actually be worth it. And then Yamiks came on. That put everything into perspective. Well done. But seriously, fantastic work, dude!
I have to say, I watched the whole series last year, when I was getting into ED, to get a feeling of the game, without knowing much of the ships but thoroughly enjoyed the show. Now that I am approaching my first 1000 hours of game time (or wasted time, if you please), and I have first hand experience of (almost all) the ships, I have come back to watch all the reviews again and, man, have I enjoyed them even more! Whether I agree or not with your reviews, these are among the best pieces of user content created, and they should appear on the holo-ads in the major star ports!
Always enjoy your videos man, and having always been in love with the Corvette, it being my, as you put it the same way I try to explain it, nigh invincible PVE flagship. I love warping into conflict zones and getting swarmed by the entire spec ops team plus 4 or 5 additional dangerous+ adds and wiping every one of them from the field while still having half my shield cell banks leftover. This ship is so good fully engineered in PVE that it can honestly make combat boring due to the sheer destruction it causes. Keep up the great vids man🤙🤙
Yeh, back again coz I just LOVE these reviews! - Not sure if i was using my Corvette much a year ago.....but now, *_OH yeh!!!..._* Even though my fav combat ship *for dog-fighting fun* _in high pressure Conflict Zones or Hunting Pirates_ *is my Krait Mk II,* *when i need to* *_GET WORK DONE,_* _in those same high pressure Conflict Zones or Hunting Pirates,_ *_esp if i want to SCOOP up tonnes of materials, after each kill,_* *_I BRING OUT MY CORVETTE!!!_* It's true, nothing gives you that BIG BOOM BOOM BOOM badda boom feeling as the Corvette does (with those bus-sized guns right above and behind you)!
I'm going to say it again. This man is going to hit 200k by the time odyssey this reviews are absurbly good and soo high quality and it makes watch the whole series and makes me want to get the ship just because the way he does a review.
I don't play Elite these days as I'm busy with other games ATM but I still love watching your videos. They are the kind that I can watch over and over without ever getting bored. Thanks a lot for making them! (Having Yamiks doing his thing at the end was funny as hell!)
Pilot, I stopped playing Elite because, well because burnout. Ive swapped back to my other love, flight sims, but doggonit if you havent just made me miss my vette. The best way to describe the feeling my heart just gave out was a yearning, and that shows something. That shows quite the mastery of presentation. You sir, are amazing, I doff my hat to you.
I really appreciate this series. Thank you so much for making it. Anytime I’m about to buy a new ship I come and watch all of your reviews before making my decision. So thank you so much. I’ve only been playing for a couple of weeks and your videos have been a major help.
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All my ships spoke to me, mostly "Eject Eject Eject"
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I actually tried the wing commander key binds
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HI I was MXCatz from The Yamiks live stream
At least your ship speaks my canopy just breaks immediately
The Anaconda is the humble, capable and trusty DIY guru who can do a little bit of everything.
The Cutter is the rich, altruistic, well-to-do entrepreneur with style and substance befitting of nobility.
The Corvette, on the other hand, is the battle-scarred, grizzled, booming-voiced combat veteran who is absolutely ripped despite being in his sixties.
I always think the cutter would be the kind of ship flown by those over done anime trope characters who are always tactical geniuses even though they're highschoolers.
Can I just point out that "altruistic" and a manufacturer that uses slave labor to assemble ships don't go together?
The T10 is the fat guy that seems incredibly harmless and unsightly until it spins around with agility of a dancer and bodyslams someone to the ground with enough strength to shatter their spine
@@Warhamer116 Agility of a dancer? What Type 10 are you using because mine move like a diabetic cat
@@lc2131 turn FA off, keep weight under control and hit it with G5 dirty drives and engine-focus power distributor - and your T10 will out-turn a fer-de-lance (although while fer-de-lance can actually move in addition to maneuvering, T10 can do just the maneuvering on the spot bit)
Gave me chills when you said " I don't have to worry about the guy with the big guns. I am the big gun". Dramatic 10/10
I am the one who knocks....
@@DarthWall275 better theoretical DPS, true. Getting all hardpoints on target, with the underslung size 4, 3 and the 1s? At least the Vette has only the size 3 underneath the ship. Add the Conda's lower speed, and WAY lower turn rate, and your effective DPS goes down. I flew both. For a long time. When the stars align right, the Conda does do more damage. But the stars don't need to align for the Vette. I would never try to use fixed weapons on a Conda, while a pair of size 4 plasma accels on a Vette are a viable build option.
