A couple of months ago one of the guys I play SC with sent me a DM asking for my email address, said he had something for me. Turned out to be one of the Veteran's day upgrades, insane. So, now i have a MKI and MKII.
I have a similar story DTOX. I bought the F7A upgrade on Veterans Day in 2013, but gave it to CyberianTiger as a veteran’s day gift. Aznog replaced mine back in 2016 as he did with you poising the question of just how many backers owe their thanks to Aznog? He is indeed a wonderful person!
@@wingmanzulu Z man! Thats awesome. He told me you were one of his lucky receivers! There were 3 of us, no more, no less! Haha. Yeah, Aznog's a legend!
I bought two of the upgrade kits during that veteran's day sale in 2013. I never expected it to turn into a ship. For years I was hoping I'd be able to use that 'body kit' to upgrade it to the mark 2 which I had wanted ever since that remake was shown by Chris Smith. In the end I've got my cake and can eat it too, with an F7A mk I and mk II. The last thing I'll be looking for to put a cherry on top would be the UEE skin for the mk II like we've seen in the squadron trailers. It's been a long road from my digital colonel pledge in 2012 but I'm pumped to still be flying the Hornet.
I remember passing on that sale because i had just learned about the game... Now I've added that memory to the flashbacks of me turning down bitcoin when it was less than $.01 per coin.... Ooof. Im glad you were smarter than me.
I believe there were 500 Vanduul Scythes sold (not Esperia), that were 'recovered' by the UEEN, as I recall. As for the F7A Veteran's Day Upgrade, I bought four back in the day, and secretly hoped that CIG would one day turn them into a full F7A ship upgrade, rather than just a cosmetic upgrade as they were sold. I could never have imagined they'd become full F7A ships themselves. Combined with the F7A MkII, I'm a happy Hornet camper.
Several years ago I asked a dev in person if he knew how many of the military upgrades were sold and his response was "thousands" So the Scythe is likely the rarest ship now. AFAIK the plan is that with the launch of SQ42 the Scythe and Glaive will both be updated/upgraded to have identical specs and performance but with slightly different appearance. This is to ease dev work for balance and updates as they would effectively be the same ship.
I first pledged in October 2013 and was around and fully into the game hype when the f7a hull upgrade went on sale. I remember thinking eh, that's too vague to spend money on(we all believed it would literally just be the f7a paint scheme). Man ain't that a kick in the ass to learn what it's worth today lol. After coming back after a decade because of sumsum
They only did 1 sale for the F7A mk1. And people are out here acting like the mk2 will be available again. When like it's predecessor, probably won't ever be made available to earn again
@@kratoa92 im still depressed that because ive been in hosp for a while, i've missed out on this :( same shit happened with the f8c, took a small break from the game and bam i missed out on the ship i always wanted haha
The event will probably come back at some point. However, many didn't complete it due to frustration, bugs, lack of time, or all of the above. The upgrade should have been sold at the same time, like the original MK I version. For whatever reason it wasn't, thus many who may have wanted it missed out, through no fault of their own.
I just found out about the F7A Mk1 and I've been watching video after video. I haven't felt like this since I heard the Merchantman got bigger. Thanks for the vid
OMG I paused the video at 5::27, logged in, ran to the ASOP and there she was... I always wondered what was going to happen when they applied the F7A upgrade a to my weekend warrior pack which I had bought just 5 days before on Nov 4th 2013. Now with a big grin on my face I have a F7C-M Super Hornet Mk I two seater and a F7A Hornet Mk 1. That was completely out of the blue, thanks you & CIG made my night.
Probably not the rarest, but definitely one of the rarest ships. And really cool. As a fellow mk1 Hornet lover who joined too late to get that upgrade kit I am totally jealous!
Nice vid, thanks. I've been a Imperator Sub for years, 2014 I bought SC etc etc, now even if I unsub, the Scythe remains but I only tried the one month without to test. I love the Glaive too but I really want the Star Kitten Dragonfly. I have the banana fly!
