I would say for complete gameplay this is how the progression would look. Cutlass Black > MSR > Carrack. These three ships will get you the most gameplay in SC within a solar system. Add a Kraken to be interstellar and some fighters small and mid-size (Gladius and Sabre combo) and you are set. That way you add RRR capability
a lot of people have been asking about the music that's playing in the background during the tour. It's the song that they play in Wally's bar at night on MicroTech.
Well done! There are already a lot of videos out on the MSR, but you did a great job to make one in your style and that feels unique enough that I enjoyed it from start to finish.
It's funny because from the start they said the Constellation was akin to the Millenium Falcon. Now there's the MSR. I wonder how many more ships we'll see wich are inspired by the Falcon... I have to say this makes it very tempting for me to upgrade my Freelancer DUR. The Dur might have more fuel capacity and "specialized long-range scanners"... but the MSR beats it in every other field; more cargo capacity, better firepower, can actually hold a vehicle easily, it's faster and more maneuverable. Then there's also the datarunning AND the dedicated scanning seat. And a pet peeve of mine has always been the Freelancer's cockpit view, which the MSR also beats hands down.
thanks for choosing to not ruin the sneaky surprise. unfortunately many others already have. which is why i will wait for your new ship reviews from now on
I'd also like to mention Seerthe6th for his experience in aircraft MX. All you guys are practically the council on great ship reviews. Keep 'em comin'!
Great video, as always! I can’t wait to hop into a MSR for some sweet multi-crew fun. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of gameplay emerges from the server room and data hauling.
Really love your stuff, LAW! I have been waiting for your take on the MSR, and agree with your assessment even though I've had it since the beginning. Faith in CIG rewarded this time.
I got to admit, they really impressed me with this one. The original design wasn't on my radar at all but got to say I absolutely love the ship as it is now. It might even been a damn cool solo ship once they have blade to control the turret implemented. It would be even cooler if you could lock the turrets to forward since they appear to have full unobstructed fire arcs and put them all under pilot control. One can hope.
Class act on this channel! You always cover the full spectrum of any of your topics without rushing things. Very professional! You've earned a subscriber for life.
I mean theoretically if bounty pods ever become a plug and play asset for cargo holds, I don't see a reason why it wouldn't fit in the secret cargo hold which looks like 2 scu high by 3 scu wide. Should be able to "connect" 1 or two pods there eventually lol
This has to be the single most creative use for the smuggling compartment that I've ever heard someone suggest. I really hope that after market cyro pods becomes a thing so that we can make it happen!
Hopefully things are customizable. Like that chess board, the fish tanks and pool tanks in other ships should all have at least three other options. Tactical, recreational, industrial options for each section.
Had this come up in a conversation recently, that the smuggling compartments could be used to transport people with crimestats. This would allow smuggling people onto most lawful stations for gear and supplies so they don't need to run to Hex, and maybe even directly onto Security stations for for easy clearing of crimestats.
As someone that hates A-symmetric designs with a passion, I am pleasantly surprised how much I love this design, inside and out! I love the color-scheme and the textures / materials. Layout is nice, and of course, its the closest we will get to a Millennium Falcon. I love that you can put a rover in the cargo bay. If I did not already have a 890 and a 600, I might have gone for this ship instead. (600i does not even have a hangar)
Great video buddy. I had to check out the ship for myself before anything got spoiled and wow!! I really like this ship. It’s really just a perfect sized ship for really small orgs.
Outstanding review! I've been waiting for your look at this ship. I bought it when it was concept and now it's nearly here. Awesome! Like to become my go-to ship. :) Thank you.
I was sold on this ship back at Concept when they said secret compartment. Man I'm just dreaming of the possible role play with this ship. So glad I bought mine back then.
My org recently did an event where we took turns boarding and defending a Caterpillar to train for future FPS stuff and it was a ton of fun! I wanted to reccomend my MSR but we had a few too many people. 5v5 on an MSR is a little cramped😂
Has the best maneuvering and speed of medium ships, best cargo in medium category other than hull, scan proof smuggling, unlocks second prof in inforunning, scanner the same size as explorers in its size, liveable quarters for npcs, better space for vehicles than cutlass. Its a op ship.
