Star Citizen - Cutlass Blue or Zeus MKII MR - Bounty Ship Game Play

[@cree8ion401]

This was an excellent comparison based on the inofmration we have to date. Thanks for taking the time to create it. Also, you didn't fill your video with fluff like some do, so that was appreciated. Great job. I am still on the fence, and have a CCU unapplied. Guess we all will wait and see what the Zeus MR is like upon release....and maybe a patch or tweo afterwards 😉

[@atticdentaro2811]

Its already confirmed that the QT dampner and the EMP will be pilot controlled on the Zeus MK II MR (talking about the comment on 4:20)

[@phild41488]

Cant Wait For The Zeus To Come Out

[@mistersolace265]

Ok… but does the MR have those sweet police lights that the blue has? Without lights how willl people respect my authority?

[@suoutriV]

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Ship not a police ship lol

[@DomBogey94]

Got me a zues MR, pretty excited to fly it when it comes out.

[@HideO-Z]

Not before 4.0 confirmed

[@koopakinkreet]

I think these ships line up very well, the Blue is the bare bones cost efficient ship that should be less expensive to maintain while the zues is the more expensive version that will cost you more but will do the job with a higher degree of comfort.

[@lystic9392]

I'm a bit concerned about the firepower of bounty hunting ships in general. I don't think people are going to be very scared to see a bountyhunter engage in ship to ship combat. Which does make some sense. (If bounty hunter ships were excellent at combat, why wouldn't everyone just use one for military missions?) I sort of hope the answer to this will be that bounty hunter ships will be good at e-warfare. I personally don't think it's thematically odd if you were to employ bounty hunters specifically for specialized emp/electronic warfare purposes on a battleground. I suppose that bountyhunters will either have to be stealthy about it (ambush/surprise attack) or bring escort (could be pretty awesome but then the pay needs to be good) or stalk and kill/arrest on the ground. It does seem like bounty hunting ships have more tendency to good ground coverage.

[@SagonSol]

Distortion distortion distortion :)

[@ozramblue117]

Nice review! My biggest worry is something you show in the very beginning with ship stats: the manoeuvring thrusters. The Zeus has less than half that of the Cutty blue. I hope this doesn’t equate to a drifty ship that’s hard to change vectors as it will need the ability to point those two fixed size fours at something smaller than a Connie for them to be worth much, especially in light of the small missile payload and turret positioning. The Top turret on the MR will be useful but the bottom turret on all variants has limited coverage which does not include lining up with the nose. If the Zeus turns out to be less agile than the Cutty line, it will be extremely vulnerable. It’s weapon profile is similar to a 400i with only a fraction of the shielding. Compared to larger ships it will be weak and compared to smaller ones it might lack the manoeuvrability it needs to fight back. Hope CIG take this into account before the line comes out.

[@sorecgaming]

I thought about the maneuvering thrusters as well. My guess is they will be more capable than average thrusters. The Connie has 12 and a much bigger ship, but we’ll have to wait and see when released.

[@Vioblight]

I think the Zeus is designed to brawl and be more comfortable daily. Pilot won’t land as many shots but it has the extra turret. It will be much slower than the blue but a lot more hull armor and shields imo. Trade offs for this rock paper scissors game

[@ozramblue117]

@@Vioblight if that’s how it’s designed it will fail, hands down. Not enough hull or shield to do that and not enough weapons either. The ship you describe would get wrecked by just about any resistance. You may as well be calling the 400i a brawler.

[@SkooterBrother]

Great channel wow! Love these Zeus variants videos. I am on fence between MR and ES. I already bought ES as my only ship, and I am not sure about upgrading to MR. Avenger Stalker was my first ever starter ship in this game and I had blast with it, even though there is no gameplay for bounty hunting pods just yet. Having full on bounty hunting emp wielding ship would be great for sure, but probably not worth the extra 40$ over ES. I am playing solo most of the time so I guess ES will be better for Pyro? With the long quantum jumps and scarcity of repairs and supplies. I've not played in pyro nor seen anyone playing there so not too sure how that looks in practice. Great video anywys very solid channel glad I found it!

[@robertcaie8157]

I really like the set up of your videos. gives me what I need to know in a logical fashion.