A lost opportunity. I LOVE The Pilot; but he should have said "I AM the guy with the big guns." With easily 8000hrs in type I am a CONFIRMED Krait II man but my FC is a CLOSE second. I AM the guy with the big guns. ;)
There has never been, and likely never will be a more perfect description of the Corvette.
@@DarthWall275 The Vette has better hardpoint placement, stronger shields and handles much better. I must know, ive flown an Anaconda to the ends of the universe and back, and its a massive difference.
When I first started playing Elite: Dangerous I took a wiki walk to see what the ships looked like. And when I saw this discount Star Destroyer, I knew I had to have it. I put my nose to the grindstone for 5 hours a day, every day, for a month to get this ship and outfit it with A rank modules. Even more time grinding out Engineering materials.
And I regert none of it.
Nothing this big has any right to turn the way it does. The Anaconda feels like you're turning a barge and the Cutter has a turn radius measured in parsecs, but the Corvette makes you forget you're flying a ship bigger than a sports stadium.
She floats like a butterfly and stings like a runaway train, and I wouldn't have her any other way.
"The Cutter has a turn radius measured in parsecs" - best overexaggeration ever. And yet, it somehow is fitting. I always compared the Cutter's flight characteristics to that of a gold ingot strapped to a rocket. It sure as fast and looks magnificent and expensive, but only until you're trying to slow down or turn.
Yeah the cutter definitely takes skill to fly and control that drift haha. But my cutter is no push over.
As a nice point of reference, it is larger than a US Navy Destroyer.
For some reason even though it's bad the turning of the Anaconda feels right to me. I feel like a captain steering a ship instead of a pilot flying a plane.
I'd probably never use it in combat tho
It most resembles a raider class corvette IMO.
When running cargo in my cutter, the skies are full of Anacondas who want a piece.
When I'm running cargo in my Corvette, the skies are full of free money.
You're running CARGO in your Corvette?
BLASPHEMY!
Unless it's military weapons, war robots or other military supplies. Then it's only frowned upon.
Patrol systems with a single ton of diamonds or other high-value cargo in your Corvette's hold. Like moths to a flame they are lured in, interdicting you to their peril one after another. Nice way to hasten your kill count on pirate bounties.
might be blasphemy, but i find it funny to haul empire passengers in a federal corvette and or federal passengers in a imperial cutter, just sayin! and the occasional pirate to blow out of my way, heheh. cargo?, goes in my cargo cutter!
I thought I was the only one with a cargo Corvette. 500 tons of hauling, shields, and a distributor to run all those guns.
@@bujtorm the corvette is my "goto" cargo ship. The cutter can carry 200 tons more, but has the side-effect that I may have died of old age by the time she finishes turning.
Am I the only one that watches the video again and again from time to time. It’s so emotional loaded.....it’s insane
so true...even my master Sauron keeps watchimg it from time to time
I do exactly this…. I have been playing a month and when I saw this video… I knew I had to have it. 5 days of rep grinding and the beast was MINE!! And while she is armed and armored, she is not A rated so I’m back in Robigo going on day 3 of credit grinding while my corvette sits near Sol system waiting for me to come back to her…. THIS video is what helps push me to do the work. That and knowing that I’m also getting imperial faction along with $20m or so with each run.
You are not
Watched it today again for the 3rd.. 10th... time? All of Pilots ED vids are works of art for sure.
I watch regularly watch back all of his reviews, but especially this, the Anaconda, the Cutter, and the Zorgon Peterson combat ships.
To be fair, that bright yellow gunship of mine is an absolute meme build, and is designed to take out the shields, thrusters, and weapons of large ships in wing fights or 1v1s. If I was in a meta prismo FDL, I wouldn't have the DPS to keep up with this beast of a ship's shields. So unless you're flying a literal cheese build, be wary of the Corvette, folks.
Look at the shape, the placing of the bridge, the trenches on the sides, the engines partly inside the outer hull plates.
You have seen this design before. You know it means power, it means dominance.
You have been trained, conditioned since childhood, since your earliest memories of scifi that there is only one correct reaction when you see this behemoth gliding over you: Fear.
I had a stroke reading you’re username
@@keatonroberts3637 I hope you a feeling better.