I am really taken by the MSR, especially in this class of ships the design of the cargo hold is ideal for vehicle transport, easy access and enough space, compared to the conni where the cargo area is too narrow and more in height which reduces the flexibility on non-stackable items. Great job Law
@@fixo5132 No better or worse as ships in general due to different focuses but obviously each has their specific strengths and weaknesses. I will take the clean finish of a Crusader ship over the minimalist approach of Drake a a matter of course myself though. 😃
VERY late to the party on this video but can't WAIT for computers/NPCs to be buyable/hirable so I as a solo can buy this. A guy picked me up when crap hit the fan and I lost my ship in this thing. I had a quick look around and it was amazing looking. Loved the interior and the functional look of it all.
Sweet vid Law! If only our ships had in-game music (GTA style) like your video. It was a really nice touch. Great work on this one. I’m looking forward to any potential MSR comparison videos. You will have to be careful though, there seem to be a lot of very sensitive Connie drivers out there.
I got interested in this ship after briefly being aboard one during XT, but absolutely fell in love with it after touring the display one at the Crusader Showroom on Orison, and was thrilled when it returned to the pledge store for the Jumptown/Ninetails double event. Was well worth it. Her design and layout definitely scream that it was designed as SC's version of a YT-1300(Millennium Falcon). As of 3.16, she feels a little underpowered, at least in shields, with only S2 equipment when her size definitely seems like it should rate S3. Plus, even with the doors held open(which I think is currently bugged) having the rear ramp as the only way in or out of the ship seems like a massive concern when you need to evacuate in a hurry, especially from the cockpit, but I'll put a pin in holding that as a flaw until either escape pods are working or they add some sort of alternate ejection or escape system for the cockpit. Also given her vehicle capacity and dedicated sensor station, I wonder if an MSR could be used as a cheaper alternative to the Aquila and a more comfortable upgrade to the Dur in use as an explorer?
Loads of good MSR vids circulating right now, but my favs so far: This one for the information and chillness Mr Teca's great flight vid Morphs architect vid Subliminals review ^^
Just subscribed with the Perseus vs Polaris vid. Your vids are so descriptive and enjoyable. I wish I was able to participate in the gameplay... but these vids will haveto do in the meantime.
This is on my wishlist. This will be great for transporting things to and from the surface and a Kraken, its fast, has great cargo capacity, and can double as a nice (enough) VIP shuttle while also being able to participate in fleet defense and aerospace combat operations, landing operations with ground vehicles, etc. On top of that, it's great for smuggling and Data transport. I'd love to see some stealth modules included for clandestine drops and maybe some sort of modularity for the smuggling tunnels, so PC's don't automatically know where to look if you get boarded.
I have a Taurus. But, I plan to buy this ship in the pledge store as I like the gameplay opportunities that my Taurus doesn't offer. I like using my Taurus to transport my ROC-DS around. But, it can be somewhat tricky to get my Taurus into some areas. I like the fact that this ship is more maneuverable. I'm hoping planetary landings will be easier when I need to use my ground vehicles for mining.
Also, it handle like a dream, punching above its class in terms of speed and turning rate. Hands down, my favorite ship. It's practically, mini-Carrack. The only thing I could wish for would be for a hydrogen intake system for prolonged exploration.
What is the song at the end!?!? Heard it before somewhere. Love the format of a simple breakdown in the begining then a continuous walkthrough at the end to let us just get a feel for it
man, this is my absolute FAVORITE ship in game...currently...i keep checking the pledge store to see when i can actually purchase one, i dont know what ti is about her but aside from a carrick, nothing else does it for me like the msr
Yeah, apparently the Mercury now has a total of 6 S3 guns all on turrets instead of S2 guns. CIG also added more missile racks with larger missiles as originally the Mercury was only supposed to have 4 S1 missiles; which felt a bit like a bad joke. Now it appears to have 4 S3 missile hardpoints (with 4x S2 + 2x S3 missiles). Pretty decent firepower with which to defend itself with if needs be! 😀
It's a strong multi-roll ship, much better than I anticipated. It still basically needs a crew to be a combatively viable with its loadout, which is underwhelming compared to similar size multi-roll ships like the connie and corsair, both of which have most of their weapons firepower in the hands of the pilot and larger missile loadouts (corsair has twice the potential missile capacity, the connie almost 5 times as much). This makes the MSR more like a Carrack. But with its much better speed and agility compared to the connie and larger cargo hold than both other ships, it's competitive in its own way and I really don't think firepower alone will be the only metric by which to value ships in a game with so many different gameplay loops. EDIT: Plus it looks way cooler than the Connie IMO. And the interior has a much better layout.
