Didn't (in lore) the Perseus had a lot of armor before shield tech, then they gave it shields also. This should be like a giant Terrapin with Ions/Infernos duck taped to the hull
Using the Terrapin as a positive comparison? I approve! Darnit, now my opinion of the Perseus has to improved due to this new association. I guess it can't all be good news! lol
Now I'm picturing a scaled up hurricane. Which if it had desired amenities would be perfect. Massive dorsal turret on a heavy gunship with powerful forward facing weapons and some automated ventral PDCs. 1-3 Crew. Instant purchase for half the player base.
This is my favorite ship but what you get for your dollar isn't a good value. The Polaris got years of love and even got another boost over the last year before release. The Perseus was quiet until bam they plan to have it out by next year. I dont expect as much thought and planning to go into this $675 ship.
I don’t actually think the Polaris is getting any of those big guns. It just released in PTU and it looks like the biggest guns it has are the two size sixes. It does have a ton of size threes though. I’d hope it has a ton of shields and armor when it comes out. I’ll just take that and park a medical ursa in it. It’ll be perfect. Anything larger than a star fighter and smaller than a Polaris will just melt.
Starting to see a pattern with the videos... the movie cuts are funny I think the MIB cut for the Orion is my favorite so far :) keep up the good work i know pumping these videos out has to be taxing at this point but just know they are genuinely entertaining and informative :)
Can't wait to get my Perseus. I would actually forego the Nursa for addtional SCU of ammo for the guns (Both PD and the S7's). That'll keep it more in the fight.
I bought the Thundercloud from a 3rd party even before I had the Perseus pledged. It is the best paint livery in game for a combat ship. Reminds me of the USN WW2 razzle dazzle camo.
I lost mine when I melted my Perseus, not long before I realised this was my favourite ship and bought it back but couldn't get the exclusive paint back :/
the first original concept i bought after starter pack, cant find the polaris at that time, and really happy owning them both) got the galaxy and after release, another present for me, release of Persius))
I love the Perseus because of two reasons. First being it has good size turrets on top and bottom and also it will require very few people to run it effectively. The only thing I would really alter if I could, would be to add a pair of gatling guns (size 2 or 3) on top of each main gun turrets. Possibly add a third or fourth large shield, change the single dual mount PDS on top to a quad mount, and/or possibly remove the bespoke weapons so we can change what we use. Aside from those, I will be taking my Nursa in the cargo bay and doing bounties and bunkers mostly. I doubt I take it anything too dangerous lol.
@@artsolano6762they literally said they upgunned it because they don’t want it to only be a torpedo boat, unfortunately you don’t decide on what you think the ship is
@@El1qt They should have buffed torpedos. It was never sold as a gun ship. It was designed to make hit and runs, unload torpedoes and get out. Now there will be a ripple effect. So the Perseus is now in need of a buff because the Polaris can now gun fight as well. So Persues should then get an AA buff and I think a speed buff.
@@artsolano6762 That does sound an awful lot like the ongoing balancing nightmare that CIG has made for themselves to deal with, which they continue to work on (as in: a work in progress and subject to change). This is a surprise to you how exactly? That describes this entire crazy project, it really shouldn't be a surprise after so many years of the same thing: Live Game Development
@@artsolano6762 nowhere did it say it was a torpedo boat. Its a Corvette Class and the Corvette class capital ship is a fighting vessel, it always was and that's what it was sold as.
Quad s7's??? My man, you are on the shrooms!! 😅 And the Perseus is definitely more than a sub capital attacker and below. They can go against capital ships easy. In fact, I'd say it's actually sub capitals and above. Remember what the Starfighters are for, and they only have one s7. The Perseus will have 4 with different munitions to boot. Polaris is still better but the Perseus is definitely a heavy hitter on the ship size scale.
@@billionaireninjas the official statistics have already been leaked as the front dual s5 gun being upgraded to a dual s6 bespoke (2800 range, 1.7k DPS each, 300 ammo) , and the top two turrets are now quad s4 not dual s4. These are the only changes and I think they are reasonably balanced.