Chills.
I read this comment as his "big guns" part started, combined with the music it was fucking awesome
A Star Destroyer?
Started playing Elite three weeks ago because of this series. Really enjoyed it!
I started over half of a year ago.
Now I own 10 ships, two of which are Anacondas, one is a Cutter, one is a Corvette.
The Type-10 is being added soon.
Welcome to the party!
Wait till you play it in VR. It's like a whole new game.
@@e2rqey UpIsNotJump made the best video on that. This game is spectacular in VR.
Anthony Field - I dont know how long you'll last before the game burns you out, so I'll try to give you a few tips to make your time "easier".
Mining is by far the best way to make money in the game.
The sooner you get better at combat the more enjoyable the game will be, but without engineered ships youre gonna be on the receiving end most of the time.
Highly recommend engineering your ships as soon as you can, and just look at the requirements for unlocking engineers and push for those goals.
For engineering you need manufactured, encoded and raw materials.
For manufactured materials you need to go to high population Empire systems (I recommend jumping between CD-63 201, Dimor, Hirapa, Benambo) and farming High Grade Emissions for Imperial Shielding, which then you can trade for other manufactured materials.
For encoded materials go the Jameson Crash Site in HIP 12099, with your SRV park in a place from where you can scan all 4 beacons. After scanning all 4, quit to your main menu, log back in to the game and scan all 4 beacons again. Repeat this until your Atypical Encryption Archives and Adaptive Encryptors Capture are full, and you can trade these for other encoded materials. Keep repeating this process until you filled up all your encoded materials or for as long as you want. Starting from the nearest system/station with an encoded material trader which is about 100ly away, one full run will take you about 40 minutes.
For raw materials its gonna be a rough ride, you need to find landable planets with geological signals, and with your SRV drive around and pick up any materials you can. OR if somehow you manage to build your ship in a way that gives you a 50ly jump range, you can get to the crystal shard sites in HIP 36601 planet C 1 a, C 1 d, C 3 b, C 5 a (these are biological sites not geological) and the other system Outotz LS-K d8-3 planet B 7 b, B 5 a, B 5 c. The first system is about 1500ly away, and the other is several hundred ly away from the first one. Its gonna be a long journey IF your ship has the jump range in the first place, if not, then stay in the bubble.
In open play I recommend staying away from Shinrarta Dezhra system, in fact I recommend playing in Solo until youve got several hundred hours behind you playing.
I also recommend ranking up in the Federation and in the Empire.
For the best combat ship which the video is about, the Corvette, you need to rank up in Federation. For the best trading ship (Imperial Cutter) you need to rank up in Empire. It might be tempting to buy the Type 9 Heavy because it requires no ranks, but its a trap. You will be interdicted by absolutely everybody, and it barely has any weapons, your experience will not be a pleasant one if you decide to trade with a Type 9. Thats why you need to go down on the hell of a grind and get a Cutter.
But before getting these youre probably gonna use a Python for hundreds of hours, and then an Anaconda.
Other things that will help you big time are the third party websites called inara dot cz and eddb dot io, and for ship building coriolis dot io
And also youtube channels like ObsidianAnt, Down To Earth Astronomy, EDTutorials by Exigeous and etc.
"There's something about it..."
Yeah,...
it looks like a *FRICKIN' STAR DESTROYER!* 😎
Intensify forward firepower!
@@garvindreis It's too late!
@@HowIamDriving ship that should easly go through the forward screen, bounces off.
It even has a pure white paint job as well, called “Tactical Ice”
That is exactly what i named my Corvette XD
I haven't spent nearly as much time in my Corvette as I'd like, but man there is nothing like hearing the unremitting thump of two class 4 multi-cannons going off over your head.
The bit where you talk about how something speaks to you and makes you feel being a work of art was, well, beautiful.
Thank you for making this series, it's been a joy to see. I'm very much looking forward to whatever you do next.
THUMP THUMP THUMP go the class 4 multicannons.
KA-CHING KA-CHING KA-CHING go the bounty vouchers.
I wish i could say the same about the 2 class 4 canons, but although fun, they sound like a cartoon sink plunger.
For me it's always a toss-up between multis or efficient TV beams.
When i first saw this ship it saved me and i thought it looked like a shining sword cutting through the dark celestial sky! So when i was grinding as hard as i could and when i finally got mine i named it the Sunset Broadsword, to never forget when i first saw this beautiful behemoth.