Looks like a very nice ship. I imagine the asking price has gone up with all the features put in, but I'm debating a CCU based on seeing this. I imagine there will be much complaining soon about how the tunnels are "wasted space" or "an FPS map" by people who want a ship to be a free camera with guns and unlimited cargo capacity; still, I like them (and they definitely look like a nice way to get around blocked doors!)
To be fair...the Starfarer is literally just a flying FPS map, lol. And every teaser of the Idris it looks the same way. A lot of those early ships need a major interior rework.
Lots of people are staying it's better than the connie because it's faster and more maneuverable. But really, they don't fill the same role. MSR has 2 S3 guns for the pilot and 4 S3 guns on turrets, with 6 total missiles. It's main strength is it's speed, allowing it to run away from enemies. Also it's 114 SCU is cargo bay + smuggling area, while the old 96 listed SCU was only the cargo, excluding the smuggling area. In comparison, the connie, while slower, has 4 S4 guns for the pilot, and 4 S2 guns on turrets. It also has around 50 missiles, and a snub craft. So it has much more firepower, and it still has a decent cargo bay. The only reasons the MSR is "better" than the connie right now is because the connie can't detach it's merlin yet, and has more shield holes. In a year, when those are fixed, the only reason to take an msr over the connie will be if you want to run away
The conny and msc are going to be the same rival duo for the large ships multi-purpose category to the cutty black and freelancer duo for the middlesized
I had MSR fever pretty bad, and still really love the ship. However, as I was getting ready to add it to my fleet, I realized it didn't really fit into my current career path in the 'verse. So this IAE (my first with CIG) I'm definitely going for the Nomad refinery and CCUs for the Hercules C2 and the Drake Corsair. I may add the MSR at sometime, but not this time through.
The ship looks more complete and polished than anything else to date, but there is some balancing (like for Hydrogen fuel consumption) that needs to be done...hopefully before introduction to the PU.
I own the MSR and didn't know about the hidden key pad in the engineer room at 10:57. I could not figure out how to open that passage door until this video lol.
Great vid. I don't like the ship, but the cargo bay is great. I would love to hear these extra uses you have for the 'secret' tunnels, because I would love to be proven wrong that everybody is just fooling themselves into thinking that these tunnels will do anything for them. They're not secret. They do not appear to be ..actually.. useful. It's too soon to tell what being boarded will be like.
The only thing the MSR needs to be perfect is 3 more bunks. If you want to run all the stations at once, you need 6 people. If you leave off scanning, you need pilot, copilot, engineer and 2 turrets.
But the Star runner is still Griefer-Fooder since you can not do anything to stop others from running into your ship up the ramp (to sit in your pilot chair) => result you die and loose cargo and ship ... since there is only one entry ramp and no pilot seat/control protection e.g. "party member only control-able" or "kill-ship-owner first to get pilot control" or "single pilot only ladder entry" Liked and subscribed Note: this is not about whining because Griefers-bad it is just referencing to the situation at hand - nothing bad about being gunned down in space combat at least you can fight/dodge/runaway and have fun. Having no control over your ship in any armstice trade/mining hub is just sad.
Great video man. Would have like a better space use of the radar room and the Hab&Rec quarters though. Have to ask : what’s the name of that song you used at the end when you toured around the ship ?
Oh nice, the front is a remote turret. Does that mean a co-pilot can control it directly? Maybe it's time they make landing pads square instead of rectangular.
Nice review. Do the changes include a better and more efficient hydrogen fuel use? (they say that after a box delivery run, you have to refuel the hydrogen fuel tank, and that this might even be a bug.)