Perk is still active, scythe was initially 100 captured Scythe. They added it to the Completionist package later, which has gone up in price a tad in the last decade
For quite a while years ago you could fly the F7A Mk I at will by stealing an NPC one -- back then NPC ships were unlocked by default so you could steal single seat fighters by killing the pilot with ballistics. You could even store it in an 890J so you could pull it out again later if you wanted. =) Sadly now NPC ships are locked and there is no way to break into ships that don't have shootable doors/ramps/hatches.
Yes the Scythe is available as a loaner for Imperators subs. CIG said at last year's Bar Citizen that the rarest 'ship' in game is the Star Kitten Dragonfly
I had a buyback token for the mk1 military hornet upgrade kit. I had picked it up for the super hornet but melted later... Thank you for reminding me about her.
i just found out a few days ago i had the F7A mk1 in my hangar... been out of the loop for years... a long 11 year wait finally paid off lol i have 3 Omega packages on my account too but they have all been CCU out of being Omegas lol. they are an Arrow, Starlancer TAC, and Andromeda
I do own a Vanduul Scythe. Only 300 of them are ever sold. Maybe they gave some extras away for very special game packages. But the state of isn‘t really good. You can’t change most of the loadout. I fly it sometimes to show.
the Heartseeker was a f7a military hornet too, i love the hornet too, i have a wildfire in buyback im hoping it stays there till i can afford it again,
Scythe is decent if you learn how to fly it. The canons are brutal. Same with the Glaive. Both of them will get a new model when SQ42 releases to bring them in line with the Blade.
Dont care much about the F7, all though I have the upgrade in the hangar, but not planning on getting it, but always a pleasure watching the sublime vids from my favorite content creator and Master whipper/lasher DTOX! Good to see you back on YOuTube my Dude! Cheers!
For years, the sabre and many other ships could only be obtained through third party ship trading... Then CiG crashed melt values and destroyed the grey market.
I have never settle space edition with LTI , as far as I'm aware all other packs have 2 months insurance , I think I have the only one in existence with LTI :)
I think the Sabre Raven is the rarest from what I have seen. Excluding the whale donator ships (many of those people only reach that level from grey market selling, then buying more to resell). AMD Omegas would be close but there was the slip up by Newegg in 2014 where you could buy the promo code for $1 each for about 12 hours before they fixed it. That, plus retail employees just taking the physical cards which had the promo led to a few thousand more going out than would have naturally. F7A Mk I would be up there in that group, along with the F8C, probably followed last by F7A Mk II. But for the future, the Raven and Omega will never be obtainable again (without grey market or one of the rare 900P's floating around with a good code). Plus with the current gifting rules, they can only be gifted now from the original account to 1 person, then never again. The Firebird and Gamma confirm this and are CIG's way of throwing people a bone who couldn't get the rare versions. The rest could be offered in future events or sales.
Daaaaan! Hahaha, dude so weird, me and Dean were only talking about the LAN parties the other day! Hope you're well dude and thank you so much for the kind words! Hilarious you've been subbed for 2 years but only just realized, guess cos i dont show my face on YT often.
@DTOXTV bro, I'm so glad you're doing so well. Yeah I was looking in to your content when I was checking out sc for the first time. About to actually give it a go this week. You were my favourite - how freaking wierd hahahaha 😆 love you man
Have you tried transplanting the main turret to other hornet variants? I am really curious if that works. If it does work you will become my best friend because I will ask you to meet you in game so I can put it on my superhornet and do loadout manager shenanigans to save the turrte to my ship :D
sure 5 million accounts but how many of those accounts are active cause that matters more than total accounts. I can't count how many servers have just single digit players on it.
Everyone got their fomo knickers in a twist over whatever ships are artificially "rare". Frankly couldnt care less, the Hornet series are the most vanilla boring ships in SC and those huge dank vacuum cleaner intakes aren't helping. Good video tho.
Sythe is still a part of the subscription. Nobody flies it because it's a heaping pile of trash. I believe it's intended to be a melee ship, and until that mechanic is properly in game it will probably remain unflown with the exception of being a backup fighter
The melee ability was activated by switching between guns and missiles. In practice it was exceptionally difficult to pull off, but when you did, you'd cleave your opponent in two.
Special thanks to Aznog, veteran and friend, for your generosity many years ago! O7's in the chat!
