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I thought I’d put out a full review of the Starlancer MAX – one of the recent additions to the Star Citizen Universe – so that you could have a buyer’s guide before it’s price goes up.
In the video, I do a full tour + assessment of combat performance in Arena Commander Pirate Swarm.
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i have ccu to Max already waiting in my hangar
I’ve done the save Stanton protect hauler and cargo recovery solo in it a few times now. I’ve used fixed and gimbal mode and with gimbal mode you can stay on target la lot longer when a smaller ship is trying to pass you more so than a lot of ships because of the gun configuration.. I forgot to change my crosshairs opacity and still completed without getting killed so for now at least it can take a lot of hits.
It really seems to be a great ship, as well as a great progression from the Freelancer series. I hope that there will be some form of explorer variant as well, as that’d be a great competitor to the 600i Explorer!
I started off with a few doubts about the MAX, but over the last couple of days my admiration for it has greatly increased. I love the versatility and accessibility and I think it has a very good role to play in SC. There’s also a homely atmosphere that I’ve picked up which, as much as I love it, the Corsair sadly lacks. I’m not comparing the two as they have their own place in the game, but I feel far more relaxed in the MAX to the point it will be my regular runabout. I would really like for the belly cargo bay to be better lit outside, and the radar to be in a better position, but they are only minor quibbles. What I have done is put a 1scu box in the niche were there is access to a component not in the game yet, next to the stair. It’s right opposite the elevator and a great place to store extra suits and weapons etc as you literally have to walk past it from the cockpit. Great vid and an excellent introduction to the MAX. Subbed!
Definitely interested in TAC, given the sorry state of my Corsair
It fights waaaaybetter than you made it look – other than that nice video.
Anyone else notice the kitchen sink doesn’t have a faucet or drain? Just a stainless steel basin.
Stats mean nothing, Solo or Crewed it will perform as well as the crew is competent.
I've heard a lot of people state that they don't like the look of the Starlancer. If a Windstream camper and a polished aluminum Douglas DC-3 had a baby, this would be it. And I'm 100% ok with that. I love the looks!
Looking forward to flying it myself, the MAX is an odd duck of a ship. I kinda like it that way though. It's really strange that for a dedicated cargo ship it has a dedicated vehicle garage, not an optional one. However you can easily slide more non-grid cargo. I appreciate the fact that while there are cargo ships that hold more like the caterpillar this ship allows max size 32SCU containers, an impressive 6 of them on grid. So while lacking a tractor beam you can choose less boxes but of larger size which is nice.
The belly cargo bay is nice, quickly rising and lowering to swap boxes to limit your time on the ground and it prevents really sneaky people from getting onto your ship easily without noticing as they can not ascend into the rest of the ship from the cargo platform. Lack of a belly guns and a slow roll rate is a bummer, but the strong dorsal weaponry again makes it very will suited to defend itself while loading and unloading and being rather tanky doesn't hurt either but I agree it is a bit to slow even for a cargo ship.
I happen to love the interior of the ship, not too industrial but not fancy. While it does border on almost 'too much space' I think its nice not to feel too crowded and I really enjoy having not only 4 exit points but 4 elevators and a ladder to move between the floors makes navigating the ship quick and easy.
This game is complete ass
The Starlancer feels like the kind of ship that would be much more pleasant to work and live aboard than many of the others.
I gotta say I was not looking at the lancer as a ship for me…but I gotta say after this video I very well may look into it…maybe the tac though…
Very small nitpick but I seriously hope the tac includes a large weapon rack. That's about the only thing missing from this version, really. Been thinking about upgrading my titan this IAE but it's become a hard choice between C1, Zeus, and now this. Either way I foresee a second upgrade to the tac in the future …
IMHO. this ship should be called Just starlancer. not with MAX. the habitation and mess hall just too big. for that ship.
if the just reduce the habiation and main hall to smaller size. and change it into cargo hall so it can be more bigger room for cargo. so that name will correct Starlancer max. the interior more look like Valkyrie
actually I understanding almost all MISC ship. the lower lever ship always put as cargo and armory and second and above for crew.
this ship kinda mix bag
Small crew Iol, I am soooo soloing this sh it
Dude you couldnt keep up lol, seen other videos who killed ai pilots a lot faster in the SL
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I think the greatest strength for the starlancer max is the ability to go toe to toe with ships of similar size if not bigger. For example, if it and a hammerhead are moving around the same SME speed, the full broad side capabilities of a tac would be hard for a hammerhead to handle. dual S5 and 2 dual S4 turrets just shooting would be devastating. Add someone with a Mirai fury to help keep smaller crafts from sitting underneath it makes it a great combat/patrol ship.
Nice review, I think the Starlancer Max fits nicely between the Freelancer Max and Caterpillar, and the living area is miles better than the current Connies!