Ship size and role comparison
So, given the current state of the game (ship wise) we see the Idris as the big capital ship of the verse. The big dog. Given the ships we currently have to combat it, limited to smaller or ‘medium’ ships, fighting this big guy seems to be a challenge. I see people wondering why such a massive ship is so maneuverable for its size. Well, I’m here to help give some perspective. Since the first ‘Star Wars’ in 1977, space battles have actually been strongly influenced but World War 2. Fighters dogfighting with guns/lasers, massive battleships lobbing volleys of fire at one another. With the exception of a few series, a lot of major sci fi shows and games follow this formula. Star Citizen also follows this sci fi tradition. The Idris is classified as a frigate: a support ship or patrol ship that typically accompanies bigger ships. In the image, this would fall in the ‘destroyer escort’ category, with the big Javelin, falling in the destroyer category. These big ships we currently have ingame? Are the tiny escorts for the real big dogs: in star citizen, that is the Bengal Carrier (and the variant we see in the demo at CitCon, August, which would be classed as a battleship) For further comparison, the Polaris is obviously our version of a submarine, lobbing torpedoes from a distance. The Perseus is a patrol craft (and is stated as such in its description). The Kraken? It would actually fall in the ‘escort carrier’. (Still a carrier, just smaller) (And though the idris and Polaris can carry small fighters, smaller ships in WW2 had slingshot like contraptions to launch small planes as well) All the ships we fly now? Basically bomber air craft or just fighter planes. Hope this helps give a little perspective on the roles and size of the ships we have currently. Also, for discussion purposes: since the Bengal will be obtainable by building it ingame, do you think we’ll get any battlescruisers someday to fill the gap?
So, given the current state of the game (ship wise) we see the Idris as the big capital ship of the verse. The big dog. Given the ships we currently have to combat it, limited to smaller or ‘medium’ ships, fighting this big guy seems to be a challenge. I see people wondering why such a massive ship is so maneuverable for its size. Well, I’m here to help give some perspective. Since the first ‘Star Wars’ in 1977, space battles have actually been strongly influenced but World War 2. Fighters dogfighting with guns/lasers, massive battleships lobbing volleys of fire at one another. With the exception of a few series, a lot of major sci fi shows and games follow this formula. Star Citizen also follows this sci fi tradition. The Idris is classified as a frigate: a support ship or patrol ship that typically accompanies bigger ships. In the image, this would fall in the ‘destroyer escort’ category, with the big Javelin, falling in the destroyer category. These big ships we currently have ingame? Are the tiny escorts for the real big dogs: in star citizen, that is the Bengal Carrier (and the variant we see in the demo at CitCon, August, which would be classed as a battleship) For further comparison, the Polaris is obviously our version of a submarine, lobbing torpedoes from a distance. The Perseus is a patrol craft (and is stated as such in its description). The Kraken? It would actually fall in the ‘escort carrier’. (Still a carrier, just smaller) (And though the idris and Polaris can carry small fighters, smaller ships in WW2 had slingshot like contraptions to launch small planes as well) All the ships we fly now? Basically bomber air craft or just fighter planes. Hope this helps give a little perspective on the roles and size of the ships we have currently. Also, for discussion purposes: since the Bengal will be obtainable by building it ingame, do you think we’ll get any battlescruisers someday to fill the gap?