Rented one earlier. It really chugs fuel but it is so, so fun to fly. I don’t love how much the turrets stick out, and I *kind of* wish there was an elevator forward for trading depot ingress/egress. But otherwise I love it.
I had zero interest in this ship before the recent wave of ship tour videos. now, barring some sort of outlandish price increase, I'll be upgrading my DUR to the MSR.
"Like human peace of cholesterol" at this point i am pretty sure LAWoftheWEST went to a secret NASA medical school, befor NASA he had a grammar study wich he flew through in no time. after a while he got bored with the medical stuff, and joined the fighter squadron as a technology analist, mechanic and fighter pilot.
Great review! This is way more usefull and well laid out than i though it would be. I miss the old engine layout tho... Looks a litte chubby now in comparison
This just took the crown as the king of multi roll ships
I'm still hoping that ship-to-ship docking will make the Connie/Archimedes a viable combo.
@@azazelRising72 i mean you can dock an archimedes into a mercury sooo...
The Connie will have it’s time, and the MSR will inevitably get nerfed first patch post release sale, maybe second since 3.12 is pretty close.
Also a multi-role king.
I would say for complete gameplay this is how the progression would look. Cutlass Black > MSR > Carrack. These three ships will get you the most gameplay in SC within a solar system. Add a Kraken to be interstellar and some fighters small and mid-size (Gladius and Sabre combo) and you are set. That way you add RRR capability
"Human piece of cholesterol"
You got a good chuckle out of me - good video mate, keep 'em coming!
a lot of people have been asking about the music that's playing in the background during the tour. It's the song that they play in Wally's bar at night on MicroTech.
Nice. thanks
I want it XD
Well done! There are already a lot of videos out on the MSR, but you did a great job to make one in your style and that feels unique enough that I enjoyed it from start to finish.
Thanks, and I LOVE YOUR NAME!!!!!!! Best handle I've seen in a long time.
It's funny because from the start they said the Constellation was akin to the Millenium Falcon. Now there's the MSR. I wonder how many more ships we'll see wich are inspired by the Falcon...
I have to say this makes it very tempting for me to upgrade my Freelancer DUR. The Dur might have more fuel capacity and "specialized long-range scanners"... but the MSR beats it in every other field; more cargo capacity, better firepower, can actually hold a vehicle easily, it's faster and more maneuverable. Then there's also the datarunning AND the dedicated scanning seat. And a pet peeve of mine has always been the Freelancer's cockpit view, which the MSR also beats hands down.
You can play Among Us with this ship, thanks to the vents.
Hell Yeah!
That makes me sus...
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@@lawofthewestgaming Haha! 😄 Someone needs to make some SC ship maps for among us.
was thinking the same thing lol
thanks for choosing to not ruin the sneaky surprise. unfortunately many others already have. which is why i will wait for your new ship reviews from now on
I have the ship and didn't even know it had that XD
You and Morphologis should really do a collaboration
I've talked with Morph before, he's a really nice guy. I'd love to do some online collaborations with him.
I'd also like to mention Seerthe6th for his experience in aircraft MX. All you guys are practically the council on great ship reviews. Keep 'em comin'!
Thank you for being the one to finally show vehicles that fit into the cargo bay! I was dying that no one had a decent video of this.
Great job!
Great video, as always! I can’t wait to hop into a MSR for some sweet multi-crew fun. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of gameplay emerges from the server room and data hauling.
Really love your stuff, LAW! I have been waiting for your take on the MSR, and agree with your assessment even though I've had it since the beginning. Faith in CIG rewarded this time.
I got to admit, they really impressed me with this one. The original design wasn't on my radar at all but got to say I absolutely love the ship as it is now. It might even been a damn cool solo ship once they have blade to control the turret implemented. It would be even cooler if you could lock the turrets to forward since they appear to have full unobstructed fire arcs and put them all under pilot control. One can hope.
Class act on this channel! You always cover the full spectrum of any of your topics without rushing things. Very professional! You've earned a subscriber for life.
Much appreciated!
I've seen several vids on Mercury, but I liked yours the most LAW.