I was torn between this ship and the Polaris. I like the hangar in the Polaris, makes me feel like I can do more around the verse with it. A good home.
I really hope they change this ship a lot as It's an awful proposition for 675usd, especially now with the Polaris out and buffed. They need to up those S7 to at least S8's. Also, no armory and no medical because it's not the intended purpose and it needs to rely on other ships? Are they out of their minds? Do they know who is the primary customer for this ship? People that plan on playing solo or with as few friends as possible. So why would we want to rely on other ships? For that much money it dosn't matter if it's intended purpose or not, you add all the amenities and features you can. Also, adding no medical and especially no armory in a ship whose sole purpose is military is next level smooth brain.
i agree with your points, it needs a tier 3 med bed, it needs a larger bay to house both a vehicle and supplies (how else it going to feed the weapon system and it needs direct access to the torpedo room to reload), it needs either a spinal mounted weapon or quad size 7 and it needs to have VLS/missile pods and it needs more point defense systems (not necessary to scare fighters but to destroy incoming torps or missiles). it's meant to screen the skies along with the hammerhead but also destroy sub and disable cap ships or be used as the rear guard as the main fleet retreat. if it gets overwhelmed by heavy fighters or sub class ships i.e. not being able to take them down fairly quickly then it defeats the purpose of this ship.
This one's definitely a UEC purchase for me. If the project is successful, I will own several by that means, but my cash goes towards ships I want right off the bat. I'm currently more financially invested than I'd like, but everything has a purpose, and I'm considering adding more to have a Hull D for high density hauling to prevent a choke point in hauling capacity during early stage account building. I currently have a lot invested in combat, but it's ships I want to have on hand to defend financial operations even before I can afford them. This is a ship more useful for offense than defense. It's designed to take down defensive ships like the Hammerhead, but it's not going to hold up against capital threats. I would rather own a Hammerhead to defend against fighters. I would rather own a Polaris to deal with capital ships. I have a Polaris, and have a Liberator to act as a snub fighter escort carrier. Both tasks fulfilled. Moving on to economic gameplay.
I've had a Perseus for a good while and finally caved earlier this year for the CCu opportunity to the Polaris before it bumped up. I think the Perseus is one of the absolute coolest looking ships in the whole game. Space Navy Ship through and through. I also really appreciate the lower requirements for crewing it. But, I'd rather have something playable sooner rather than later.
I completely agree with the looks. However, it does need to be slightly larger. Also, the name suggests Hunter not defender but I see your point on fleet defense
Polaris is max dual S6 bespoke gun turret, rest are dual s5 or lower. Polaris anticapital is from it's torpedoes. The Perseus S7 ballistic cannons are said to have ammo that will crippled capital ships, and capacity to destroy capital components. Different ships with different roles, Polaris is an ranged torpedo boat, designed to stay at range with its higher velocities and better shields, but if shields and thrusters disabled shes an easy kill. Perseus is a brawling knife fighter designed to use its armour to allow it to make crippling hits.
The main thing i would like to reiterate is that the Inferno/ion is advertised to be used against an idris, a massive military capital ship, now each of those star fighters have exactly one size 7, and here comes the perseus with quad 7's, so i believe as long as it doesent get one tapped by a random torp, it can absolutely take down a polaris. (Also by the looks of it, the polaris has a dual 6 chin mounted turret, and two quad 4's on the top, nowhere near the quad 7's on the perseus)
Man I love the look of this ship. I hope CIG changes some of the issues the community has with it. This could be a great goal to grind towards when the game finally releases!
I really hope they will move the gatling turret on the underside, its position is totaly useless, maybe under the nose could be a great idea to also have "double main turrets" like the lateral ones of a Javelin, with a pair of small guns and a pair of bigger guns, because for a patrol ship supposed to survive alone, honestly it doesn't have much and I love my Perseus
Being the last RSI ship of the pipeline. I have faith that the perseus will get a lot of love. Every "upgun" and increase in size has me drooling for what in my opinion is the best looking ship. I have no doubt that if the ship comes out "as is", it will have an ungodly amount of armor and practically impossible to disable. An armored car bristling with guns and run flats.
