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[@TaldrenDR]

They should have made the turret remote and controlled by one of the back seat consoles in the bridge. It's perfectly setup for it.

[@roberonin7400]

i think they intend to !

[@lowlevelcloud6649]

Excellent ship review as always. Thanks so much for taking the time to do these.

[@BuzZzKiller]

Been a while mate! I've had this ship since it was released. (Big surprise I know) The biggest vehicle you can fit in the back is the Cyclone. Someone on reddit managed to cram 4 in there. I have no idea how he did it, they were all parked sideways! That stupid turret blocks everything else. The Ursa and the Merlin won't go. People have been saying they want CIG to make that rear turret remote. I think that would be a good idea. When the ship is full of cargo, you can barely get to it. You have 4 seats, why not make the rear ones control the turret?

[@chriswynne101]

While I agree with you, I believe it is purely for balance. I know your question will be "how" but I think it's for balance on the cost more than game play. This is just my take obviously but I would guess that is the reason.

[@chriswynne101]

well that and the reason you gave up weaponry for cargo but that is a bit redundant with what I said I guess.

[@monkeybubba1526]

@@Avarus-Lux I understand a lot of their "balancing" changes. Like some ships may excel in everything but have garbage shields or a bad power plant. Just like in real life nothing is going to be perfect and excel in everything. But this just seems like poor design on the developers part. This ship would be so much more useful if they fixed that dumb turret.

[@monkeybubba1526]

@@Avarus-Lux An example is how the Anvil Hawk only has one size one shield. That thing would be absolutely insane if it could maneuver that fast and still barely take any damage.

[@fredashay]

If it's a balance issue, then give players the option of deleting the rear turret when buying the ship. I don't want to be a pirate or bounty hunter. I just want to be a miner and trader. One turret for self defense is enough for me since I'll be playing alone anyway.

[@trippylummox274]

I've owned a Max since they first introduced the upgrade. Can't wait to finally have at it. Thanks for the great vid about it!

[@garycarter961]

same here. well, I may have bought it later but have flown it now and can't wait to haul some cargo with it. Shoved 2 cyclones in it the other night.

[@RMJ1984]

Well we did have it. But then they took it away.

[@garycarter961]

@@RMJ1984 think you still have one if you own it. Not sure I checked last night but I know it was there 2 nights ago.

[@MiaMooreA]

How you liking the max?

[@fredashay]

I have a Freelancer DUR. The only thing they need to fix, IMO, is that both inner and outer airlock doors shouldn't both be able to be open at the same time if the inside and outside pressure differential is too big, or would result in depressurizing the living area.

[@garycarter961]

I filled that ship to the MAX today and there was room to walk...barely. And the middle section is filled too when you buy the MAX amount of SCU.

[@traffictraffic]

This seems like a really well rounded ship

[@Laharal55]

''Tactical advance heeere'' always puts a smile on my face :)

[@DesertIce89]

A cool tip is that you can just turn the engines off and keep the power on. Then the ship sits like a brick with the power on.

[@canny8228]

I'm quite pleased with how the MAX has turned out. I've been waiting for this ship for a long time. Even the orange is starting to grow on me.

[@tacticaladvance]

They have done a great job on this ship

[@Folker46590]

@@tacticaladvance I hate the living area; to narrow, beds have to much space, no place to eat, bathroom sucks, no privacy, no food storage area, looks very cramped and uncomfortable. I agree that having the rear gun station's rails blocking the door is stupid. I'm looking for something like the Millennium Falcon or the Firefly from Serenity, something that looks livable and comfortable. All Star Citizen ships look like airliners or something from Alien, small dark and cramped. Most ships have barracks like sleeping areas and that's NOT conducive to good morale.

[@BuzZzKiller]

@@Folker46590 The Max a pure industrial hauler. Think over-the-road tractor truck with a small cab on the back. If you want the Falcon, look into the Mercury Star Runner. Less cargo capacity, but it's an asymmetric smuggling/data runner.

