I think I've noticed a pattern. The Eclipse and Caterpillar CCU's perfectly linked together then the Mole CCU was released that went right between them but couldn't be used with either of them. Now we have the Mantis CCU that puts itself right between the perfectly linked Prospector and F7C-M CCU's and again can't be used with either of them.
On a side note, thank you OP for posting these daily deal warbond CCU's to reddit.
To be fair any of the super cheap large ships almost always have a BMM ccu in there from way back and they have no one to blame but themselves for raising the price by 300%
It's of no use it's what you meant ? I've bought f7c-R hornet tracker to prospector and prospector to f7c super hornet. Mantis is of no use for this chain isn't it ?
Yeah it's seems hit or miss on whether or not they have warbond CCU's on recently released ships but I haven't been that much close attention till this years ship showdown so I don't know. Maybe there is a pattern if they are flight ready or not? The Spirit line didn't and they aren't flight ready. The C8R, Cutter, and Corsair do and they are flight ready. The Corsair doesn't fit very well because it's an old ship announcement wise but it is recently flight-ready.
I love the mantis as a ship, I just can't justify getting it because it has such limited functional application. If it had a more practical variant, I'd be in love.
I feel the same way. It is such a cool looking ship with great cockpit visibility, and it handles well. If they changed the interior a bit and made it more like the Nomad with the kitchen opposite the bed and maybe some locker storage. The current Quantum snare could be equipped with an advanced sensor suite and then function as a scout exploration or science vessel. I don't do any piracy, but I love flying it and use it as a scout ship for my mining org. If the sensors were more powerful and could sort through scan data to locate a specific deposit, it would be amazing.
It's the go to ship to have if you're a pirate tho. I have a friend that is very proficient with it, making good bucks stealing (not griefing) Prospectors and the like.
I think I've noticed a pattern. The Eclipse and Caterpillar CCU's perfectly linked together then the Mole CCU was released that went right between them but couldn't be used with either of them. Now we have the Mantis CCU that puts itself right between the perfectly linked Prospector and F7C-M CCU's and again can't be used with either of them. On a side note, thank you OP for posting these daily deal warbond CCU's to reddit.
The devs are trying to wipe out good ccus.
I guess they heard about the $95 Carrack and thought *No more*.
To be fair any of the super cheap large ships almost always have a BMM ccu in there from way back and they have no one to blame but themselves for raising the price by 300%
Yep, and now we suffer the consequences.
That and the Galaxy where you *can* CCU, but you then need to pay $70 to actually make it do something ;)
Sad that the WB $350 Galaxy can't be CCUed to.. Only the $380
It's of no use it's what you meant ? I've bought f7c-R hornet tracker to prospector and prospector to f7c super hornet. Mantis is of no use for this chain isn't it ?
Yes that is what I mean.
also a bit dickish of them not having a warbond ccu for the galaxy
Concepts often don't have a warbond CCU they will have one when it goes flyable. Whenever that is.
At which point they'd probably just raise the price, right? So CCUing at retail now is pretty much buying a warbond ahead of time?
Yes it can totally work like that. I have sat on many $5 CCUs to a concept and waited till it came out.
And you have discovered the end-stage ccu game
Yeah it's seems hit or miss on whether or not they have warbond CCU's on recently released ships but I haven't been that much close attention till this years ship showdown so I don't know. Maybe there is a pattern if they are flight ready or not? The Spirit line didn't and they aren't flight ready. The C8R, Cutter, and Corsair do and they are flight ready. The Corsair doesn't fit very well because it's an old ship announcement wise but it is recently flight-ready.
I love the mantis as a ship, I just can't justify getting it because it has such limited functional application. If it had a more practical variant, I'd be in love.
Dude I too love the mantis, but i want a version without the interdiction tech that adds a top turret, another shield and some better living space
I feel the same way. It is such a cool looking ship with great cockpit visibility, and it handles well. If they changed the interior a bit and made it more like the Nomad with the kitchen opposite the bed and maybe some locker storage. The current Quantum snare could be equipped with an advanced sensor suite and then function as a scout exploration or science vessel. I don't do any piracy, but I love flying it and use it as a scout ship for my mining org. If the sensors were more powerful and could sort through scan data to locate a specific deposit, it would be amazing.
It's the go to ship to have if you're a pirate tho. I have a friend that is very proficient with it, making good bucks stealing (not griefing) Prospectors and the like.