A couple of months ago one of the guys I play SC with sent me a DM asking for my email address, said he had something for me. Turned out to be one of the Veteran's day upgrades, insane. So, now i have a MKI and MKII.
@@tamberello1966 must be nice, wow
I have a similar story DTOX. I bought the F7A upgrade on Veterans Day in 2013, but gave it to CyberianTiger as a veteran’s day gift. Aznog replaced mine back in 2016 as he did with you poising the question of just how many backers owe their thanks to Aznog? He is indeed a wonderful person!
@@wingmanzulu Z man! Thats awesome. He told me you were one of his lucky receivers! There were 3 of us, no more, no less! Haha. Yeah, Aznog's a legend!
Aznog is proof that we Danes are kind
Way to go Aznog! A true Legend. This was a fun look back.
Appreciate ya buddy
I bought two of the upgrade kits during that veteran's day sale in 2013. I never expected it to turn into a ship. For years I was hoping I'd be able to use that 'body kit' to upgrade it to the mark 2 which I had wanted ever since that remake was shown by Chris Smith. In the end I've got my cake and can eat it too, with an F7A mk I and mk II. The last thing I'll be looking for to put a cherry on top would be the UEE skin for the mk II like we've seen in the squadron trailers. It's been a long road from my digital colonel pledge in 2012 but I'm pumped to still be flying the Hornet.
I remember passing on that sale because i had just learned about the game... Now I've added that memory to the flashbacks of me turning down bitcoin when it was less than $.01 per coin.... Ooof.
Im glad you were smarter than me.
Awesome story, good job! I never expected it to become a full ship either, nice gesture from CIG.
You said you had two of the F7A upgrade kits. Were you only awarded one F7A Mk 1 or two?
@@Paradox3713 you werent awarded f7a mkI, you bought an upgrade in 2012 or 2013...
Hei willing to part with one, i rrally wamt one an willing to pay for it.
I believe there were 500 Vanduul Scythes sold (not Esperia), that were 'recovered' by the UEEN, as I recall. As for the F7A Veteran's Day Upgrade, I bought four back in the day, and secretly hoped that CIG would one day turn them into a full F7A ship upgrade, rather than just a cosmetic upgrade as they were sold. I could never have imagined they'd become full F7A ships themselves. Combined with the F7A MkII, I'm a happy Hornet camper.
Willing to part with one?
Several years ago I asked a dev in person if he knew how many of the military upgrades were sold and his response was "thousands" So the Scythe is likely the rarest ship now. AFAIK the plan is that with the launch of SQ42 the Scythe and Glaive will both be updated/upgraded to have identical specs and performance but with slightly different appearance. This is to ease dev work for balance and updates as they would effectively be the same ship.
You have good taste my friend! Hornet owners club! 💪
Were you awarded four F7A Mk 1s?
I got 3 of the mk1 and 3 of the mk2 for my idris m
I have the vandal sythe...sorry if I spelled it wrong I never flew it until recently in the xeno event ...it's an awesome ship
I first pledged in October 2013 and was around and fully into the game hype when the f7a hull upgrade went on sale. I remember thinking eh, that's too vague to spend money on(we all believed it would literally just be the f7a paint scheme). Man ain't that a kick in the ass to learn what it's worth today lol. After coming back after a decade because of sumsum
i've known people who didn't finish Overdrive for the F7A mk2 n i don't think they realized Cig could do the same
what are you saying?
They only did 1 sale for the F7A mk1. And people are out here acting like the mk2 will be available again. When like it's predecessor, probably won't ever be made available to earn again
@@kratoa92 im still depressed that because ive been in hosp for a while, i've missed out on this :( same shit happened with the f8c, took a small break from the game and bam i missed out on the ship i always wanted haha
The event will probably come back at some point. However, many didn't complete it due to frustration, bugs, lack of time, or all of the above.
The upgrade should have been sold at the same time, like the original MK I version. For whatever reason it wasn't, thus many who may have wanted it missed out, through no fault of their own.