[@4rch4ngel27]

Amazing that NOT ONE of the Big Named Star Citizen video makers on KZbin has pointed out or even noticed that of all the Freelancer variants, the MAX is the only one that has a huge loop hole in Security! ANYONE! can board a MAX at any time whether it's occupied or not. It has NO "DOOR LOCK" controls whatsoever in the cockpit. I found this out the VERY hard way when someone walked right up to my MAX after I landed at Grim Hex and flew away with it and the 120 Units or Medical Supplies I had in it. I had walked far enough away from my ship that a Pirate (Kudos to him for knowing of and exploiting the loophole) ran to my ship, boarded it from the side entrance, and took off before I could run back to get on board myself. LESSON LEARNED! But never again! I will not fly the MAX again until that exploit is fixed.

[@PyroChimp75]

I backed this ship on concept sale, It's good to see in all its glory! amazing ship to get the ball rolling with trading!

[@verpine3534]

Great review, TA. Much appreciated. The comparison I see most asked about is the MAX vs the Connie Taurus. Still the MAX for me, though. Freelancers for life!

[@pansg405]

I got the DUR variant and I absolutely love it. Multipurpose and all. In addition the cockpit is dirty and weared down which gives you a mercenary cowboy space trucker feeling. Next stop for me a carrack. I hope they will make a nice and interesting exploration system so that I can get lost into it. Amazing video as always!

[@bback74]

Thanks for the review! A MAX was my first big pledge back in 2014 I believe, and it's still in my fleet (did a "LTI conversion" when that became a possibility). Quite happy with the rework with the only criticism being the turret rail in the cargo entrance. I currently also own the other variants and I might actually end up keeping them all.

[@lyianx]

20:06 Actually Tac, you can. The "power on" option you see, that is the power control for the console. It will turn on :)

[@RMJ1984]

Can't turn the console on. Says power on! :P found that very amusing.

[@tacticaladvance]

Tried it yesterday and could not turn it on. Also try it again in my upcoming video the MIS.

[@lyianx]

@@RMJ1984 I remember that happening in.. i think the 600i and i think i got it to work by hitting it to "shut it off" and again to turn it on. it was weird. May not work for every ship, but you'd think it would in a flyiable ship.

[@RMJ1984]

They still need to do something with that turret. Not only should it not be blocking cargo like that. But how exactly are you or anyone gonna get in that turret, if the cargo hold is full of well cargo?. I kinda think that it should be remote controlled from the cockpit. There are 4 seats after all.

[@RickOShay]

Good review! I have the Freelancer Misc - I would be interested to know what weapon upgrades can be applied if you have enough cash. Anyway I agree entirely with you that the rear turret lift is just a bad design decision - I can't see how that could be a balancing issue - it's just an annoyance really - in any event it needs to be fixed to solve the cargo / vehicle load issue and hopefully while they are at it they will fix the left hand cargo space so you can walk down either side and also fix the texture glitch when entering the hold from the rear. Other than that the Freelancer is a good all round ship imo.

[@Obosii]

The Freelancer Max is going to do better with planet trading as the Caterpillar is a beast and takes a while to get out of atmosphere.

[@juliencote78]

Ohhhh my! Good call on the point defence turret use. I can see the use for hot zone deliveries when playing with a crew.

[@commanderroddi7742]

The advantage of the DUR is that exploration/pathfinder ships are 20% more efficient at using quantom fuel, so you can jump forever with that thing. But the orange paint on this ship is amazing!

[@tacticaladvance]

Tried it in this patch and there is no difference yet )-:

[@michaelthebarbarian3380]

Newb here, this is the one I bought. Cool looking and I can park a Ursa in the back for picking up deliveries lol Plus I can drag 3 friends along. It actually makes sense to have the head and the kitchenette on a lower level in case there was some sort of leak, it would stay contained back there.

[@eddiquettetv1253]

I just bought this ship last night. I’m so happy about it. Thanks for the video

[@truecoverage2463]

flew this quite abit in the PTU, I really like it

[@michaelspringer9626]

The Freelancers should have a remote turret

[@VosperCDN]

Nice overview on this ship, thank you,

[@samgau2]

I owned both . The cat and freelancer. The big problem is the cat take 15min to 25min just to leave Hurston atmosphere.freelancer can do it in Les then 5.

[@davidhunter1538]

I read somewhere that the max is the largest ship that can still pass through a wormhole. But that may have changed by now.

[@robertbrazier5097]

I've been tracking the progress of this ship for a couple of years now and I'm so glad it's finally flight ready! As soon as i have the money I'm bying the game and getting this ship. Although that will take a while considering I'm a 16 year old with no income

[@So1othurn]

They need to get rid of those turret elevator rails. The MAX is a good size for putting vehicles in, but there can be a collision there.

