Hey Guys!
Some of you may have received an email from RSI early this morning inviting you to partake of a VIP Pre-Sale event, giving details of the new RSI Polaris Corvette and a chance to buy one at a 20% discount for £487.50 - quite a bit cheaper than I thought it was going to be for.
I've posted the link in the Pilot's Lounge (http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?42952-RSI-Polaris-VIP-Pre-Sale&p=418112#post418112) if you're interested, although I'm not sure what the qualification for being invited is (or even if it is a real 'VIP-only' invite), so the link may or may not work for you.
Edit: The pre-sale is available only to Concierge, Subscribers and attendees of CitizenCon 2016. Note that for the discount, store credit cannot be used (so don't go melting stuff to buy this!).
About the Polaris
The Polaris is a nimble corvette-class capital ship that packs a powerful punch with a full armament of turrets and torpedoes. Intended for use as both a naval patrol ship and to serve as the flagship of militia operations, Polaris has the capacity to perform search and rescue operations, light strike missions and general security patrols. The Polaris includes the facilities to repair, rearm and refuel a single fighter, light bomber or support ship.
Pictures
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I think for many of us this will something to aspire to. But its undeniably a beautiful ship.
Well we can take one out for a spin once it's flyable and see what damage those 28 x size 6 torpedos can do! :)
Quote from: Obsydian;418259Well we can take one out for a spin once it's flyable and see what damage those 28 x size 6 torpedos can do! :)
...or three :blink:
I have the VIP presale one, but then realised I could melt some of my ships and rebuy them (plus a few more) in the carrier wing for only a tiny bit over store credit, once I trimmed my hangar. My feeling is that at some point, I may sell the VIP one on the greymarket (something I don't tend to do normally). So
for now I have two.
So, 84 x size 6 torpedos for now!
Quote from: Justin Tolerable;418312...or three :blink:
I have the VIP presale one, but then realised I could melt some of my ships and rebuy them (plus a few more) in the carrier wing for only a tiny bit over store credit, once I trimmed my hangar. My feeling is that at some point, I may sell the VIP one on the greymarket (something I don't tend to do normally). So for now I have two.
So, 84 x size 6 torpedos for now!
Gulp! :blink:
Quote from: OldBloke;418313Gulp! :blink:
It is a temporary situation, brought on by me feeling foolishly flush around this time of year. Although I have to say, if we could somehow crew them, having two Idris and three Polaris warp in could be rather intimidating :D Plus it makes our fleet page look awesome.
Does this ship remind anyone of the Rocinante from The Expanse? It's around the right size with the right kind of firepower. Now I have this and the Serenity covered...
Quote from: Justin Tolerable;418314It is a temporary situation, brought on by me feeling foolishly flush around this time of year. Although I have to say, if we could somehow crew them, having two Idris and three Polaris warp in could be rather intimidating :D Plus it makes our fleet page look awesome.
Does this ship remind anyone of the Rocinante from The Expanse? It's around the right size with the right kind of firepower. Now I have this and the Serenity covered...
Good to see you are still around mate you been to quiet hope you and the family are all well. Sorry OT i know!
Quote from: BrotherTobious;418315Good to see you are still around mate you been to quiet hope you and the family are all well. Sorry OT i know!
I absolutely am! Just hibernating I guess. Very much looking forward to seeing you guys in game at some point. Business and kids - they don't give you a lot of time, you know :D
Quote from: Justin Tolerable;418314Does this ship remind anyone of the Rocinante from The Expanse? It's around the right size with the right kind of firepower. Now I have this and the Serenity covered...
Haven't seen The Expanse yet, unfortunately (still not available in the UK and I don't like messing about with IP spoofing etc.). Read the book though, and thought it was fantastic!
Quote from: Obsydian;418338Haven't seen The Expanse yet, unfortunately (still not available in the UK and I don't like messing about with IP spoofing etc.). Read the book though, and thought it was fantastic!
The books are brilliant, right? I'm in the UK too, I watched it on Blueray :D It doesn't look much like their ship, but it's got the same vibe :D
This ship looks amazing and I can't wait to see it in game, if aloud please count me in as a crew mate Justin :D should be awesome !!
Ha ha! Of course! Isn't that the point of an org?
Obsydian has one too, so there should be plenty of opportunity.
We need to get the two Idrises and the three Polares in game at the same time and see what damage those torps can inflict. Should be a good fireworks display! And we'll need several people to video it from various angles and cut them together. :)
The more I look at it, the more I want to keep both.
I don't know why. I think it's because one is in the Air Wing, which makes all of those ships an excellent deal. The other one has a HULL NUMBER. So you see, I can't melt either.
Interestingly, I've been able to recover my Crucible by CCU-ing the Retaliator in my Air Wing. I really don't like the Retaliator. Then I CCU'd the Gladiator to another sabre, so I could melt my separate one. Then I CCU'd the 315p in my Exploration pack into another F7C-M, so I could melt my separate one. Then CCU'd the dragonfly in the Exploration pack (I already have a yellowjacket) into a cutlass red. Long story short, I have most of my ships back, trimmed the ships I didn't like or need, and now I have a pile of credit again. Just need my Reclaimer back and I'll be set.
Till next time :)