RSI Scorpius Review | A bit of a let down | Star Citizen

[@Grimonyoutube]

Hi Forge Core, You will be happy to hear in in 4.0 the Scorpius actually got a really nice DPS buff. The power pool for weapons was increased and buffed the DPS to 1008 for the pilot and 1008 for the turret with stock configuration.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Heyyy that's actually awesome. Pinning your comment

[@VillainbyDefault]

@@ForgeCoreGaming also it is a team fight fighter. Scorpius flies in shreds a shield and run then a dog fight fighter engages it and finishes it off.

[@CatalystDestiny]

Great to hear, the scorp really needed something more to compete better against the hurricane, this should help the scorp out a lot.

[@seeker_rodan3113]

​@@VillainbyDefaultthis is how I organized some of my fleet. Ideally I'd have my Scorpius and Glaive team up to shred a shield, then my gladiator and firebird finish off the target with missiles and torpedoes.

[@VillainbyDefault]

@@seeker_rodan3113 nice

[@schakTheNerd]

Melted my Warden to pick up a Scorpius. 24 hours later, I had my Warden back.

[@laisxavier1728]

I love this ship to bits but I cannot justify spending the 240usd on it, not unless we had the option to control the turret outselves when no one is in the co-pilot seat, just like the superhornet.

[@JS-wt8vf]

Great job with an honest and fair subjective review. I've been really enjoying your videos. Please don't fall prey to the click bait and sensational tactics so many others have gone to. I loved your video because it was no drama and just a clear and honest analysis of the ship's capabilities. Stay true to that and you will do amazing!

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Thank you! I really appreciate the compliment

[@VHRTSC]

You are now one of my favourite SC youtubers. You have great insights and respect our time.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Thanks - I'm still pretty new, but I'm working on increasing volume of videos. It's 50% a skill issue and not having a proper workflow dialed in.

[@ozramblue117]

It’s not a solo fighter. It’s a devastating two man fighter. Awesome ship. Very versatile. It sounds like you want a two man ship to behave like a solo one.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

I don't.. but ok

[@steliosburas5265]

The cockpit view of Scorpius is stunning!

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

It really is..

[@EggyBuilds]

You summed up Scorpius nicely. I really like the look of it and I’m most likely to fly this in Pyro due to large quantum fuel tank. It also has interceptor tuning so I can choose to fight or flee. With new DPS buff and the skull paint job I’m definitely gotta be flying this more.

[@eziiii3536]

I hope when we finally get ai-blades that we can slave the turret to the pilot. Then the scorp will be a force to be reckoned with

[@StillnessInMotion88]

I miss my Scorp, which was my main main for years. Unfortunately, it is so ineffective in MM flown solo that I do not take it out anymore at all. Although the cockpit is i credible, the hush and quiet while stalking the prey..the lighting in the ship is incredible.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Just a heads up! It's getting a small buff in 4.0.

[@StillnessInMotion88]

@ForgeCoreGaming will have to look up what exact buffs it got, but tbh the only one that will transform it is rurret slaving to pilot! 😄 8 s3 gubs is just the right amount of destruction 👌

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

@@StillnessInMotion88 I'm gonna have to agree here. 8s3 guns would be deadly. Unfortunately, that would put it too close to the F8C dps.. which I think would cannibalize sales for CIG. So I don't think that would happen. The closest we'll ever get is AI blades.

[@Kyle-sr6jm]

CIG should have designed and balanced ships based on slaved turrets. As they are now, blades will throw a lot more dps to solo pilots.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Yeah, but the balance will come from energy requirements & low accuracy of AI blades. So in theory, you do trade off quite a bit

[@Sams911]

I bought this ship 100% for looks... but I use my F8C 99% of the time

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

But it's so good looking - I don't blame you

[@protoni6996]

F8C is so good ship. i got it on accident but going to lose it now when wipe 😭 i just don't afford it otherwise i would buy it instantly. just love that ship

[@Schandhi]

I like the looks of it. A mate of mine loved that thing and flew it almost exclusevly but as soon as the F8C dropped he never mentioned it ever again. At this state of the game its just not worth it using two men in one fighter.