*cough* IAE AND INVICTUS
I just found out about the F7A Mk1 and I've been watching video after video. I haven't felt like this since I heard the Merchantman got bigger. Thanks for the vid
OMG I paused the video at 5::27, logged in, ran to the ASOP and there she was... I always wondered what was going to happen when they applied the F7A upgrade a to my weekend warrior pack which I had bought just 5 days before on Nov 4th 2013. Now with a big grin on my face I have a F7C-M Super Hornet Mk I two seater and a F7A Hornet Mk 1. That was completely out of the blue, thanks you & CIG made my night.
I love mine, it's fun to fly the F7A MK1
I fly mine as well. Have a lot of fun with it. Thou most people today have no clue on the rarity of that ship. I would argue it is the most rare
Probably not the rarest, but definitely one of the rarest ships. And really cool. As a fellow mk1 Hornet lover who joined too late to get that upgrade kit I am totally jealous!
Nice vid, thanks. I've been a Imperator Sub for years, 2014 I bought SC etc etc, now even if I unsub, the Scythe remains but I only tried the one month without to test. I love the Glaive too but I really want the Star Kitten Dragonfly. I have the banana fly!
Perk is still active, scythe was initially 100 captured Scythe. They added it to the Completionist package later, which has gone up in price a tad in the last decade
For quite a while years ago you could fly the F7A Mk I at will by stealing an NPC one -- back then NPC ships were unlocked by default so you could steal single seat fighters by killing the pilot with ballistics. You could even store it in an 890J so you could pull it out again later if you wanted. =) Sadly now NPC ships are locked and there is no way to break into ships that don't have shootable doors/ramps/hatches.
I've got both the Mustang Omega and the Aegis Sabre Raven. The Mustang is actually my starter ship/base package.
Dayum, nice! Those are worth a pretty penny.
Congratulations! I also got F7A MKI, F7A MKII and F8C LTI. Another is AMD Omega 2MI and Phoenix Physical deluxe collector's edition LTI.
F7a Mark 1 and Mark 2 also the $15,000 level f 8 lightning, Best in show reclaimer, best in show! Cutlass , Vandal Glave
Edit: FLEX
Yes the Scythe is available as a loaner for Imperators subs. CIG said at last year's Bar Citizen that the rarest 'ship' in game is the Star Kitten Dragonfly
Was glad when I got mine. Amazed it became a full ship.
Don't forget the Star Kitten Dragonfly. I don't think a lot of those were obtained.
We don't speak of the Star Kitten dragonfly! 😂 I had forgotten though to be honest. Good shout.
I had a buyback token for the mk1 military hornet upgrade kit. I had picked it up for the super hornet but melted later... Thank you for reminding me about her.
No problemo, she's a beaut, hope you enjoy flying it!
I forgot about the upgrade kit… now I realized I own the MK1 and 2 F7A’s… younger me is still geeking out haha
2:30 "It's a gift!"
i just found out a few days ago i had the F7A mk1 in my hangar... been out of the loop for years... a long 11 year wait finally paid off lol i have 3 Omega packages on my account too but they have all been CCU out of being Omegas lol. they are an Arrow, Starlancer TAC, and Andromeda
Awesome! Enjoy this iconic ship!
@DTOXTV yeah, I had the same feelings about the ship as you do, every time I looked at my super hornet in my hangar I just wished it was the F7A
I do own a Vanduul Scythe. Only 300 of them are ever sold. Maybe they gave some extras away for very special game packages. But the state of isn‘t really good. You can’t change most of the loadout. I fly it sometimes to show.
Congrats on the HORNET very nice Hangar decoration. The Glaive is IMO sexier then the Scythe.
Thank you m'dude! Glaive looks better, but the Scythes concept is cooler IMO.
0:53 lmao
Yes, the Scythe perk is still active. I have one in my hanger.
Can confirm, still have a scythe in my asop because of subscribership
the Heartseeker was a f7a military hornet too, i love the hornet too, i have a wildfire in buyback im hoping it stays there till i can afford it again,
I thought the Heartseeker was a Superhornet with a skin from a valentines day deal?
the rarest ship to date is the platinum F8 lighting. only 42 were handed out by devs. though really its more a paint of the vessel than a unique ship.
Except as concierge you get the same paint.