I know this is a really old comment but I wanted to say that name is dope. I love a good ship name.
@@Jedislayer19 Thanks mate, Playing star citizen these days and i christened my current ship The Requiem, she's an Avenger Titan
That's a fucking badass name
Sepulcher Geist: I am flying a spaceship!
- Best ship review ever
Yamiks: DEH KOOOOR-VEHTT!!!
-Most Demented Ship Reviewer
Every time one of these big pointy bois gets built, an imperialist wakes up in a cold sweat.
@@toddbatchelder9380 And every time a Farragut is first powered up, an Imperial wets the bed.
Matt Bradock reading that, all I can hear is the Payday 2 Cloaker noise
3 years later and I still love coming back to watching these videos
every "the pilot" video:
1/3: this is the most amazing ship out there
2/3: this ship actually sucks
3/3: its actually not that bad
You mean, pros, cons, and weighing them, like when you're in the market for something..like say, a ship ?
@@Z3rath Sounds an awful lot like a review
@@doommaker4000 you should see Yamiks review
You forgot the buts.
Most used phrase in this series: "Except/but it's not..".
This was a fun one for sure, thanks for including me and everyone else my friend!
Here's hoping you're not done with Elite just yet ;-)
Yo I don’t know if you’re going to see this, but thanks for the tips, you saved me a lot of credits!
You had to jinx it..
@@paulreese9452 Came here to comment that
"I *am* the big gun" ~ The Corvette
"Its treason then"
*Sith Screeching as you barrel roll with 2 class 4 beams*
I can't help but think about\hear AC\DC's "Big Gun" when that line is uttered.
You can’t help but say that line with a maniacal grin on your face
@@grimproteusverum For me it was Hisenberg "I am the one who knocks"
the federal corvette is like a cursed sword that asks you: do you seek power?
in a booming voice.....and the answer should be obvious
theyamlks stop playing with the stick lol
nooooooooooooooo
@@TheYamiks I knew that was Yamiks, did chuckle much. :D
@@TheYamiks I said to my Partner I bet Yamiks is going to be at the end " basking" in the ship, and boy was I right :)
I can imagine a convo between the Federation bigwigs.
"I have an idea for a top of the line battleship!"
"Well, what is it then?"
"What if you took a Farragut battlecruiser, but then you compact it to the size of an Anaconda?"
"Uhh.."
"But wait! There's more! It'll be far more nimble than a full-blown cruiser, and the hardpoints are built in such a way that firepower is a lot more concentrated!"
"Actually, that's not a bad idea."
"Also you can ram into other ships and knock them off-course."
"You get a promotion! You also get a promotion! Everyone gets a promotion!"
Ramming isn't fun in a vet.. cutter is a better rammer with 500 speed
@@karurosur1510 mah shields
@@karurosur1510 at least the corvette can actually steer to hit other ships
Now if only I can get the promotion to buy the damn thing
I was the 300th like
Well that last sentence pretty much described this whole series
The...*joystick* noises?
Agreed
Yes, “Ummm” is exactly what I would use to describe this whole series ;$
Even in 2022 this is still the best ED video on YT. We miss you man!
"Love. Talk 'bout all the math in the Verse, you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off, sure as turnin' the world. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tell you she's hurtin' afore she keens. Makes her a home."
All the familiar voices praising the ship, the music, the editing, explosions, the hype train building.... and Obsidian Ant just "nope". I had to pause the video because I was laughing so hard.
Very nice series and I look forward to what you make next.
I'd like to second that emotion!
Third!
Can smb give a time code?
i know you've moved on to other things, but i still consider this your ultimate finale. there's nothing quite like it
Can we please take a moment, to appreciate that god damn masterpiece of an intro?
What was the song they used tho?
*video
"I can say [it speaks to you] because it spoke to me, and I've seen it speak to others. And when something is able to do that through how it looks, what it does, or how it makes you feel... Then there's a name for that: a work of art."
One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. A work of art in and of itself.
This ship brought me back into the game because I couldn’t stop thinking about how cool it would be to land on a planet with a star destroyer
Achievement Unlocked: What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
You're unlocking trauma for some WoW players.