I love the shape, is one of the few who makes a little bit more sense at its design if you compare with what we have today, i thinks its all planned, all the designs will change after launch with new ships or versions of them, like Free Max looks like an MAD MAXX era Space Ship lol
Really looking forward to this guy it just looks too awesome and those bespoke size 7 are going to hit hard (Nova tank is bespoke S5). They do need to get a T3 medbed in there (hell we need a death of a spaceman update) and there really is enough space for it. The CCU game was really good to me and I'm going to finish up the chain this IAE ($185 total). Hopefully they will work on this side by side with the Galaxy.
It has 4 size seven guns. it also has an underbelly turret with dual seven guns. I just wish they were somehow more to the front, so both gunner could align for the same target
With so many big capital ships, the need to have different types in a fleet and bigger servers, someday we'll have our own galactic battle against the vanduul and have our own Graveyard of Titans with a Bloodbath of B-R5RB. That would totally be a story for "I held the line" That said, out of all those i'd love to be in an Idris when that happens
My favorite ship in SC both in looks and purpose. I am curious what CIG means when they say it will not have cap armor when the ships were designed with much heavier armor than normal as it was meant to fight the Tevarin at a time when humans did not have shields. The battle with the Vanduul brought the Perseus back into production with updates as one aging Perseus took on 2 Vanduul destroyers before being destroyed. Looking at one Vanduul ship size chart that has an Idris on it the destroyers look to be 2x the size of the Idris. So, it is a ship that can punch up. I do hope the Perseus can grow a tad. I also hop it makes better use of its interior. That catwalk can be replaced with a hallway and a medical room on one side and may extra cargo space on the other. For speed I expect it to be slower on all fronts for its size due to the thick armor. Maybe allow it to build up to a good speed in a straight line but very slow to course correct. For upsizing the guns, I was thinking that size a number of other ships are getting upsized it might be good for 2 twin s8 guns. I would also want 1 to 2 more s3 auto defense turrets. One guy did a rendering of s3 turrets added to the big turrets like the jav has. so as the s7 is slow to move, the s3 would allow for gunners to help defend from fighters and torpedos
A really nice ship and a good review as always. I want to get the perseus ingame as many other ships as well. This will be a huge and good ingame goal for everyone and for orgs of course. Buying all these capitals will, in my opinion ruin the long play aspect
As someone with at least 5 capital ships, I disagree. I will be grinding for a few capital ships like the Kraken Privateer and Javelin, Maybe a Hull E. At the same time I also be grinding for a ton of smaller ships I like, where when you add it up will cost more than all the capital ships combined. So I think the argument works both ways a bit.
I love the Perseus. More than any of the capital-ish ships - but I really hope they add places that other small ships can dock to some of these larger ships, so we can take friends along on longer distance voyages who want to fly their own small to mid size ships - without needing a Kraken or Javelin.
And by ‘dock’ I mean on the external hull, exposed to potential ambush etc. Even if there wasn’t an access hatch to get inside, and it was just a locking collar, magnetic/tractor lock, or something.
Given the tiered med beds, I think they will need to add tiered drone bays as well. By adding a drone bay with a minimal repair option, you can extend the ability to stay in the fight for longer engagements while maintaining the need for Crucible for larger repairs. With the up gin on the Polaris the augment is over (for now), but I still think they will prolly up gun the Perseus to Tier 8 on the bottom turret. The quads would be strong but breaks up the design language of the ship. I still defend that if it is a brawler and can't flex down to fighter support it should flex up to blooding capitals. Thou it may do that with specialized anti capital rounds for its bespoke (ballistic?) 7s.
NGL, Perseus does seem to, at least on paper, still have a pretty perfect set-up for ERT bounty hunting with friends as well. Fighting against sub-capital threats, relatively small crew requirement, modest cargo hold. At least until bounty hunting V2, where the lack of a brig may hinder its effectiveness there.