[@sorecgaming]

Awesome, thank you!

[@theamericanaromantic]

Nice comparison! CIG Devs said that prisoner pods will work on the MR grid just not stackable and also that the dampener and EMP will work from any seat, should be interesting.

[@sorecgaming]

Thanks 🙏🏼

[@amd1031]

Same can’t wait for the Zeus

[@petpen]

man that was a good video loved the one on the cl to thats the one i went with thanks to that video keep it up man cant wait till your one of the big SC tuber but super professionals video

[@Sleek110]

Should be noted that Cutlass Blue is a 2 man ship, not a 3 man ship, so you could have a blue, and a single seat fighter with the same manpower as a single Zeus

[@Pharesm]

Nobody has flown the Zeus, but that doesn't seem to stop anyone to make reviews and comparisons... ah well

[@fakejin247]

the Zeus Mr i also saied to be have good amor and once the Armor is up and running in the game it will make this ship even more be Duablittly like

[@Charlouf_]

i'll keep the Blue. it should have better grade armor ( because he have 1 shield) supposed to have frontal tractor beams long before it had magically a QED ( i bought it for those beams for pvp) 6x s3 & 6 missile racks.

[@MysteicVoltronus]

The Cutlass Blue is a local system patrol ship. You get in, grab your criminals and take them to prison. It has enough room to grab a small gang if needed or multiple people on a day's patrol. Then you have the bunks for catching some rest between incidents. The Zeus Mk2 seems more like a long range system to system bounty ship. The cargo bay could hold a land vehicle or two or a snub or extra supplies. It seems like its setup for the crew to live on the ship for a extended period while working 1 target for weeks, or when the target requires specialized equipment to apprehend. For me the Zeus is the pick because my dream for this game is to leave port in my ship or convoy and just not come back to civilization for days or weeks of gameplay. Just me, my crew, and the supplies we brought with us. It's why I also hope capital ships can be marked as a fleet/org ship and will persist is any member is online, not just the owner.

[@JagHiroshi]

IIRC, the Blue has 12 pods (6 per side in a 3&3 configuration). I'm not confident that CIG will maintain pilot controlled deployment of the QED and may push it to the second seat (currently broken in the PU). Not a fact, just a hunch.

[@Maverick966]

The Cutlass Blue will be the best bounty hunting ship for solo players for the fact that it has more pilot controlled weapons and the quantum dampener, the Zeus MR will require a minimum crew of 2 to control the quantum dampener and EMP, so it is more like do you want a solo or multicrew bounty hunting ship? Also the Zeus MR will be more like a ship for a few high value bounties, less of a daily bounty hunting ship like Cutlass Blue

[@sorecgaming]

A lot of great points! 👍🏼

[@BuTTuRzz]

Something you didn't really touch on is amount of players you're playing with. Cutty Blue makes it easy to fully man it because it's only 2 people. But in order for the Zeus to be at it's best, you need 3 people. And if you have 2 turrets, that makes me think the quantum is controlled by one person. (unless it's already been said that its' controlled by another player besides the pilot)

[@sergioveraruiz5384]

its imposible to the zeus to maintain that size with the current interior, zeus mk2 will increase in size for sure, In addition, the cutlass will be faster and more agile. They are simply two different bounty hunter ship options.

[@tafferinthedark]

If the Cutlass will be more agile than the Zeus, then the Zeus isn't going to hunt anything.

[@MooneShadow]

Whats the speed of the Zeus MR? Anyone know?

[@sendinthetorps8681]

is therea a dedicated pirate ship with dampening or interdiction

[@sorecgaming]

Not at the moment, but pirates can use any ship with these capabilities, including the Cutlass Blue, Scorpius Anteras, and Mantis. Not sure if CIG would ever designate a ship as a pirate ship.

[@sendinthetorps8681]

@@sorecgaming they have the pirate fighter and caterpillar. Would be nice if there was a cutlass pirate but it was just a blue with a decal change.

[@prophet0393]

the mr will nedd the copoliot to use the QT damp the cutty can do it solo:)

[@fuglong]

Keep in mind, the shields are not comparable. One is in game and using the old system, one is not out yet and is set up for the new system. Its not 1 shield vs 3 shields lol