I come back and watch your videos whenever I feel my love for Elite is slipping, especially this one. This video is a phenomenal piece of art
I like to imagine that that in-universe the pilot is some descendant of Jeremy Clarkson and these videos are part of some futuristic top gear
Go search Galactic Gear
Imagine being able to get up out of the chair, and walking around on that beast.
Excuse me, but I want space legs already.
I can't wait either and I hope the FDevs actually give ships interior
Leet feet!
Nah, Braben is too busy making skins.
Granted by it is locked behind an EA paywall
@@Zystreal they didn’t :(
I don't have the corvette and I don't think I ever will but hearing about it still gives me the rush that "one day I will to pilot this ship". The sheer amount of euphoria I get just by thinking about the ship THIS ship is just mindboggling and almost brings me to tears as to how amazingly awesome way people actually present this. I have no words. No words I can physically say can explain this feeling. Thank you for this video.
You do have a point but so do I when I say I LIKE the fact that this big ship, can take more damage and dish out more but is vulnerable to smaller dedicated war ships used by better pilots. That IS balance. Just having ONE ship dominate in all areas of combat, all the time would indeed be an utter failure on the games part. What you see as a weakness in the game I see as its very strength. You still get a lot with the Corvette. It can do many things if not all. It can fight and transport valuables well. Of course ships purely honed to kill should be able in talented hands to beat it. As in WWII air or tank battles, the plane or tank DOES matter but the pilot using it even more. I think it is perfect as is!
@ThePilot_ I just thought I should let you know, these ED Ship Reviews are more then reviews, they're art. I come back to them every time I get back into ED, and I watch every single one. They make me laugh, get goosebumps, watch in awe, and sometimes tears bubble up. They get better every time I watch them, and so many of the lines stick with me. You make fantastic work, and YOU are amazing. o7 CMDR.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR OVER A YEAR. FINALLY MAN
Me too.
Good to see that all the modules on your corvette are wanted. I'm sure every corvette owner has been in that situation more than once.
Thanks for the wild series and making the game a little more awesome in the process.
So I just finished grinding the unlock and outfitting for this ship about an hour ago. Was searching for battle music when I found this. Oh boy I can't wait to try it out.
Also love your work! Watching your cutter video actually made me pick up this game. Spent the first month of lockdown grinding for it.
I literally watched all of these looking for this specific video. The Corvette is my favorite ship for any large ship engagement. I do enjoy my kraits for other tasks from time to time, but I can tell you that the feeling of pride when you finally unlock it, and do all the work and research to outfit it just the way you want... I've never spent so much time engineering, or caring so much about the engineering of any other ship in the entire game, and I've logged over 1800 hours.
The grind was difficult, and more difficult then than it is today, but I won't forget purchasing it and absorbing every moment of the transaction. The accomplishment felt was real, and everything described in this video of people who's experienced it and loved it is absolutely true.
I have different ships for different purposes, and even bought multiple kraits to have different outfitting for whatever task at hand... but I will never ever buy more than one Corvette, because all I needed was one. I'm glad to see you enjoying it and hope you enjoy it as much as any of the folks in the video did. It's definitely one of the most special.
i also got the federal corvette a long time ago now and i don't have the patience to grind to get everything A rated since i don't do PVP i don't get destroye
That was magnificent, and a perfect end to a fantastic series. I feel like I need a cigarette after watching that, and I don't smoke.
The Corvette isn't my favorite ship, but it is the first ship I ever bought two of, and the 8 months I spent building my beloved AX Corvette represent the most effort I've ever put into a single goal in any videogame ever. I loved every minute of it (well, mostly), and it paved the way for every ship I've built since.
One critique of your video: you don't walk out onto the battlefield in a 'vette. You stride like an angry god.
Love it. Gave me all the feels.
Thanks for the series. I keep recommending it to anyone who asks a question about any of the ships.
Much respect. o7
This is probably my favourite Elite Dangerous video. As a Corvette pilot... I love it. It showcases everything great about the corvette as well as the downsides. It's honest.
when he said "theres a name for it" i thought he would have said "Iconic". Great vid been waiting for this. your vids are one of the reasons i started playing ED again.
It took me a few years to get my Vette. Obviously playing on and off made it a lot longer than it had to be. I made sure to use the Anaconda to grind almost all of engineer's before buying the Vette. But I can honestly say that no ship brings a smile to my face more. I've overthrown entire systems on my own using this ship. And I'll continue to use it until my last day in ED. I don't PvP so this ship is a complete bomb. I'm so happy this video has finally been made. Props to you sir
Oh my god yes. I was waiting for this ever since the "Cobra MkIV" video. I was preparing. I thought I was ready...