[@bradleymorgan8223]

I'm waiting on my Hull C, but i used to have a MAX before i sold it.. lovely ship

[@TairnKA]

I was going to get a Max (still may) until I saw the C2 Starlifter. It's a shame for long, I mean Long trips we can't shut down two of the engines? I'd like to have a way of firing missiles from each wing (1 each), maybe one of each type? It's been said the Max is the largest ship that will be able to use a small jump point.

[@Charlouf_]

that point is discussed by CIG, it had small before, maybe it will not keep it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ cause of size and cargo

[@panpiper]

If I wasn't sitting on a Carrack and a Banu Merchantman, the Freelancer Max would be the ship I would want to play with. I hate the cockpit view however.

[@asheglenn]

That view is the only reason I dislike that ship

[@ericwollaston5654]

I do not use the Freelancer series for combat much (except the MIS) but I can see in front of me well enough to use it. My opinion, but I am a MISC fanboy more than just disliking Drake.

[@Folker46590]

I hate the living area, it's to narrow, the beds are way to tall and uncomfortable looking, no place to eat, shower looks dumb, no food storage area, and just an overall cramped feeling. The living area is one of the biggest weaknesses of the Freelancer design, as is those two arms coming down into the cargo hold from the rear gun, what idiot thinks that's a good idea?

[@asheglenn]

Haha I lived in a sumarine for 3 years, the Freelancer feels roomy to me

[@Pompelipom33]

I will get this ship. I think it's looks better now than before. I think it's good that some ships have better views than other, but it could have just a slightly better view. The front panel doesn't looks huge any more, so thats good.

[@Smudge205]

I really look forward to these honest and thorough reviews. Only criticism is that we don't hear all of the sound effects (exterior door opening here) when you have your helmet on. Perhaps Hurston would suit better if the frame drops aren't too bad? Keep up the great work and much love.

[@mongopoju]

Damn might buy one with my friends to do missions in

[@halan236]

Welcome back TA. Thanks for the update/review.

[@johnterpack3940]

I'm a twenty-year veteran of the transportation industry. When I set out to buy into the game I knew I wanted to get into the cargo business because that's what I know... and it would let me explore avenues I never got to explore in the real world, if ya know wut I mean. Anyhow, I checked out all the available cargo ships because I knew the Aurora just wasn't the ticket. The minute I saw the MAX I knew it was the ship to have. It's absolutely the perfect balance between big enough to haul stuff and small enough to be agile. It's like a certain disc-shaped freighter from a fairly popular movie franchise. This vid almost makes me want to reinstall the game.

[@evoman44]

If it has been over a year since you last loaded up Star Citizen you will be surprised how much the game has improved. There is a lot more to do now including cargo runs.

[@ph11p3540]

Fortunately for me I own several ships including the Freelancer DUR. I value being able to see something in better detail and make my decision on it before I am too close to it. Being able to make my own quantum fuel in the DUR give me a great deal extra range and duration.

[@TilfEye007]

Dude the DUR refinery can't make Quantum-Fuel, its only for high grade SCM fuel!

[@antduude]

Excellent overview of this ship. I have the base model and may just upgrade to the Max. Even though I have a Connie package, I really think I'm going to be spending most of my time in the Freelancer. It just seems like the epitome of what Star Citizen is about.

[@ericwollaston5654]

Glad to see a new ship review from you, look forward to the other new ships...especially the Hawk.

[@ChefboyRD253]

Not sure why everyone wants a remote turret. It would be nice. But, just having the arms fold up when not in use like the old Cutlass ones used to would work just fine as well.

[@southernknight9983]

I'll be getting this or the DUR, next. I finally got my Carrack! Yeah!

[@MidKnight2142]

I had a hard time deciding between the MAX and the DUR, went with the DUR cause it seemed like it could do more and that I thought it looked better. Any chance of a DUR review? :)

[@tacticaladvance]

Its on the list of ships to make videos of (-:

[@qwarq]

Steering wheel needs to be lowered a bit , an the arms of the players + (turret) , so you can see the lower display screens on the left an right. Defn Max is up on the top of the list for best ships in game & same with the orange skin on this one.