Thanks for clarifying. I was always under the impression that we bought a ship with a free SSD 😂
What a gorgeous bird. Lucky SOBS who own one. I'd never take it out of the showroom :)
You do still get the sythe for the higher level sub and I actually see them pretty often.
I cant remember last time i saw one CS! Thanks for watching.
It's still there for imperators, but no one flies the scythe because it sucks.
Yep I flew mine a few days ago
Ahh the legendary keybinder. Tysm for all you do
It's pretty decent in Atmos, and I was slapping F7A's consistently in AC. It's not crazy bad.
Scythe is decent if you learn how to fly it. The canons are brutal. Same with the Glaive.
Both of them will get a new model when SQ42 releases to bring them in line with the Blade.
Cool, didn't know I had a F7A MK1 until now :)
The scythe is still for sale in the legatus pack so there are still more out there
Got one F7a mk1 and it’s amazing
Another player with class and grace! 💪
@@DTOXTV it’s a masterpiece
Dont care much about the F7, all though I have the upgrade in the hangar, but not planning on getting it, but always a pleasure watching the sublime vids from my favorite content creator and Master whipper/lasher DTOX!
Good to see you back on YOuTube my Dude! Cheers!
I can confirm that imperator subscribers get a scythe.
I flew mine yesterday.
Thank you! Good to know. Man, i never EVER see 'em.
For years, the sabre and many other ships could only be obtained through third party ship trading... Then CiG crashed melt values and destroyed the grey market.
Love my scythe. I have one of the 500.
I have a Scythe. I wasnt able to finish the overdrive event due to terrible server performance. It was so anoying
I finished the overdrive on five different accounts I knew they were never going to offer the f7a ever again. Mark or Mark 2
i fly my glaive all the time the problem with the scyth is if you go faster than SCM speeds in atmo it flops around its handling is garbagio.
Its an antique right? Like many ships, needs some personal attention!
CIG reached out to me and told me that the F7A MKII will be obtainable again some time in the future.
Oh 100%. Too good to pass up! Everything has a price in SC.
Great video.
I have never settle space edition with LTI , as far as I'm aware all other packs have 2 months insurance , I think I have the only one in existence with LTI :)
The Noobifier has one in LTI too :)
Yeah there are a few in LTI but they are very rare. They go for like 1200+ on the grey market I believe.
Happy for you.
I think the Sabre Raven is the rarest from what I have seen. Excluding the whale donator ships (many of those people only reach that level from grey market selling, then buying more to resell). AMD Omegas would be close but there was the slip up by Newegg in 2014 where you could buy the promo code for $1 each for about 12 hours before they fixed it. That, plus retail employees just taking the physical cards which had the promo led to a few thousand more going out than would have naturally. F7A Mk I would be up there in that group, along with the F8C, probably followed last by F7A Mk II.
But for the future, the Raven and Omega will never be obtainable again (without grey market or one of the rare 900P's floating around with a good code). Plus with the current gifting rules, they can only be gifted now from the original account to 1 person, then never again. The Firebird and Gamma confirm this and are CIG's way of throwing people a bone who couldn't get the rare versions. The rest could be offered in future events or sales.
Sabre raven cannot be gifted at all. You need to redeem it via a code. If ur talkin about that
Yup, good points. Kinda gutted i gave my Sabre Raven away now, i hope that guy appreciates it!
Holy shit bro i went to high school with you 🤯 great content by the way!
Daaaaan! Hahaha, dude so weird, me and Dean were only talking about the LAN parties the other day! Hope you're well dude and thank you so much for the kind words! Hilarious you've been subbed for 2 years but only just realized, guess cos i dont show my face on YT often.
@DTOXTV bro, I'm so glad you're doing so well. Yeah I was looking in to your content when I was checking out sc for the first time. About to actually give it a go this week. You were my favourite - how freaking wierd hahahaha 😆 love you man
I just let a tear roll down my manly face ! and slapped it back in
o7 atentiooon ! SALUTE
There's more than 500 vanduel scythe out there due to They sold an alien pack that had it in it for $700 with LTI
I think the saber Raven still holds the crown for rarest ship
i have one and no it is not, scythe is probably rarer, and maybe the AMD mustang Omega too
1:05 the letter you are looking for is "m"
These near constant price tags being mention... star citizen in a nutshell
Yes, the Scythe is still available to spawn in the PU (for me anyways).