I was not ready.
Especially not for the ending.
After finally buying the Vette yesterday, I really had no idea how massive this ship is, it makes the conda feel so small.
THAT INTRO! WOW!
I know. Would love to know the title of that opening track.
@@snarkymoosesshack8793 Yes. Just yes. It's beautiful.
@@zeauli Sciophobia by Jo Wandrini.
Pirate: existing
me in my Corvette: *maniacal laughter intensifies*
Thank you for the series, a beautiful companion to the game. Hopefully this isn't the last we hear from you and again thank you for your effort and time. o7 CMDR
Being an Imp player and doing the Fed grind anyway to have this ship. I painted it white, put Imperial decals on it, and named it the Benedict Arnold. And yet, given the choice between the Cutter and the 'Vette, I still prefer to take this one out more. I just don't feel the weight in the Cutter like I do on this ship, it feels like it looks, and that feeling is great.
This was superb, and I can't wait to see what you are going to do now that the ships are finished.
Hudson would castrate you for that. Imagine using imperial fighters on a corvette
Yamiks in the end made me lose my sh*t XD
This appeared one day about two weeks ago in my Recommended feed during a Rona Romp through the bowels of TH-cam. Since that time I have come back to this video no less than six times, and watched it in full, completely enraptured. I've by now watched the whole series and I can say that this is the most evocative of the bunch - 4:47-5:30 is enthralling, drawing the viewer into the moment. Masterfully done.
So much so in fact, that this video was the primary motivator to my Elite purchase ten minutes ago. I hope you're still flying the black, Pilot - Fair winds and following seas, sir.
This is my favorite Elite: Dangerous video series.
It was worth getting this ship. I've been thinking of getting a second one to work on to make into an explorer. Just going to take time on it. It's been an awesome adventure watching these videos Pilot. I honestly can't wait to see what is next for you.
"When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfraggker NPC in the instance, accept no substitute." Core Dynamics 3301.
Loved the community content creators reacting to the ship, and with the dramatic music it was even better...
And then there is yamiks beating the stick
"I don't have to worry about the guy with the big guns... I AM THE BIG GUN!" - The Pilot.
Wow dude I got chills. Thanks for the series and all the hard work put into this. o7 CMDR
If anyone was on the fence about getting a corvette you definitely changed their mind. I got goosebumps thinking about my first time in a vette. You described it perfectly.
5:06 "I Am The Big Gun"
How awesome did it feel to write that into the script? 😂
in a wing of 1 Corvette and 3 people in smaller combat ships in a PVP setting, the corvette shines brightest there.
What an amazing capstone to an incredible series. Thank you so much!
Merry: This ship, my friend, is a Corvette. Pippin : It comes in Corvette? Pippin : I'm getting one.
Videos like these, there’s a name for them. “Works of art”
That intro GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS
So, I've got a question. What will you do when there will be no ship for a review?
There's fighters and I would love to see the pilot review careers as he reviews ships too
Fighters, SRV, Mission types, maybe some faction lore...
There was that chart a commander made a few years ago that had about 60 odd occupations in elite maybe a series on those could even reach out to the player run factions doing said occupations. o7
"Fleet carriers... They're amazing... BUT.... They're not."
@@CristiNeagu with the latest iteration of the beta I'm optimistic about the future of carriers.
Frontier should seriously start looking at content creators to create videos/reviews in game. A review video like this for each ship would be a really cool addition when scrolling through the shipyard.
Took us a while to get here cmdrs. It's been amazing to watch this series. o7
The Corvette is the most amazing combat ship in Elite. This ship has never failed me, and after nearly 3,000 engagements and a month of flying, I have never once lost my shields whilst flying my Corvette even when facing of against Elite Anacondas and Dangerous Corvettes. Words can never do this ship justice...
I'm assuming that you haven't done pvp in that Corvette then?
@@Null24 Hahaha no, I'd have the s**t kicked out of me. I'd use a Vulture, Krait MK2, or FDL for that. Not risking my vette for that. I might be skilled, but not that skilled...
"They model their ships after doorstops" I fucking died right there.