Good job, thanks.
If crusader ever does a carrack competitor, I might consider switching as the design language of crusader is just amazing!
I'm imagining smuggling people and using the secret non scannable compartments. It'd be cool if they added jumpseats in there or even a holding cell
Holding cells yes please 🤤
I mean theoretically if bounty pods ever become a plug and play asset for cargo holds, I don't see a reason why it wouldn't fit in the secret cargo hold which looks like 2 scu high by 3 scu wide. Should be able to "connect" 1 or two pods there eventually lol
This has to be the single most creative use for the smuggling compartment that I've ever heard someone suggest. I really hope that after market cyro pods becomes a thing so that we can make it happen!
Hopefully things are customizable. Like that chess board, the fish tanks and pool tanks in other ships should all have at least three other options. Tactical, recreational, industrial options for each section.
Had this come up in a conversation recently, that the smuggling compartments could be used to transport people with crimestats. This would allow smuggling people onto most lawful stations for gear and supplies so they don't need to run to Hex, and maybe even directly onto Security stations for for easy clearing of crimestats.
As someone that hates A-symmetric designs with a passion, I am pleasantly surprised how much I love this design, inside and out! I love the color-scheme and the textures / materials. Layout is nice, and of course, its the closest we will get to a Millennium Falcon. I love that you can put a rover in the cargo bay. If I did not already have a 890 and a 600, I might have gone for this ship instead. (600i does not even have a hangar)
Great video buddy. I had to check out the ship for myself before anything got spoiled and wow!! I really like this ship. It’s really just a perfect sized ship for really small orgs.
Outstanding review! I've been waiting for your look at this ship. I bought it when it was concept and now it's nearly here. Awesome! Like to become my go-to ship. :) Thank you.
A year later but subscribed because the visual work on the video was dope. Really shows the ship off nicely. Clean.
I was sold on this ship back at Concept when they said secret compartment. Man I'm just dreaming of the possible role play with this ship. So glad I bought mine back then.
My org recently did an event where we took turns boarding and defending a Caterpillar to train for future FPS stuff and it was a ton of fun! I wanted to reccomend my MSR but we had a few too many people. 5v5 on an MSR is a little cramped😂
Love your experimentation, the turret idea was hilariously creative and epic!
Cool video, love that you dont give away the rec room secret. o7
Best ship review I have ever experienced. Good work
You can keep the doors open when the fires are raging in your ship to put them out, venting to space. Thanks for sharing.
Has the best maneuvering and speed of medium ships, best cargo in medium category other than hull, scan proof smuggling, unlocks second prof in inforunning, scanner the same size as explorers in its size, liveable quarters for npcs, better space for vehicles than cutlass. Its a op ship.
Very complete look at the MSR! Best I've seen yet. I can't wait to get mine and take it for a spin...
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This is literally the millennium falcon
Omg yes. The chess table 😂
Or the Ebon Hawk from KotOR. 😍
The devs have said they designed it that way.
@@DanakarEndeel The Ebon Hawk is just a modified version of the Millennium Falcon.
It literally isn't..... Merry Christmas 🎅
I am really taken by the MSR, especially in this class of ships the design of the cargo hold is ideal for vehicle transport, easy access and enough space, compared to the conni where the cargo area is too narrow and more in height which reduces the flexibility on non-stackable items. Great job Law
Nice ship, but Corsair going to be better in my opinion. Looking forward to your comparison video of the two ships.
corsair = exploration , mercury = datarunning/smugling , two different ship , no better or worst.
@@fixo5132 Corsair = firepower
@@doa1124 why in the world would you get an explorer for it's firepower?
@@karlhungusjr1Obviously to explore people's cargo holds.
@@fixo5132 No better or worse as ships in general due to different focuses but obviously each has their specific strengths and weaknesses.
I will take the clean finish of a Crusader ship over the minimalist approach of Drake a a matter of course myself though. 😃
comprehensive and quality video, keep it up chief
VERY late to the party on this video but can't WAIT for computers/NPCs to be buyable/hirable so I as a solo can buy this. A guy picked me up when crap hit the fan and I lost my ship in this thing. I had a quick look around and it was amazing looking. Loved the interior and the functional look of it all.