If you got subscriber yeah it'll be in your hangar
u missed out (in vid) on the kitty drake dragon fly pink ^ ^ sure ass hell rare never seen one WANT 1 BADLY 4
My pledge upgrade from the c to the a is not valid. Bummed out.
that's sick
Have you tried transplanting the main turret to other hornet variants? I am really curious if that works. If it does work you will become my best friend because I will ask you to meet you in game so I can put it on my superhornet and do loadout manager shenanigans to save the turrte to my ship :D
I could be wrong, but i think that doesn't work now! Sorry, can't be more definitive.
@@DTOXTV Since everyone upgraded I could not try that recently, really a rare ship. Now even more so.
Scythe is still active for Imperator Subs.... If anyone has a Sabre Raven laying around, I"ll give it a good home ;)
I have access to the Scythe in my ASOP.. it's the last ship in the list.
look at that dinosaur
and now its the only thing ppl in AC fly
Scyth was available first day of alien week and also part of the subscription so it isn't rare as the mk1 hornet
They should give service members one lol
If you want to do some F7A formation flying, I am down. o7
Im the most OG. Aint no one beating me!
I still have a scythe, i just never use it, cause the hud hurts my eyes
Sorry to burst the bubble 4 months late, but I'm one of the owners of the actual rarest ship in the game, a Platinum F8C
how many have weste money on this infinity Alfa i wonder.
Oh so the F7A is now the cheapest ship in my hangar lol
I have the F7A Mark II and it is stupidly overpowered. To the point where I don't fly it because I want a bigger challenge.
Right?!
sure 5 million accounts but how many of those accounts are active cause that matters more than total accounts. I can't count how many servers have just single digit players on it.
Totally agree! Many are alts and discontinued accounts no doubt.
Any chance you want to let me borrow that in game for a few hours? Pretty pretty please with sugar on top?
I can spawn you one if you still want. Just write me how to contact you :)
Dont know if my previous comment went throught. But i can spawn you one to try out, just tell me your handle😊
Good guy gamers! Ace Brigade if you ever catch me live and I've got a moment I'll spawn it for you to fly for sure!
Yep, the scythe is still there for subs, and it sucks to fly. The glaive is much better.
Anyone that has a few f7a MKII upgrade kits that have one to spare? I will pay for one, or trade for another ship with LTI
That's cool and everything but what if the game wasn't busted endlessly
I mean, you aint wrong... 😅
if you cant buy it for aUEC
its not a realy ship
dont let the artificial scarcity ruin you bank account
its not worth it
rarest ship is probably the 600i exec
Everyone got their fomo knickers in a twist over whatever ships are artificially "rare".
Frankly couldnt care less, the Hornet series are the most vanilla boring ships in SC and those huge dank vacuum cleaner intakes aren't helping.
Good video tho.
You take those comments back!
Old mustang series looked so good, every varian was different, mostly the delta... Now its just a skin... Pathetic
Wow you said a decade later.... hmmm not for me. For collectors only
Its been 84 years 👵
i have 1 =)
Sythe is still a part of the subscription. Nobody flies it because it's a heaping pile of trash. I believe it's intended to be a melee ship, and until that mechanic is properly in game it will probably remain unflown with the exception of being a backup fighter
The melee ability was activated by switching between guns and missiles. In practice it was exceptionally difficult to pull off, but when you did, you'd cleave your opponent in two.
Can i get one of ur giveaway? i promise u wouldn't see me again since that moment.
joke.
Medium/heavy fighter in the future will be meaningless
The scythe is absolute trash
The F7A MK2 isn't OP. It's kinda crap actually, atm.
It's been pretty OP since 3.22/3.23. th-cam.com/video/Ri4ZAPnr8O8/w-d-xo.html&t
mk1 = trash ship
i melted my F7A MK2. there are so many other ships worth paying for than just a trophy “collector” ship.
I mean, if you don't like the ship, you don't like the ship, ya know?
The rarest ship AFAIK is the single F8A that was given to someone somewhat in error, but CIG let them keep it.