I believe they've said the Polaris would have 2xS6 on 2 of the main turret. I currently have a set of ccu's that will turn my carrack into either a Polaris or Perseus depending upon how they turn out on release as well as how many friends I have to help me crew them
Yup. 2xS6 on the nose. The duel S4’s on the top are now quad S4’s. The side extending turrets remain quad S3’s as does the rear turret. Missile turret on the rear top.
The Perseus is really interesting imo, only 3 crew member and you get an operational sub-capitol ship. I still hope for a slight buff wether on hp/armor or firepower, considering the lore of the ship the actual speed make sense.
I have one of these because I'm an idiot, though I managed to get it for a steal playing the CCU game (old school $0 CCUs for the win). It's just so damn cool looking. Now I just need to make some friends to help me run it.
The Perseus is a cool-looking ship, but I so rarely play in a party of six that I'd almost never fly it. But I'm looking forward to bigger servers so we see ships like this in the 'verse more often.
I feel sub caps in this category die to the nature of intentened conflict function. It should have a tier 2 med bed. Up-gunning is a great suggestion if not. Unique rounds that can offset the imbalance (i.e.sabot and or heat rounds). Cheers.
The type of ship where soft-deathing your target becomes an art form.
Didn't (in lore) the Perseus had a lot of armor before shield tech, then they gave it shields also. This should be like a giant Terrapin with Ions/Infernos duck taped to the hull
Using the Terrapin as a positive comparison? I approve! Darnit, now my opinion of the Perseus has to improved due to this new association. I guess it can't all be good news! lol
Now I'm picturing a scaled up hurricane. Which if it had desired amenities would be perfect. Massive dorsal turret on a heavy gunship with powerful forward facing weapons and some automated ventral PDCs. 1-3 Crew. Instant purchase for half the player base.
And several Gladiators worth of torpedoes.
yep
If it had a medical bay it would be perfect
Just park a Nursa in it.
@@artsolano6762based
Needs a medical bed and some defense turrets.
Nursa baby
@@vulcan4d no then use polaris xD
This will be my one, and only combat ship. It has all the lines of a true combat ship, with the crew size that is right for me.
What are u gonna do when there’s no one to man the guns
@@ricky6608 Trust me when I say that I have enough people to man the guns,as well as every station.
@@ricky6608It takes two other people...
💯my thinking exactly and that is why got me one the moment it came out to concept
This is my boy!! This is gonna be my combat daily driver.
Cant wait for my perseus, now seeing how the zeus is it makes me even more excited
As we start getting these large ships I am very excited for large fleet combat.
Well said. The main reason why I bought the Perseus and not the Polaris was the low count crew. Not all my friends are always online.
This is going to be the ship of choice for ERT bounty hunters
My man you are SPRINTING to get this done before CitCon! Go go go!
Nothing I need personally, but I guess I'll be part of the crew if the situation calls for some heavy guns without going all out.
This is my favorite ship but what you get for your dollar isn't a good value. The Polaris got years of love and even got another boost over the last year before release. The Perseus was quiet until bam they plan to have it out by next year. I dont expect as much thought and planning to go into this $675 ship.
Haaaaa my first flag ship !!! The first a really put a lot of efforts, to build a good CCU chain! (59% discount).
So in love with this one!!! 😍😍😍
I love these vids give a quick updated info dump on us thanks your awesome.
I hope the Perseus gets a bit more SCU and 2 more point defence turrets ... I'll be happy
Based on the Polaris it could get a couple PDC's that are 100% automated and unable to be controlled by players
I think it's cargo is really just for ammo.
It’s not a cargo ship
Not just ammo, but same categorie. Ammo, fuses, replacement components, crates of RMC...
@@zaktiibut Polaris is capital, Perseus more like hammerhead class. It already have two remote turrets (hopefully AI automated). 🤷🏽♂️
I don’t actually think the Polaris is getting any of those big guns. It just released in PTU and it looks like the biggest guns it has are the two size sixes. It does have a ton of size threes though. I’d hope it has a ton of shields and armor when it comes out. I’ll just take that and park a medical ursa in it. It’ll be perfect. Anything larger than a star fighter and smaller than a Polaris will just melt.
Yeah this was made before it came out but yup size sixes it is!
