What order do you buy ships in? What I mean by this is, starting with the shuttle, what ships do you buy, and in what order? Here's mine:
Shuttlecraft
Scoutship
Courier
Rapier
Rebel Destroyer/Carrier
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(This message has been edited by Jimbob (edited 10-07-2001).)
Let's see here...
Shuttle
Scoutship
Lightning
Rebel Destroyer
Rebel Cruiser (optional)
Of course, sometimes I stick to ships I normally don't use, but that's my general list...
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-Cap'n Skyblade
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(list=1)
()Shuttle
()Scoutship
()Corvette
()Rebel Cruiser
(/list=a)
I think...
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Coreył (Cubed)
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Mine follows a plan, and looks strange when posted without an explanation.
1.Shuttle
2.Courier
3.Defender(you heard me)
4.Corvette
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(This message has been edited by Myriad (edited 10-07-2001).)
Not strange at all... 
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Coreył (Cubed)
Ask somebody if you don't know, that Caesar's rockin' mics like Huey rocks the afro...And flow like a thug look mean, you can't see Caesar with a quart of 'Visine' OR psychic dreams...It make the crowd say ho! and ya sister sat golly, that me and Huey sock-tight like Sifl and Olly, so emcees who step up with their heads held aloft...get their pride cut in two like Darth Maul and Microsoft! BROOKLYN BABY!! WHAT?! WHAT?!
I'm not sure if this can be called a poll, because it would be hard to keep records of this, but...
shuttle
corvette
kestrel
rebel cruiser
Once in a shuttle, I make all my money running the Pollux-->Procyon route with a fleet of light freighters. I make a lot of money, and most of the time I go right from shuttle to kestrel. Corvette I skip most of the time, because it is an expensive step.
Next time I play, I will use the Rebel Destroyer, because people here seem to love it. I have never tried... I don't play through the stock game much. I spend a lot of time on plugins....
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--ares
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What is with the heavy scoutship usage? Never heard of such a thing in my life.
(list=1)
()Shuttlecraft
()Courier
(*)Corvette(/list=a)
I don't like using the Kestrel, so I use the Corvette until I upgrade to a government ship.
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(This message has been edited by Nucats (edited 10-07-2001).)
I change ships a lot more than most people seem to.
Shuttle
Scoutship
Courier
Argosy
Corvette
After that, I'll sometimes buy a Kestrel, a Confederation frigate or cruiser, a Rebel destroyer, or a Raven or Corvette Destroyer if I have the Talon plugin installed.
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(This message has been edited by David Arthur (edited 10-07-2001).)
Shuttle
Scoutship
Courier
Clipper
Corvette
Rebel Cruiser
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(quote)Originally posted by Nucats:
**What is with the heavy scoutship usage? Never heard of such a thing in my life.:p
Shuttle
Scoutship
Corvette
Rebel Destroyer
You don't need anything else, really.
Corey - good list, just switch Cruiser to Destroyer and you've got it all figured out. 
ares - next time, also try using the Corvette long term rather than the Kestrel. It's better.
Just some worthless advice...
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Originally posted by ErsadtSF:
**Hmmm...
(but I usually don't side with the Rebels)
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Huh? Have you been listening to too much David Arthur propaganda or something?
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Shuttle
Courier
Corvette
Kestrel
Some government ship, or sometimes I just stay with the Kestrel.
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Shuttle (duh)
Courier
Argosy
Corvette
Kestrel
Rebel Destroyer
I also often use defenders, but this is what I normally do, I think.
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You would have to be ignorant, derranged, demented, or dead to turn down the oppurtunity to fly an Azdara.
Clipper
Corvette
(and if I go with the Rebellion) Destroyer
(and if I go with the Confeds) Cruiser
(and if I go trading) Bulk Frieghter (if I unlock it)
(and if I go Pirate) Corvette (unless I already have it, then I stay, duh)
But if I stay with the Corvette, and don't go with one of the Governments, I become a Bounty Hunter.
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1. Shuttle
2. Argosy
3. Corvette
4. Kestrel
I used to use a lot more ships, but now-a-days I pretty much follow this order. Sometimes I will take a government ship, but I make a lot of my choices based on looks, and the Kestrel is the best looking ship out there.
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I find it takes a lot of fun out of the game if you just trade with a fleet of light freighters and go straight from a shuttle to a Kestrel/Corvette, so here goes:
Shuttle
Scoutship
Clipper
Argosy
:Sometimes: Rapier
Corvette
Kestrel
Govt Warship (whichever one I feel like flying at the time, including fighters and junkboats)
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What I don't understand here is the extreme Kestrel usage. Waaayyy overpriced. Just beat the Aliens in a Corvette and jump to a gov ship, people!
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