Flying M1 or M0

[Knight Templar]

Just a quick noob question about large ships that I keep seeing in the game. Is it possible to fly these giant ships like the M1 or M0 class or are we stuck in the M2 and higher classes?

[TehFreak]

There aren't any M0, M1 are pretty much the same size as the M2 if not identical and you can fly them all.

[apricotslice]

There is no player ownable M0.

But everything else is ownable.

Afording to buy it and have the rank to do so are completely different things though.

[Knight Templar]

Thank you for your answers. I'm looking forward to being able to fly bigger ships.

[Darklight86]

Is it me or do Argon M1's and M2's (Titans + Mammoths) look a lot smaller than the other races equivalents .

[apricotslice]

Is it me or do Argon M1's and M2's (Titans + Mammoths) look a lot smaller than the other races equivalents .

Its probably you cause your looking at the wrong things

M1 = Colossus
M2 = Titan
TL = Mammoth

[Nyax]

Thank you for your answers. I'm looking forward to being able to fly bigger ships.

Bigger ships?

1) In the Entire history of the X games there have been a gand total of 2M0s Neither have been playable, and neither have moved. There isn't one in X3 at all.
2) The tiny size of the sectors means bigger ships won't exactly have much room to manouver
3) Most significantly of all, the limiting size of jump gates means you won't ever get ships much bigger then M1s and M2s as they won't be able to go through the gates.

[kyp durron]

The Argon M1 is cool to fly just don't expect it to be like a figher, moves like a pig but what fire power (including 60 fully equipted M3's) not much can talk you down.

kyp

[NovusBogus]

Generally speaking, in terms of effectiveness M2 and M1 are about the same, the difference is in how they operate.

The M2 is a pure gunboat, and it projects its firepower directly through lots and lots and lots of turrets. Most M2s can mount around 40 GPPCs, which will make short work of anything except maybe another M2. They cant all hit the same target at once though, so an M2 is really in its element in a fleet battle where theres hostiles swirling about all around it.

M1 is a carrier, it has powerful guns but not as much as the M2. It projects its firepower remotely, through a horde of fighters (which can potentially do a LOT more damage than an M2, but can also get shot down quickly). The M1 is faster than the M2, but is not as well shielded. Personally I prefer to fly an M2/M6/M3 and have the M1s stay away from the fight (equipped with flak/hept in case anything gets cheeky) and provide fighter support.

[General Dave]

You've missed a trick I think...

Argon MO

[targetdrone]

Thank you for your answers. I'm looking forward to being able to fly bigger ships.

Bigger ships?

1) In the Entire history of the X games there have been a gand total of 2M0s Neither have been playable, and neither have moved. There isn't one in X3 at all.
2) The tiny size of the sectors means bigger ships won't exactly have much room to manouver
3) Most significantly of all, the limiting size of jump gates means you won't ever get ships much bigger then M1s and M2s as they won't be able to go through the gates.

and i would love to drive the 3rd one out for a ride

would at least be someting to look forward to again

[Knight Templar]

Wow, I have so much to look forward too now. Thank you