@ Thanks for responding. Fast and respectful. This ship definitely holds a special place in my heart. I totally agree when you say it looks badass.
Starting to see a pattern with the videos... the movie cuts are funny I think the MIB cut for the Orion is my favorite so far :) keep up the good work i know pumping these videos out has to be taxing at this point but just know they are genuinely entertaining and informative :)
Can't wait to get my Perseus. I would actually forego the Nursa for addtional SCU of ammo for the guns (Both PD and the S7's). That'll keep it more in the fight.
Forgot to mention, if we get flak cannon ammo, this'll shred smaller ships and incoming torps.
Also also.... This will make a FANTASTIC close-in convoy escort. Absolutely why I own one to help cover my org convoys.
Could we have another video that discusses the differences between Perseus and Polaris? Taking into account the modifications made to Polaris.
It's in my fleet all ready, along with Polaris. I need that ThunderCloud paint job now!!
I bought the Thundercloud from a 3rd party even before I had the Perseus pledged. It is the best paint livery in game for a combat ship. Reminds me of the USN WW2 razzle dazzle camo.
I lost mine when I melted my Perseus, not long before I realised this was my favourite ship and bought it back but couldn't get the exclusive paint back :/
the first original concept i bought after starter pack, cant find the polaris at that time, and really happy owning them both) got the galaxy and after release, another present for me, release of Persius))
Great review! keep up the great stuff
I love the Perseus because of two reasons. First being it has good size turrets on top and bottom and also it will require very few people to run it effectively. The only thing I would really alter if I could, would be to add a pair of gatling guns (size 2 or 3) on top of each main gun turrets. Possibly add a third or fourth large shield, change the single dual mount PDS on top to a quad mount, and/or possibly remove the bespoke weapons so we can change what we use. Aside from those, I will be taking my Nursa in the cargo bay and doing bounties and bunkers mostly. I doubt I take it anything too dangerous lol.
Didn't they already announce the Polaris up-gunning? Its not getting s7 at all, and not quad s7. dual s6, and 2 quad s4.
It should have been limited to S5s. The polaris is a torpedo boat, not a gun ship.
@@artsolano6762they literally said they upgunned it because they don’t want it to only be a torpedo boat, unfortunately you don’t decide on what you think the ship is
@@El1qt They should have buffed torpedos. It was never sold as a gun ship. It was designed to make hit and runs, unload torpedoes and get out. Now there will be a ripple effect. So the Perseus is now in need of a buff because the Polaris can now gun fight as well. So Persues should then get an AA buff and I think a speed buff.
@@artsolano6762 That does sound an awful lot like the ongoing balancing nightmare that CIG has made for themselves to deal with, which they continue to work on (as in: a work in progress and subject to change). This is a surprise to you how exactly? That describes this entire crazy project, it really shouldn't be a surprise after so many years of the same thing: Live Game Development
@@artsolano6762 nowhere did it say it was a torpedo boat. Its a Corvette Class and the Corvette class capital ship is a fighting vessel, it always was and that's what it was sold as.
By far one of my favorite larger ships!
Quad s7's??? My man, you are on the shrooms!! 😅
And the Perseus is definitely more than a sub capital attacker and below. They can go against capital ships easy. In fact, I'd say it's actually sub capitals and above. Remember what the Starfighters are for, and they only have one s7. The Perseus will have 4 with different munitions to boot. Polaris is still better but the Perseus is definitely a heavy hitter on the ship size scale.
I might be lol
More guns would make it over powered for the size of this ship. I think the Perseus is going to be even stronger than people think.
@@billionaireninjas the official statistics have already been leaked as the front dual s5 gun being upgraded to a dual s6 bespoke (2800 range, 1.7k DPS each, 300 ammo) , and the top two turrets are now quad s4 not dual s4. These are the only changes and I think they are reasonably balanced.
I was torn between this ship and the Polaris. I like the hangar in the Polaris, makes me feel like I can do more around the verse with it. A good home.
Loving the Review's keep up the amazing work !