[@Shinzon23]

Cool; now how many nox and cyclones and ursa can you stuff in the back, and what happens if you drive something like a ursa ( assuming it fits) or any other vehicle out of the freelancer during quantum jump?

[@Furstaide]

if you have pooh that colour, go the doctor pls! :) Great ship though huh.

[@j_bucko567]

Just stop eating so much craft mac n cheese

[@SpuriousECG]

I'd agree, the MAX is great. Even makes a pretty good gunship!

[@budgybottom75]

I pretty much am going to have one of the each variants for sure! i have a DUR at the moment but so very much thinking of melting it to the MAX as you said for use in the PTU since the DUR mechanics are going to be quite a bit away! although, the DUR is much quicker in QT from what some others have seen. lol GAH!! decisions! lol

[@christiankirkenes5922]

I've gopt one, looking forward to flying around with you and Bursar in it

[@hansyolo8277]

Apparently the arms on the turret are not supposed to hang down, so hopefully they'll get around to fixing it soon. Also, the Freelancers have been said to be "the biggest ships that can go through the smallest jump points", is that also true for the MAX?

[@bryanhopper4727]

Have Max and Dur waiting to try them out. Great review.

[@CaptainCreosoteRN]

Yah! had this from the day it became available. coolio :)

[@avidian888]

It is my favourite ship as well right now and I'll probably be spending most of my time in the verse onboard this ship by myself or maybe with two NPCs. 😊

[@nomadchad8243]

When do you think they will lock un-melts down? I have a merchantman that i could melt for a Max but don't want to lose the MM.

[@Ragnarok6664]

Looks like a promising bounty hunter vessel, been checking in more on SC but I really don’t know enough.

[@Ashmodai]

just wait for the Taurus...

[@SuperMak001]

Always love your videos?

[@hendriksmit9922]

If i dont have acces to an ship but want to know more.. this is the place.

[@Oearth]

Another fantastic ship review!!

[@SirMactator]

Why isn't the turret remotely controlled? There are 4 seats in the front...

[@Nitrogenetiks]

there is space for a merlin ? or is better to go directly to the andromeda

[@wallywest2517]

You can uses the two seats in the back of the cockpit they’re single MFDs

[@supersasquatch]

I should probably switch my DUR to this right?

[@Borengar629]

I really hope that they will just swap the location of the turret with the one of the air lock. That would make this a much better ship. The turret woulde be able to to fire in all directions and it would no longer obstruct the cargo bay door.

[@vpher]

Great ship for utility, but it would feel so crowded in there with four people milling about. Much of that bed space could be put to more practical use. I never understood why that ship would take four people, when the Hercules C2 can easily be handled by one or two.

[@eshamblazer]

Keep them coming bro!

[@isla_bonita]

I don't believe the M50 fits but the Merlin perhaps does. Wonder how the MAX behaves with the new flight model.

[@eggy6857]

Coffeemaker on point!

[@MadIIMike]

I think the best thing about the Freelancers is, that they were never supposed to be "the best thing", same as the Cutlass, Constellation etc. . Most of the new ships are sold as the ultimate tool for a certain job just to either suck in literally every other way or fail to archive what they were sold as. I'd prefer the Constellation Taurus over the Freelancer Max, but that's just personal taste. Another Ship worth mentioning however, is the Hull B... at just 90$, it might turn out to be quite a bargain.

[@lookingglass5463]

Love these reviews!

[@tacticaladvance]

Thanks mate just set a new video live on the DUR

[@Neobahamutfr36]

My new ship ^^ It's so cool

[@OneManMilitia69]

This actually made me consider this ship.... if it wasn't for the 'DRAKE ONLY' thing.

[@lutz910]

Thank's a lot! Great review! Hope you do some more ;)

[@mr8ty8]

Still, like the old Freelancer cockpit more than the new one. We need an Arrow, Delta and Beta review. I am considering switching my Delta for an Arrow. Considering they made the choice of not giving the Delta any cargo space anymore.

[@fmartingorb]

I picked myself one during the sale... pair it with my Mercury and voila

[@severodriguez1185]

The cockpit reminds me of the millennium falcon

[@vincentpari88]

I think the beds double as Escape Pods!

[@ales2324]

can you land an arrow inside it?

[@HeilerKGD]

How many dr pepper i can fit in this ?