I remember that outro song, it was at Microtech DJ set, i enjoyed that very much!
Great to see your take on this... I learned couple things about the MSR I had not seen covered.
I agree with you, the ship blew me away the first time i spawned it. I was like. this seems larger then 40 meters lol
Sweet vid Law! If only our ships had in-game music (GTA style) like your video. It was a really nice touch. Great work on this one. I’m looking forward to any potential MSR comparison videos. You will have to be careful though, there seem to be a lot of very sensitive Connie drivers out there.
I got interested in this ship after briefly being aboard one during XT, but absolutely fell in love with it after touring the display one at the Crusader Showroom on Orison, and was thrilled when it returned to the pledge store for the Jumptown/Ninetails double event. Was well worth it. Her design and layout definitely scream that it was designed as SC's version of a YT-1300(Millennium Falcon).
As of 3.16, she feels a little underpowered, at least in shields, with only S2 equipment when her size definitely seems like it should rate S3. Plus, even with the doors held open(which I think is currently bugged) having the rear ramp as the only way in or out of the ship seems like a massive concern when you need to evacuate in a hurry, especially from the cockpit, but I'll put a pin in holding that as a flaw until either escape pods are working or they add some sort of alternate ejection or escape system for the cockpit.
Also given her vehicle capacity and dedicated sensor station, I wonder if an MSR could be used as a cheaper alternative to the Aquila and a more comfortable upgrade to the Dur in use as an explorer?
now let´s see the not- owners and potential enemies crying and actually getting CIG to nerf the ship.
nerf it : it already offers too little for it price point.
@@douglasoak7964 see?
some sort of deep jealousy
Not all ships can be multirole Ferafi like MSR, thats a live.
Loads of good MSR vids circulating right now, but my favs so far:
This one for the information and chillness
Mr Teca's great flight vid
Morphs architect vid
Subliminals review ^^
Best review of the MSR thus far. Thank you.
Subscribed. LOVE your ultrawide support in your videos, and the content is exactly what I want to know about the ships.
Just subscribed with the Perseus vs Polaris vid. Your vids are so descriptive and enjoyable. I wish I was able to participate in the gameplay... but these vids will haveto do in the meantime.
This is on my wishlist.
This will be great for transporting things to and from the surface and a Kraken, its fast, has great cargo capacity, and can double as a nice (enough) VIP shuttle while also being able to participate in fleet defense and aerospace combat operations, landing operations with ground vehicles, etc. On top of that, it's great for smuggling and Data transport.
I'd love to see some stealth modules included for clandestine drops and maybe some sort of modularity for the smuggling tunnels, so PC's don't automatically know where to look if you get boarded.
I was gonna get the Terrapin because it's my favorite design so far, but now that I see this ship.... I want it.
I have a Taurus. But, I plan to buy this ship in the pledge store as I like the gameplay opportunities that my Taurus doesn't offer. I like using my Taurus to transport my ROC-DS around. But, it can be somewhat tricky to get my Taurus into some areas. I like the fact that this ship is more maneuverable. I'm hoping planetary landings will be easier when I need to use my ground vehicles for mining.
Great review man. I always enjoy your reviews on ships.
This is the best tour of this ship I've seen!
Finally , i had been on a sabbatical on MCR info until Lawofthewest put his vid out
Also, it handle like a dream, punching above its class in terms of speed and turning rate.
Hands down, my favorite ship. It's practically, mini-Carrack.
The only thing I could wish for would be for a hydrogen intake system for prolonged exploration.
I really don't like how it handles like everybody say. It's too drifty for me, like flying a misc razor, good in straight lines.
What is the song at the end!?!? Heard it before somewhere. Love the format of a simple breakdown in the begining then a continuous walkthrough at the end to let us just get a feel for it
The song is from Microtech’s
“Wally’s bar”!
man, this is my absolute FAVORITE ship in game...currently...i keep checking the pledge store to see when i can actually purchase one, i dont know what ti is about her but aside from a carrick, nothing else does it for me like the msr
Nice video nice ship. what is the song playing at 10:00 ? cheers
I really like the rover fitting
One of the best Mercury reviews. Seriously they put in size 3 guns? Other videos are stating size 2, guess they rushed putting their videos out.