Looking forward to boarding these ships
I really hope they change this ship a lot as It's an awful proposition for 675usd, especially now with the Polaris out and buffed. They need to up those S7 to at least S8's. Also, no armory and no medical because it's not the intended purpose and it needs to rely on other ships? Are they out of their minds? Do they know who is the primary customer for this ship? People that plan on playing solo or with as few friends as possible. So why would we want to rely on other ships? For that much money it dosn't matter if it's intended purpose or not, you add all the amenities and features you can. Also, adding no medical and especially no armory in a ship whose sole purpose is military is next level smooth brain.
Super excited for the Perseus. Have my chain complete and ready to apply!
Been waiting on this review XD LOoooove my Perseus and can't wait.
This guy is for sure one that will end up in my final fleet. I'm imagining ship to ship docking with a Kraken to cover all your bases.
Perseus is definitely my favorite military ship
i agree with your points, it needs a tier 3 med bed, it needs a larger bay to house both a vehicle and supplies (how else it going to feed the weapon system and it needs direct access to the torpedo room to reload), it needs either a spinal mounted weapon or quad size 7 and it needs to have VLS/missile pods and it needs more point defense systems (not necessary to scare fighters but to destroy incoming torps or missiles). it's meant to screen the skies along with the hammerhead but also destroy sub and disable cap ships or be used as the rear guard as the main fleet retreat. if it gets overwhelmed by heavy fighters or sub class ships i.e. not being able to take them down fairly quickly then it defeats the purpose of this ship.
I need this ship, absolutely PERFECT for what I want to do, defending the fleet!
Love your videos man. Take care!
i 100% agree with upgun quad size 7 for the front gun is needed for this ship to fit its roll properly
Can’t wait for bigger ships coming
This one's definitely a UEC purchase for me. If the project is successful, I will own several by that means, but my cash goes towards ships I want right off the bat. I'm currently more financially invested than I'd like, but everything has a purpose, and I'm considering adding more to have a Hull D for high density hauling to prevent a choke point in hauling capacity during early stage account building. I currently have a lot invested in combat, but it's ships I want to have on hand to defend financial operations even before I can afford them. This is a ship more useful for offense than defense. It's designed to take down defensive ships like the Hammerhead, but it's not going to hold up against capital threats. I would rather own a Hammerhead to defend against fighters. I would rather own a Polaris to deal with capital ships. I have a Polaris, and have a Liberator to act as a snub fighter escort carrier. Both tasks fulfilled. Moving on to economic gameplay.
I really want to buy the Perseus but I'm a logistics guy at heart 😭
Perseus is great at logistics. Makes sure high caliber ammunition is delivered to enemy hulls.
another big ship that little old me will not get. thanks for the review!
Well, they just announced they're making the perseus within the next 12 months👌🙌
I absolutely can't wait for it 😍
I've had a Perseus for a good while and finally caved earlier this year for the CCu opportunity to the Polaris before it bumped up. I think the Perseus is one of the absolute coolest looking ships in the whole game. Space Navy Ship through and through. I also really appreciate the lower requirements for crewing it. But, I'd rather have something playable sooner rather than later.
The Perseus looks really amazing
I know the polaris makes more sense, but I just love this thing'
Comment for the giveaway😂 Love your vids brosk!
I completely agree with the looks. However, it does need to be slightly larger. Also, the name suggests Hunter not defender but I see your point on fleet defense
Polaris is max dual S6 bespoke gun turret, rest are dual s5 or lower.
Polaris anticapital is from it's torpedoes.
The Perseus S7 ballistic cannons are said to have ammo that will crippled capital ships, and capacity to destroy capital components.
Different ships with different roles, Polaris is an ranged torpedo boat, designed to stay at range with its higher velocities and better shields, but if shields and thrusters disabled shes an easy kill.
Perseus is a brawling knife fighter designed to use its armour to allow it to make crippling hits.
The main thing i would like to reiterate is that the Inferno/ion is advertised to be used against an idris, a massive military capital ship, now each of those star fighters have exactly one size 7, and here comes the perseus with quad 7's, so i believe as long as it doesent get one tapped by a random torp, it can absolutely take down a polaris.