[@DrunkenCitizen]

This does have one of the best paint jobs, with the shark teeth on it.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Lol I haven't seen that one

[@Dracounguis]

Or just put ballistic weapons on the turret. Save the energy for the pilot guns. (And even with max power to weapons you'll probably get more than 30 shots without energy weapons sitting in the turret doing nothing.) And if you do happen to pick up a turret operator at some point at least he's got something to fire.

[@steellegacy555]

A good pilot and gunner and this ship is up there with the best… I think the hurricane wins in most aspects against it though.

[@Sludgebuster]

Currently having full shields doesnt increase resistance... Its better to max Thrusters so you have more boost reserve..

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Doesn't it increase recharge rate?

[@KaybeCA]

I'm guessing you haven't heard? Scorpius got a noticeable capacitor buff in 4.0.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

I actually just heard yesterday. That's great news!

[@verpine3534]

I really like the Scorpius both for its looks and for its role. I never fly it without a turret gunner, because I like teaming up with a friend. In fact, most of the fighters I have are two-seaters. I just prefer tose types of of ships.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Nothing wrong with that

[@ozramblue117]

Yep and that’s how it should be with Scorpius. It’s not a single seat fighter. That’s turret is brutal and the gunner also has access to missile mode. The forward firepower is opportunistic. The pilots job is to evade fire and position that turret so the gunner can do his/her job.

[@flyingby3703]

This is the first video of yours I have seen. I liked it a lot.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Thanks! And yeah, I've only been doing this about a month.

[@Iconoclastix]

I couldn't agree with your assessment more! Extremely cool - a bit of a let down. Thanks!

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Dracounguis]

IMO you shouldn't be able to fold the wings without the landing gear down. But at least they fixed it to where you can't fire the guns with them folded, right?

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

They did fix that, yes. No pew pew with your wings out.

[@DaGhostToast]

The Scorpius is definitely a cool ship. Im hoping its 4 wings will give it pretty nice handling in atmosphere when the time comes. Lots of control surfaces

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

You and me both!

[@fromadhdtodndtomtg]

I will have to say, this review is using a ship entirely not for what it is designed for. So...

[@Dracounguis]

Yeah I do ERTs in my Starlancer. Good shields, good firepower, & able to carry away the profitable loot you find. And costs less than the Scorpius

[@jonascrawley]

I’m not a fighter pilot, so I can’t say I’ve ever flown the Scorp. I am more drawn to the Vanguard’s for some reason, if anything. If I were to get a fighter, it’d be in-game and heavy just because I’d need the HP to last more than a minute or two. I didn’t think the Guardian was going to have an interior. Looking forward to checking that out.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

I'm hoping it has an interior! I pretty much only buy ships with interiors (except for my F7).

[@Froobyone]

Good review. I've had a AUEC Scorp since the "happy times" of salvaging. I was initially disappointed with it, but that was mainly because I'd been melting things with the full-fat Corsair prior to flying it. However, since the Corsair "rebalance" I've been flying the Scorp and started to enjoy it a little more. So much in fact that when we get wiped and 4.0 goes live, it'll be the first ship I work towards with my Starlancer Max.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Nice! I hear it just got buffed for 4.0 as well

[@aiur1645]

great intro and when it comes to the scorpius i was thinking about getting one at some point, i still have some CCU tokens lying arount to get to it but im still not completly sure if its worth it for me, i love the pilot view but at lest in the past i had friends telling me thy disliked the remote turret and prefer the hurricane, so i didnt test it out verry much ingame

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

It isn't terrible. It's just not a top performer. It's also getting a small buff in 4.0. I'd say this: if it makes you happy, buy it. If no one wants to copilot it with you, remove those guns and save some energy

[@aiur1645]

For a solo fighter i got my F7A anywasy

[@Squirrelking187]

The scorp is so beautiful, but I prefer the F8C to it for overall usability.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Same

[@BuckeyeChris]

Could never stick with having a fighter in my fleet… just hate the lack of versatility. The the guardians longer range and interior, we’ll see if that changes

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

It just changed for me :)

[@639wheeler]