Yeah, apparently the Mercury now has a total of 6 S3 guns all on turrets instead of S2 guns. CIG also added more missile racks with larger missiles as originally the Mercury was only supposed to have 4 S1 missiles; which felt a bit like a bad joke. Now it appears to have 4 S3 missile hardpoints (with 4x S2 + 2x S3 missiles). Pretty decent firepower with which to defend itself with if needs be! 😀
It's a strong multi-roll ship, much better than I anticipated. It still basically needs a crew to be a combatively viable with its loadout, which is underwhelming compared to similar size multi-roll ships like the connie and corsair, both of which have most of their weapons firepower in the hands of the pilot and larger missile loadouts (corsair has twice the potential missile capacity, the connie almost 5 times as much). This makes the MSR more like a Carrack. But with its much better speed and agility compared to the connie and larger cargo hold than both other ships, it's competitive in its own way and I really don't think firepower alone will be the only metric by which to value ships in a game with so many different gameplay loops.
EDIT: Plus it looks way cooler than the Connie IMO. And the interior has a much better layout.
really happy you can it a merlin in it, makes it more viable for a larger crew, wished it had one more bed like the lacer though
Looks like a very nice ship. I imagine the asking price has gone up with all the features put in, but I'm debating a CCU based on seeing this.
I imagine there will be much complaining soon about how the tunnels are "wasted space" or "an FPS map" by people who want a ship to be a free camera with guns and unlimited cargo capacity; still, I like them (and they definitely look like a nice way to get around blocked doors!)
To be fair...the Starfarer is literally just a flying FPS map, lol. And every teaser of the Idris it looks the same way. A lot of those early ships need a major interior rework.
Lots of people are staying it's better than the connie because it's faster and more maneuverable. But really, they don't fill the same role.
MSR has 2 S3 guns for the pilot and 4 S3 guns on turrets, with 6 total missiles. It's main strength is it's speed, allowing it to run away from enemies. Also it's 114 SCU is cargo bay + smuggling area, while the old 96 listed SCU was only the cargo, excluding the smuggling area.
In comparison, the connie, while slower, has 4 S4 guns for the pilot, and 4 S2 guns on turrets. It also has around 50 missiles, and a snub craft. So it has much more firepower, and it still has a decent cargo bay.
The only reasons the MSR is "better" than the connie right now is because the connie can't detach it's merlin yet, and has more shield holes. In a year, when those are fixed, the only reason to take an msr over the connie will be if you want to run away
Or run data. Connie can’t do that. But the MSR can’t touch the Connie’s firepower either, especially forward facing pilot controlled.
Woo! Even happier I got one (with LTI) now.
Brilliant video mate, well done - what was the song in the walk though at the end?
The conny and msc are going to be the same rival duo for the large ships multi-purpose category to the cutty black and freelancer duo for the middlesized
Now if only they make the secret cargo hold a separate selection in the menus when loading cargo
You can’t be telling manual labourers where your secret smuggling hold is.
Looks like the perfect support and transport vehicle for my MISC Razor racing team
Fantastic video, as always, Law!
I had MSR fever pretty bad, and still really love the ship. However, as I was getting ready to add it to my fleet, I realized it didn't really fit into my current career path in the 'verse. So this IAE (my first with CIG) I'm definitely going for the Nomad refinery and CCUs for the Hercules C2 and the Drake Corsair. I may add the MSR at sometime, but not this time through.
the legend has returned
The ship looks more complete and polished than anything else to date, but there is some balancing (like for Hydrogen fuel consumption) that needs to be done...hopefully before introduction to the PU.
Your review videos are the F best ever! And I watch a lot of them lol!
I own the MSR and didn't know about the hidden key pad in the engineer room at 10:57. I could not figure out how to open that passage door until this video lol.
o7
Was waiting for this, thank you!
I knew this ship was more , I didn't know about the 2 trap doors that is so cool
Was waiting for this
Great video and the song at the end was fantastic. Who was the artist?