(Also by the looks of it, the polaris has a dual 6 chin mounted turret, and two quad 4's on the top, nowhere near the quad 7's on the perseus)
I think my comments have evolved since this video lol
I cannot explain how much I want the Perseus. Prefect size for the size of crew that you can easy grab and go with in smaller orgs.
I am stoked for the Perseus and Polaris. The Polaris was the ship that got me interested in SC several years back... still waiting and waiting.. :(
Is there a two-thumbs-up button? Perfect video with perfect timing,
I have been looking forward to this ship since it's reveal.
This is my favorite ship, it's going to be my one and only big ship💥💥💯💥💥
Letsgooo - I’ve never considered a Perseus but here we are lol.
Oh I can’t wait for this ship and the Polaris!
Man I love the look of this ship. I hope CIG changes some of the issues the community has with it. This could be a great goal to grind towards when the game finally releases!
I really hope they will move the gatling turret on the underside, its position is totaly useless, maybe under the nose
could be a great idea to also have "double main turrets" like the lateral ones of a Javelin, with a pair of small guns and a pair of bigger guns, because for a patrol ship supposed to survive alone, honestly it doesn't have much
and I love my Perseus
Being the last RSI ship of the pipeline. I have faith that the perseus will get a lot of love. Every "upgun" and increase in size has me drooling for what in my opinion is the best looking ship. I have no doubt that if the ship comes out "as is", it will have an ungodly amount of armor and practically impossible to disable. An armored car bristling with guns and run flats.
Really looking forward to this ship!
it's a beast but I'm still in love with the Polaris
Cant wait for the Perseus
Hits a sweet spot for me. Definitely one of the ingame goals!
I love the shape, is one of the few who makes a little bit more sense at its design if you compare with what we have today, i thinks its all planned, all the designs will change after launch with new ships or versions of them, like Free Max looks like an MAD MAXX era Space Ship lol
Love the two massive guns!
Four massive guns.... Fooouuuurrrrr of those babies!
Can't wait for these ships to come out.
Really looking forward to this guy it just looks too awesome and those bespoke size 7 are going to hit hard (Nova tank is bespoke S5). They do need to get a T3 medbed in there (hell we need a death of a spaceman update) and there really is enough space for it.
The CCU game was really good to me and I'm going to finish up the chain this IAE ($185 total). Hopefully they will work on this side by side with the Galaxy.
It has 4 size seven guns. it also has an underbelly turret with dual seven guns. I just wish they were somehow more to the front, so both gunner could align for the same target
Love the Perseus, can’t wait to see it ingame
Oooooohhhh if this gets a pirate paint I’m getting it day one
The Perseus is a beautiful looking ship.
I dont know if i want this ship or a galaxy, i have a polaris but I love the look of this ship
Been waiting for this one :D
With so many big capital ships, the need to have different types in a fleet and bigger servers, someday we'll have our own galactic battle against the vanduul and have our own Graveyard of Titans with a Bloodbath of B-R5RB.
That would totally be a story for "I held the line"
That said, out of all those i'd love to be in an Idris when that happens
My favorite ship in SC both in looks and purpose. I am curious what CIG means when they say it will not have cap armor when the ships were designed with much heavier armor than normal as it was meant to fight the Tevarin at a time when humans did not have shields. The battle with the Vanduul brought the Perseus back into production with updates as one aging Perseus took on 2 Vanduul destroyers before being destroyed. Looking at one Vanduul ship size chart that has an Idris on it the destroyers look to be 2x the size of the Idris. So, it is a ship that can punch up.
I do hope the Perseus can grow a tad. I also hop it makes better use of its interior. That catwalk can be replaced with a hallway and a medical room on one side and may extra cargo space on the other.
For speed I expect it to be slower on all fronts for its size due to the thick armor. Maybe allow it to build up to a good speed in a straight line but very slow to course correct.
For upsizing the guns, I was thinking that size a number of other ships are getting upsized it might be good for 2 twin s8 guns. I would also want 1 to 2 more s3 auto defense turrets. One guy did a rendering of s3 turrets added to the big turrets like the jav has. so as the s7 is slow to move, the s3 would allow for gunners to help defend from fighters and torpedos
A really nice ship and a good review as always.
