Freight-Courier or Arada?

Poll: If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a monkey: Haven't you always wanted a monkey? (19 member(s) have cast votes)
If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a monkey: Haven't you always wanted a monkey?
Arada
(15 votes [78.95%])
Percentage of vote: 78.95%
Freight-Courier
(4 votes [21.05%])
Percentage of vote: 21.05%

When playing a pilot that doesn't steal ships, once you've saved up your first million credits which do you buy?

Being slow is no fun. All though the Courier is arguable stronger, I pick the Arada.

Depends on what I want to do.

If I need speed and don't need to be trading shots with the Voinians, Arada.
If I need to trade shots with Voinians, the Freight-Courier is the one I use.

Freight-Courier, hands down. Assuming these were my only two options. I generally trade in a Transporter or Miranu Courier until I've got the credits to just go out and buy a Crescent Warship.

Opalius, on Sep 24 2005, 10:38 AM, said:

Being slow is no fun. All though the Courier is arguable stronger, I pick the Arada.View Post

Exactly.

The Arada is one of my favorite ships to fly. The FC, however, may be my favorite sprite from the original Cartwright & Co. sprites.

I'll choose Arada, but I prefer the Miranu Freighter before raising credits to buy a Crescent Warship. Kinda similar way as Admiral Benden already mentioned.