I got the one with the red alert paint a couple iae's ago, before mm it was a great pve ship even solo, it also had way more ammo in the capacitor, and it was really good in atmosphere and in space, i recently got back in the cockpit with a buddy and it now feels like you are fighting in slow motion, but if you have a good gunner, it might help, but with the low magazine it has now, and it feels like your fighting in slow motion, i still love it, and i think it's faster then the hurricane now so it might have a better chance if you are crewed, we did get wrecked in arena Commander lmmfao, i hope it gets a bit of love. I've had some great adventures with it, especially in last years pyro test.... The scorp is a ship that will never leave my hanger.. If anything it makes a great pve bunker and bounty hunter, if you only have a buddy with you and need something that can defend itself and land in tight spaces for fights on foot lol .. Like you said, it's just cool... Maybe one day it will get better, i did hear though that they upped the ammo count, i don't know if it's true or not

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Someone else verified the ammo count went up!

[@Dracounguis]

3 minutes in talking about X-Wing... "But I'm not going to talk about looks." 😆

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

That's not what was said - nor was that the context.. but alright then

[@HDA_III]

Haha that’s funny

[@eliasbjerg9162]

I so wanted it to be my go to ship when flying a duo but im honestly doubtful

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Why are you doubtful?

[@zantrag]

The Scorpius is entirely a "rule of cool" ship. So... CIG didn't need to actually put effort into making it effective as a fighter.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Lol that reminds me of a few dates I've been on.

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

Umm, idk it’s pretty effective…

[@ozramblue117]

Maybe with current flight changes as I haven’t been on for some time, but a crewed Scorpius in its first year out was a beast. It’s very hard to evade that turret and if the opponent turns tail to avoid it you have nasty forward firepower and it’s limited missile supply can force the opponent to be evasive from any approach vector thanks to missile mode. Pve it’s fine even without a copilot. The storage and equipment rack is well designed as well. It’s a very versatile two man ship.

[@gabzsy4924]

I find it dumb that the guns are on the wing tips instead of the body. At least they could attach them at the base of the wings. Also, I hate the 2 mfd's design. I want 4's at all time.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Honestly - 2 MFD's spoils me... I drive a Starlancer.. we effectively get zero

[@fredjohnson7480]

Nice review. Its not a ship I've flown before and you've given a good pros and cons list for consideration.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Thanks! I forgot to mention the QT fuel though.. which isn't bad

[@critic_empower_joke_rlaxtslife]

Yeah... well.... how can I say this? Do you see anyone firing back at the scorp? Just like vanduuls vs UEE during citcon, it feels rather.... 1 sided. Those far rear turrets 2 dual size 2 on farer would eat scorp 10 folds. I cant tell you how faster crack would eat scorpio should it's turrets be filled.

[@zaysti4740]

where did you get that thing round ur neck 0:44

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Everus Harbor armor shop. Its one of the sets there.

[@critic_empower_joke_rlaxtslife]

You mean the sort of cape? Can be looted off npcs dry worlds and settlements, can be purchased in some stations. I think it's called Lynx, correct me if I am wrong. It's liiiiiight armor so cool factor but better be nimble when you face yahooz.

[@Astral_-_King]

I love the rule of cool design of this ship but it's not practical enough for me to wield without a co-pilot or wingmen for a heavy fighter and if that was the case, there are better options, it's an aesthetic choice to own and that's still a great reason to have one. I feel this should of been a medium fighter and a wasted opportunity for one, with those wings helping to be agile but as fragile as they are.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Yeah I agree

[@russwhitfield5259]

nice review , I do love this ship but she really needs that second seat filled else she takes forever to kill (as you stated) still , I wish I had a reason to use her , but shes been outclassed by the other "special" fighters like the f8 or f7mk 2a for me and I just dont need multiple fighters

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Thanks! She is just outclassed.. and it's sad. If it had an interior, I'd use it every day though

[@WetworkMerc]

2 synergy bottles. gotta get that food

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Cruz also gives food

[@WetworkMerc]

@ForgeCoreGaming TIL

[@99mserna]

Own it for aesthetics not exactly performance as you said :)

[@Anjiofchaos]

The scorpi is awesome no matter what anyone says!