I’m out on expedition and a long way from home. This work of art that you’ve produced makes me feel home sick and it makes me realise how much I miss my vette. I’m earning credits like mad and will spend many weeks engineering and plinking to hopefully create a beast that I can master. So very well done on an absolutely brilliant series. Stay safe and I look forward to your future productions. o7
-"This ship is specifically only for combat"
-One of the most profitable mining builds based on corvette
Seems like miners have a hard time fighting with asteroids
I love use mine to mining, big cargo bay, so space is not problem, and is easier to plant the mines in the rocks because it turns well better than the cutter or anaconda, beside, is fun when someone comes demanding my cargo or they will shoot
@@docblade3270
Aye, it's funny when someone threatens to shoot you if you don't hand over your Cargo and you sit in a Corvette.
Since i use mine for mining too, from time to time, and i have a History of naming my Ships after UNSC ships, i named my Corvette "Do you feel lucky?" I think the Name fits well.
Really, it's a good miner? I know it has cargo space and way better maneuverability than the Cutter, but I thought the jump range would be a killer. Still, I suppose it'll work if you find a good run.
i started playing elite dangerous again because your video's made me want to go back and get the corvette, and i did.
That intro was amazing!
The outro even better 😂
you know once it was midnight and my dumbass made an exploration corvette, got about 40 light years out of it and traveled to colonia for the next two days, the trip was nice and got some nice pics.
7:27 - Hold on! You can have more than 1 blueprint pinned at a time?
Only 1 from each engineer, but if if you've gotten all of the engineers unlocked and ranked, you can do a great deal of engineering without ever visiting anyone.
there is a post somewhere on reddit about the optimal engineer to blueprint to give you pretty much everything blueprinted so you wont have to go out of the way unless you need experimental effects, but you gotta have them all unlocked, except for colonia i believe
The Corvette is a dope vessel .. i think its physical appearance really gives off a military vehicle vibe more than the civilian and aristocratic vibe of other ships .. i like the empire ships they are pretty but they are not as imposing as the corvette i think core dynamics ships look aggressive they are built to project military might.. the anaconda is intimidating in a barroom brawler way and the empire ships are like supermodels that know kung fu 😁
Its only semi useful imho, because you can neither convert legacy mods nor put experimental effects on mods from afar.
So effectively, you still gotta make the trip to the engineer, regardless of weather you have the correct blueprints pinned or not.
Dude, honestly that was the best narration that I've heard in describing a ship. 👍👍👍
Did I just catch you say your favorite ship is the t10? Astounding.
Nah he means Anaconda
Spoilers alert. Get it? Spoilers.
Ethan Powell I'm not so sure, go watch his t10 and anaconda review
As someone who just got his Corvette back from his old console account, I choked up when you called it a work of art. Because that's exactly what it is.
Having flown the Vette, The Krait and the anaconda, The Corvette and Krait are easily my favourite combat ships, and my anaconda is just there for mining, because it turns like a zeppelin, to the corvettes heavy fighter like handling. (still a massive ship, but infinitely more manoeuvrable than trying to turn a beached whale) and the Krait's versatility and handling in a much smaller package, and its epic jump range.
Awesome video! It really motivates me to work harder as a postman, so that one day I will become rear admiral! :D
This series has been my Go To for some time now. It's been flawlessly narrated, brilliantly edited and I swear each of these vids have a soul. Thanks again for reigniting my interest in Elite. Working on the Krait now thanks to your great advice and soulful championing of it. 10 mil to go excluding outfitting...
I remember starting the gaming...finally docked into a coriolis and saw a Vette in the ship yard thinking I wanted it...i mean things change...now I main a viperVI
Your videos are always so well made. This one especially, getting really recognizable voices from the community who all have the same thing to say about this iconic ship. Plus the choice of music and editing. So epic. Gives me chills all over each time I watch it.
that’s great, but it isn’t a T10.
I totally agree, the T10 is the best ship in the game
Although it's not. I have a type 10 with engineered fsd and everything like military composite Armour and all but only using it for emergency cash need with mining which can make you about 200 mil in an hour. It's perfect for mining.
I don't even have a shield booster only collectors.
@@bishopinskipp2113 It's too bulky and slow but the design and the look of t10 is the best. It makes you wanna go out from the tiny back door and light a smoke.
The Type 10 is the only other Big ship I own. I haven't finished engineering it yet and haven't decided what role I would use for but I do have a few ideas floating around.