It's the same song that you'll hear being played in Wally's bar at night on MicroTech.
@@lawofthewestgaming ah nice! Not actually spent much time there. Thanks for that!
Keep it up. I've always liked your review.
Great vid. I don't like the ship, but the cargo bay is great.
I would love to hear these extra uses you have for the 'secret' tunnels, because I would love to be proven wrong that everybody is just fooling themselves into thinking that these tunnels will do anything for them. They're not secret. They do not appear to be ..actually.. useful. It's too soon to tell what being boarded will be like.
With a stated target ratio of 9 or 10 NPCs to every Player character, the smuggling compartment has real value. Thank God NPCs don’t watch UA-cam.
Thank-you for your videos. I really appreciate you had work.
Wow! the ship is stunning.
The only thing the MSR needs to be perfect is 3 more bunks. If you want to run all the stations at once, you need 6 people. If you leave off scanning, you need pilot, copilot, engineer and 2 turrets.
I bet this will become everyone's favorite ship
Hey Law o/ I own one of these and I'm glad to see that she got the love she deserves :3 Now they just need to give me my Crusader "light" fighter xD
But the Star runner is still Griefer-Fooder since you can not do anything to stop others from running into your ship up the ramp (to sit in your pilot chair) => result you die and loose cargo and ship ... since there is only one entry ramp and no pilot seat/control protection e.g. "party member only control-able" or "kill-ship-owner first to get pilot control" or "single pilot only ladder entry"
Liked and subscribed
Note: this is not about whining because Griefers-bad it is just referencing to the situation at hand - nothing bad about being gunned down in space combat at least you can fight/dodge/runaway and have fun. Having no control over your ship in any armstice trade/mining hub is just sad.
Oh now, light switches are definitely HUGE! No joke!
Got a warbond in concept but im glad i waited for it to be done
Great video man. Would have like a better space use of the radar room and the Hab&Rec quarters though.
Have to ask : what’s the name of that song you used at the end when you toured around the ship ?
Oh nice, the front is a remote turret. Does that mean a co-pilot can control it directly?
Maybe it's time they make landing pads square instead of rectangular.
As far as i know the turret can only be used by the pilot. 😕
@@slothslow8339 odd that it looks like a turret then. That's a shame.
Excellent video! and if anyone could please let me know: what is the song being played during the walkthrough? I really enjoyed it!
Damnit!! I chose the Drake Corsair over this because I didn't think I could fit an Ursa Rover in it!!!! AAHHHHHHH
Nice review. Do the changes include a better and more efficient hydrogen fuel use? (they say that after a box delivery run, you have to refuel the hydrogen fuel tank, and that this might even be a bug.)
Song name at the end plz? it set the mood so well :)
The ship is awesome! Too awesome IMO. Makes all the other medium ships completely pointless to own in comparison.
Now we need a Xenomorph pet to live in the tunnels
Very Nice video 👍🏻 keep up the good work 😀
Rented one earlier. It really chugs fuel but it is so, so fun to fly. I don’t love how much the turrets stick out, and I *kind of* wish there was an elevator forward for trading depot ingress/egress. But otherwise I love it.
The hydrogen consumption its exorbitant, you have fuel for about a 20 minutes atmo flight 🤦♂️
So glad I 86'd the Corsair for this bad girl
pfft ... you wait.
She’s a damn gorgeous girl isn’t she. I just love the USB C ports on the sides.
I really wish they would make a mercury star runner thats more of a military or exploration ship instead of a data runner
I will use the tunnels to store spare ship and equipment components more than anything... along with everything else.
I had zero interest in this ship before the recent wave of ship tour videos. now, barring some sort of outlandish price increase, I'll be upgrading my DUR to the MSR.
"Like human peace of cholesterol" at this point i am pretty sure LAWoftheWEST went to a secret NASA medical school, befor NASA he had a grammar study wich he flew through in no time. after a while he got bored with the medical stuff, and joined the fighter squadron as a technology analist, mechanic and fighter pilot.
Great review! This is way more usefull and well laid out than i though it would be. I miss the old engine layout tho... Looks a litte chubby now in comparison
The dang metrics always fattening up our ships. 😃