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Why do you hate Drake ships?

TL;DRJohn Crewe denies hating Drake ships, saying they are armored and tough but weaker than dedicated military craft, with some designs having weak points and the Cutlass being a good, tanky ship.

John CreweVehicle Pipeline Director / Vehicle Technical Design

I don't hate Drake ships. I think this is an unfair statement. Yeah, they've got a very conflicting statement in a lot of their original lore. For me, they are armored. They are tough. But when you compare them against dedicated military armored craft, they are weaker. I wouldn't say not as good. They're good in certain roles. You get into the trap that I fall into. So some of them are weaker by virtue of their design. The Buccaneer has one of its main engines on one of its very large, proportionally to its size, wings. So if you lose that, then that is a problem. But they're also armored appropriately for their role. The Cutlass is quite tanky. I think the Cutlass is, looking at the analytics, our second or third most played ship by actual time. It's a really good ship. It's there with the Vanguard, which is, if you're judging things purely on their armor, those two are pretty tough. And I wouldn't say the Cutlass is weak. It has other attributes to make up for it.

Star Citizen Live›All Things Flyable·
Published on this date.13 Sep 2019
EpisodeShipsShip combat