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

You're not wrong

[@pheebs8451]

Do one on the Hurricane!

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Lol I will! I can't guarantee when though. I'll try to do one soon :P

[@patrickwelch7489]

It’s sounds like a bunch of you are mad because you don’t have a friend for the back seat lol

[@edbashline]

Fully crewed and loaded with the best loadout you can will be easily 2 passed by a hornet f7a in todays game should the man knows what he is doing. Until there is some sort of balance this ship is PVE, granted fun and sexy AF.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Yeah, I'm actually going to start doing tests like that. Full crewed vs x amount of pilots in single seater ships. But I suspect you're right

[@edbashline]

​@@ForgeCoreGaming I wish I werent, a large number of ships just aren't viable. But I guess its down to what or who you shoot at lol. Rant over, Happy holidays.

[@koruzarius8071]

It's nifty, but a bit too big when folded for what it is. I thought about putting one in a Polaris, but I could get like 10 Furies instead =S

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Yeah, but the issue with 10 furies is that you can't really have the crew for 10 furies once engineering comes out. Life support systems would fail prematurely. You'd likely only have the crew for 1-2 furies at most. And I bet a full crewed scorpius beats 2 furies. But also - it depends what kind of mission you're engaging in.. trying to board other capital ships? Those furies are a good bet.

[@koruzarius8071]

@ForgeCoreGaming oh for sure. They're all for me so every time I die I can just grab a new one! =D

[@KryptoWolf-1]

Bro forced me to hit that like button😄

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Do it!

[@Forsakei]

this is the same experience I had with the intrepid.

[@ZeNoodleCat]

Ravioli

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Baked Ziti

[@cj4short]

Love your videos, easy sub for me.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Awesome, thank you!

[@cremequeen]

We’ve all dated a girl just because she was pretty at least once in our lives

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

One.. seven.. who's counting?

[@Wolf_Rayet]

i like the ship its cool and fun to fly and i used it allot in the last patch solo and whit friedns

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Do you use it a lot?

[@Wolf_Rayet]

@@ForgeCoreGaming it was my to go fighter for the last patch,but npc teleporting did not make it rally fun gameplay 😀

[@critic_empower_joke_rlaxtslife]

My scorp is in buyback until We get better shields or better capacitors Or We can place a npc controlled by player in turret

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

The capacitor buff is coming in 4.0 actually :) time to bring er back out

[@thedonn7469]

Really cool ship, but unfortunately it flies like a brick. It terms of fighter ships I think I’ll stick with the light and medium variety.

[@Kaileris]

Please use lag pip or precision targeting when you're fighting up close or big ships. You're spreading your damage all over the ships you fight by not sub targeting one spot of the hull.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

🫡

[@SoupcanYT]

Not a fan of fighter crafts, but I totally understand when you say some ships are good just because they look good and doesn't have to have the best stats. Each ship has a role to play and that is indeed one great thing about star citizen.

[@PelenTan]

I just like the Scorpius. I think it definitely needs a buff on maneuverability, but other than that, I really feel it's about perfect as it is. It's just fun.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Fair enough!

[@critic_empower_joke_rlaxtslife]

Thumbed up but no, I did notfall in elevators for few years now... experience teaches you well upon stupid unretrievable equipment loss

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Lol its happened to me once.

[@quasar709]

Recently purchased even though im a single player.. I love it.. your right.. Its cool... I dont regret buying it in the slightest

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Enjoy it! Did you pledge it? Or buy it in game?

[@quasar709]

@@ForgeCoreGaming Oh I pledged.. used my cash. I looked at many content creators reviews so i didnt walk into it with my eyes closed. Still wanted it anyway. I know many people compare it to the famous X wing and I can see why but for me, this is right out of Babylon 5.. The famous Starfury which was an awesome ship!. Will I keep it? Probably not long term, there are other ships out there that i would like to upgrade too but for now i am very happy.

[@BoostBlueFL5]

I prefer the Ant over the base Scorpius. It's my main fighter and it survived all the melts and ccu's during IAE.

[@zerentheunskilled]

Really? I think you are the first person I've ever seen who's said that. The Antares would have been amazing if you didn't need a whole second person as a designated button pusher. if they ever make it a fully soloable ship, I'll probably get one.