[@4675636B]

So much spaghetti

[@icommandoi145]

what microphone do you use?

[@CL-zm2pq]

whats the cost of this ship?

[@courcheval]

The boss is back!!

[@charlesufarlie1214]

Great review mate

[@danielwlodawer1282]

The rear turret is a really bad design choice. At least it should be remote controlled. It's not any good if you can't use it, because your cargo hold is full.

[@Neobahamutfr36]

Wait, the cargo isn't meant to go under the turret... I may try to load it to full capacity and see what happens under the turret...

[@drlaackenstein]

I've tried the Freelancer variants and the Cutlass, and while the MAX is nice, it is not as responsive/agile as the Cutlass. Max is a GREAT hauler, but if I were to choose a forever ship for all types of play, the Cutlass would be my first choice with MIS probably next.

[@TilfEye007]

Yup, the Cutlass is more agile but also more fragile :)

[@Wind_Lord]

torn between the Tautus and the MAX, the Taurus holds more, has better weapons, has a smuggling area, better turret etc... but it's bigger, needs bigger wormholes and in the end, that freelancer shape is just awesome.

[@TilfEye007]

so take the Lancer + CCU to Taurus for 0$ and wait until Taurus come, then you can decide what is better ship for you

[@Wind_Lord]

TilfEye007 yup. That’s what I have.

[@danielpeterson6987]

I seen people on the game mine with that ship and got 176,000 credits in one load and after one hour he made one billion credits.

[@Lardum]

What mic do you use? Your voice is so soothing

[@AHDPEIKA]

Where can I buy it?

[@panpiper]

First mod to make on a freelancer is to automate the rear turret, turn it into a dedicated point defense weapon.

[@AbuN4z1r]

Or hire NPC to do it?

[@panpiper]

@@AbuN4z1r Access to the turret is right in the middle of the cargo area. If your cargo is full, there is no getting into the turret. Meanwhile, the turret is a measly two size one guns, an absolutely absurdly miniscule amount of firepower. It is virtually useless for anything other than shooting down missiles. I am not going to pay a crew salary solely for the purpose of firing a pair of squirt guns. A computer blade on the other hand will make it what it should have been all along, a dedicated point defense gun.

[@KuraIthys]

Only a single set of flight controls huh. There's a lot of attention to detail, but as someone with some flight training, the idea of only a single set of controls is kinda weird to me in a multi-person cockpit. XD I will give them bonus points for putting it on the left though. For civilian aircraft, left seat is the default pilot position if there's only a single pilot. (This seems random but it's a visibility thing when flying landing approach circuits. - unless airport conditions dictate otherwise, all circuits are left-hand circuits, meaning every turn is done to the left. Hence sitting on the left side improves visibility.)

[@komradkratz]

Well, you convinced me to upgrade from my standard Freelancer.

[@tacticaladvance]

I am sure you will like the ship.

[@mururoa7024]

Ugh! I really liked the previous all metal skin better. The shape is also more angular and less slick. (I've had one since day 1)

[@danielpeterson6987]

It looks like it is old and used and third hand and needs a new painting and if you look it might need repairs. That's what it looks like but I like it and that is how I buy my vehicle so I can repair it on my own and get it's cheaper that way. Even if I have the money to buy a new one or two and it is more fun in real life when I buy cars and trucks or other toys like boats as well which I'm going to rebuild a boat this summer or three boats this summer and one truck. And I will also put up a shed and a woodshed and maybe a two greenhouses and possibly one more thing. And yet I work at two full time jobs as well. I know I put too much down but that's life and I have a 1968 car two put together as well but my 1980 car will have to wait another year before I fix. But good show thanks.

[@TerminalGear]

They should have named it the Freelancer Thick!

[@arielfetters5662]

I'd get one of these in a heartbeat... if it didn't have the rear turret armature blocking off the ceiling making getting things into the ship just a teensy bit, as in very, problematic if not impossible.

[@devonmoreau]

Catepillar - log of death :D

[@DrJondo]

nice ship

[@RMJ1984]

Imo the ladders near the beds are way way to overkill. It's for people who wanna go to bed. They need to make them smaller. No need for them to be that wide.

[@retrix9910]

yea i melted my constellation to get it, it is so cool. The constellation is a nice ship too but i got bored of it with the time.