@@SniperCR39 get Multicannons with Thermal Damage and call it the Industrial shredder. that's what I did with mine :^)
Love hearing all the Elite community collaborating with you on these reviews
This ship screams: "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!"
EXACTLY!!!! ITS THE ONLY SHIP WORTHY TO FLY IN SPACE!!!! BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD FOR THE BLOOOOOOOOOD GOD!!!
I loved this series! I also just realized I haven’t been subscribed the entire time I’ve watched it, but now I am! It’s helped me decide what ships to go for, and now I have the Aspx and the Krait phantom, both set up for exploration, an Anaconda built for combat, and a python, and am looking at the Krait MKII. Thank you for helping me decide the ships I am going for, and getting me more into elite dangerous!
The Federal Corvette: killing for sport.
When I'm lacking motivation to get back in the black and continue the engineering grind for my corvette, I watch this video. Thanks, brother.
CMDR Z McReel, FNAV Achilles.
Lmao obsidian at 5:29
You got to love obsidian ant 😂
No Star Destroyer references me sad :(
Don't worry, my corvette is called the ISD Defiance. But I need a better name associated with an Imperial Star Destroyer
@@lanchester101 ISD Victory
Man, that video gave me chills. I was in awe and utterly entranced. For a second there I thought the grind might actually be worth it.
And then Yamiks came on. That put everything into perspective.
Well done.
But seriously, fantastic work, dude!
I have to say, I watched the whole series last year, when I was getting into ED, to get a feeling of the game, without knowing much of the ships but thoroughly enjoyed the show.
Now that I am approaching my first 1000 hours of game time (or wasted time, if you please), and I have first hand experience of (almost all) the ships, I have come back to watch all the reviews again and, man, have I enjoyed them even more!
Whether I agree or not with your reviews, these are among the best pieces of user content created, and they should appear on the holo-ads in the major star ports!
Always enjoy your videos man, and having always been in love with the Corvette, it being my, as you put it the same way I try to explain it, nigh invincible PVE flagship. I love warping into conflict zones and getting swarmed by the entire spec ops team plus 4 or 5 additional dangerous+ adds and wiping every one of them from the field while still having half my shield cell banks leftover.
This ship is so good fully engineered in PVE that it can honestly make combat boring due to the sheer destruction it causes.
Keep up the great vids man🤙🤙
Mr Pilot, I watch these review videos over and over, this and your type 10 video are what made me actually fall in love with Elite
Imperial cutter: flying with style
Federal corvette: flying with weapon
"Who knew delivering mail would make you an admiral" LOL! That is sooo true. Excellent vid sir, you have rekindled my love of the Corvette.
Yeh, back again coz I just LOVE these reviews! - Not sure if i was using my Corvette much a year ago.....but now, *_OH yeh!!!..._*
Even though my fav combat ship *for dog-fighting fun* _in high pressure Conflict Zones or Hunting Pirates_ *is my Krait Mk II,*
*when i need to* *_GET WORK DONE,_* _in those same high pressure Conflict Zones or Hunting Pirates,_ *_esp if i want to SCOOP up tonnes of materials, after each kill,_*
*_I BRING OUT MY CORVETTE!!!_*
It's true, nothing gives you that BIG BOOM BOOM BOOM badda boom feeling as the Corvette does (with those bus-sized guns right above and behind you)!
I'm going to say it again. This man is going to hit 200k by the time odyssey this reviews are absurbly good and soo high quality and it makes watch the whole series and makes me want to get the ship just because the way he does a review.
I don't play Elite these days as I'm busy with other games ATM but I still love watching your videos. They are the kind that I can watch over and over without ever getting bored. Thanks a lot for making them! (Having Yamiks doing his thing at the end was funny as hell!)
Pilot, I stopped playing Elite because, well because burnout. Ive swapped back to my other love, flight sims, but doggonit if you havent just made me miss my vette. The best way to describe the feeling my heart just gave out was a yearning, and that shows something. That shows quite the mastery of presentation. You sir, are amazing, I doff my hat to you.
I think this is the best ship review channel out there. I’m new to elite, and I’m loving this.
I really appreciate this series. Thank you so much for making it. Anytime I’m about to buy a new ship I come and watch all of your reviews before making my decision. So thank you so much. I’ve only been playing for a couple of weeks and your videos have been a major help.