[@bmc8246]

@@zerentheunskilledthe Ant is the better choice for solo, extra power plant to max everything and if you get co pilot EMP and QT with the speed to chase prey. V4 gives scorps a buff as well

[@zerentheunskilled]

@@bmc8246 The problem is finding anyone that wants to be the guy in control of only two buttons instead of flying their own ship or at least having a turret.

[@bloodnmetal]

I really think the Scorp looks great, but it lacks something... maybe when blades come into play it gets better, but I don't see it outclassing the Hurricane.

[@randomalien]

The Scorpius is really cool, there's no denying. I haven't really tried it much and I'm not too experienced in heavy fighters. The Ares were just way too slow to maneuver when I tried them at IAE, but the Hurricane seemed to hit a sweet spot and was fun. I'm really curious about the upcoming Guardian.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

So am I. If the guardian has an interior, it's an instant buy for me

[@Squirrelking187]

@@ForgeCoreGaming Same, imagine slapping twin size 5 attritions on it to boot

[@45Packages]

The rule of cool is enough here indeed. I still want one.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

I think that's plenty reason to get one

[@juggz143]

Was about to comment how you should have tried the Antares as it's a bit faster and more maneuverable but according to Erkul the specs are the same now smh CIG wtf are you doing lol. They are constantly ignoring their own lore and stated facts about ships performance. #facepalm

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Yeah, I feel like ship variants should be more than just a module or components.. otherwise, what's the point?

[@zerentheunskilled]

I love the Scorpius. It's absolutely deadly with a coordinated pilot and gunner, though I prefer the stock repeaters since I'm one of those guys that values projectile speed over raw damage.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

Nothing wrong with that!

[@zerentheunskilled]

@@ForgeCoreGaming I simply find it easier to land my shots on small targets when I don't have to worry about travel time as much. It's particularly noticeable in PVP since good pilots can often avoid slower projectiles if they have a small and quick enough ship.

[@665Jan83]

I'm a bit torn apart from this review. Like so many creators, you review ships in a role they're not made for. Sure one can hammer a screw and "review" the hammer but it doesn't do justice to the hammer.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

It's a fighter - I reviewed its ability to fight. It's a heavy fighter that should be able to fight larger targets effectively... which it kinda can for now. The only thing I didn't test was having a crewmember in it. Any comparison made was due to the fact that other ships in the same category do more with less crew. Not shown in the video was me doing VLRT & LRT contracts as well. It's just not a top performer. I didn't hate on the ship. I just stated the facts of its current stats & performance. Every assessment made comes with a caveat/disclaimer of sorts.

[@665Jan83]

@ForgeCoreGaming Thank you for your reply. Once again, one can hammer nails, no doubt. Fighter can go for HRTs and above, but their role is aniti Fighter and Bombers. And to see tools misused hurts me every time, no matter if it's hammers, ships, or guns. In the best case, these "users" complaining about poor performance. As you said, SC has a vast array of tools. Simply use the right one and enjoy a world where you get a screw in with some simple turns of a screwdriver.

[@ohyeah2816]

I have the Scorpius for one of two ships in my Polaris with no intention of using it for an interceptor.

[@davewills6121]

Of course not.......your solo

[@njtm1989]

They keep NERFING these ships.

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

I heard the same. But they also just buffed this one for 4.0 apparently

[@db3x88]

I've flown the Scorpius a number of times, and, yeah, it looks cool, but them not letting us lock that turret forward and make it a pilot controlled weapon is a poor choice for fighters like this or the Gladiator (which i will own immediately the day i can hire an npc gunner) and when you add the handling and price, well, i'll stick to my Mk1 Hornet and my Tana (a wholly underestimated little scrapper) when i want to engage in fighter combat. Semi-related, when the Scorpius released someone posted fanart of the Aurora with its 'wings' similarly extended, and it raised the cool factor of everyone's second favorite flying brick by 500% lol

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

I really wish they'd give the aurora folding wings. That would be such a cool starter ship if they did

[@Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n]

this scam will die out in less than 5 years

[@ForgeCoreGaming]

What scam?