I want to get the perseus ingame as many other ships as well. This will be a huge and good ingame goal for everyone and for orgs of course. Buying all these capitals will, in my opinion ruin the long play aspect
As someone with at least 5 capital ships, I disagree. I will be grinding for a few capital ships like the Kraken Privateer and Javelin, Maybe a Hull E. At the same time I also be grinding for a ton of smaller ships I like, where when you add it up will cost more than all the capital ships combined. So I think the argument works both ways a bit.
The loaner for the Perseus is the Polaris...FREE POLARIS till it's available in game.
I love the Perseus. More than any of the capital-ish ships - but I really hope they add places that other small ships can dock to some of these larger ships, so we can take friends along on longer distance voyages who want to fly their own small to mid size ships - without needing a Kraken or Javelin.
And by ‘dock’ I mean on the external hull, exposed to potential ambush etc.
Even if there wasn’t an access hatch to get inside, and it was just a locking collar, magnetic/tractor lock, or something.
I really wanna see an environment where dedicated ships work way better than multirole ones.
Given the tiered med beds, I think they will need to add tiered drone bays as well. By adding a drone bay with a minimal repair option, you can extend the ability to stay in the fight for longer engagements while maintaining the need for Crucible for larger repairs. With the up gin on the Polaris the augment is over (for now), but I still think they will prolly up gun the Perseus to Tier 8 on the bottom turret. The quads would be strong but breaks up the design language of the ship. I still defend that if it is a brawler and can't flex down to fighter support it should flex up to blooding capitals. Thou it may do that with specialized anti capital rounds for its bespoke (ballistic?) 7s.
Keep up the great work
NGL, Perseus does seem to, at least on paper, still have a pretty perfect set-up for ERT bounty hunting with friends as well. Fighting against sub-capital threats, relatively small crew requirement, modest cargo hold.
At least until bounty hunting V2, where the lack of a brig may hinder its effectiveness there.
Design wise, this is my favorite ship in the game
Great looking ship, love purpose built ships.
This ship has so much potential. Especially this type of ship by Drake
Add a Nursa, and we're good to go. She's a 10, hard hitting brawler with no F*cks to give!🎉
I believe they've said the Polaris would have 2xS6 on 2 of the main turret.
I currently have a set of ccu's that will turn my carrack into either a Polaris or Perseus depending upon how they turn out on release as well as how many friends I have to help me crew them
Yup. 2xS6 on the nose. The duel S4’s on the top are now quad S4’s. The side extending turrets remain quad S3’s as does the rear turret. Missile turret on the rear top.
Would liek to see CIG do more modern style launch systems for ship missiles.
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I am so ready to fly the deterrent for my org
The Perseus is really interesting imo, only 3 crew member and you get an operational sub-capitol ship. I still hope for a slight buff wether on hp/armor or firepower, considering the lore of the ship the actual speed make sense.
Don't want to brag, but I got mine for $400. Can't wait for it to be released.
Now that might be a great ship for a smaller group like us.
The eternal struggle is not upgrading the Perseus to the Polaris, but I've held off cuz I've already got an Idris.
I have one of these because I'm an idiot, though I managed to get it for a steal playing the CCU game (old school $0 CCUs for the win). It's just so damn cool looking. Now I just need to make some friends to help me run it.
The Perseus is really going to shine for snaller groups, 3 to 4 people and its fully operational with a lot of firepower.
The Perseus is a cool-looking ship, but I so rarely play in a party of six that I'd almost never fly it. But I'm looking forward to bigger servers so we see ships like this in the 'verse more often.
Personally, it sounds perfect to eventually run with an NPC crew. The smaller crew size will help save on NPC crew salary expenses.
I feel sub caps in this category die to the nature of intentened conflict function. It should have a tier 2 med bed. Up-gunning is a great suggestion if not. Unique rounds that can offset the imbalance (i.e.sabot and or heat rounds).
Cheers.
The big combat ships amaze me, I wouldn’t like to own one but, sign me up for crew anytime!