Freelancer MAX vs Constellation Taurus | Star Citizen | Buyers Guide 

The Max ALWAYS makes me smile when I first walk into its' cargo bay and I have no idea why. However, it's out-classed by the Taurus (ESPECIALLY if you can still find the Taurus at the old $150 price point). Still, as mentioned here in the comments if CIG does what they said they'd do the FL series will be the largest ships that can fit through the small jump points. If this stays true then the Max is the king of the smaller, more multi-purpose cargo ships.

i had both ships and they are great but upgrade from MAX to Taurus is natural progres in trading gameloop.

Sentimental favorite for me is the FreeMax. The Freelancer "Space Trucker" commercial from way back is what lured me to SC. Seeing the FreeMax is when I fell in love. Real money purchase was the FreeMax while I always buy a Connie in game.

Taurus wins in almost every way. Cargo, firepower, shields. The Freelancer being smaller, is a bit more maneuverable and doesn't need quite so much open space for landing. In my opinion it's best feature over the Taurus is the security of the side door. It requires an animation. Door opens, you get out, door closes. There is no time for some intruder to sneak aboard like when you use a ramp or elevator.

As much as I try other ships for multi-role fun, so far I keep coming back to the Taurus! It's usefulness is often underestimated.

I love the taurus because you can take it bounty hunting with its decent guns and huge shields then gobble up all the containers of contraband the bad guys drop with the beam.

one future consideration will be jump point travel as ships size will matter. FL Max is medium and ConTaurus is large. So as I understand it ship size will have limits on routes you can use. In a nutshell the connie will need to use longer routes than the FL-Max. I want to say, someone stated in the past the Max will be the largest ship that can navigate a small jp. But I slept since then so take that with a grain of salt

If you are only hauling cargo then the Taurus. ROC mining then the max. Jacking multiple trades, I lean towards the max.

I'm sure further into Development, or release, The size will definitely be something to consider. I see people mentioning Jump Point Limitations. But there may also be things like being able to fit and squeeze into small areas on Planets, or utilize smaller Landing Platforms. There 'was' A mention in the original Freelancer trailer that it had a 'low signature'? So could also be a potentially sneaker freighter than its much larger competition.

Constellation Taurus hands down

I picked a Phoenix and store 3x Mirai Fury in its bay. So its now a small cap. ship with 4 snub fighters :D

I didn't realize how beefy the Taurus is, will have to try it eventually. Usually I get my ships with auec in game, it's nice that the max is still comparable while being more affordable. Great review though, it helps a lot seeing similar ships side by side.

Got a Taurus in my fleet today, upgraded from a fury to get that LTI, lol. It might become a Andromeda next month but I’ll see how much it grows on me. I don’t see myself keeping it because I use the C2 as a hauler so I think the Andromeda will serve me better but we will see.

There's ONE thing you didn't took into account, Size for Jump Points. The Free MAX can take S1, the Taurus will have to use S2, so you'll have to take a "longer" route.

Gracias por tus valoraciones tengo la freelance Max y al oírte debatir de uno y de otro la verda que me prefiero gastarme esos 50€ para ponerme al mando de la Taurus gracias y muy bien video... As sopesado mis dudas 😅😅😅😅

I currently have the MIS and DUR.. I upgraded MISC to the Prospector, sold the MAX to upgrade an LTI Hover-quad to the DUR... I hope to see the Exploration gameplay soon.. .. I too, still, get a smile when I walk onto the rear cargo hatch of any of the Freelancers, I get this feeling of "I am home, and I am safe" . Still deciding whether to sell the MIS to get the Taurus or maybe C1. And buyback the MAX when they "Gold Pass" it 😉

I absolutely LOVE the MAX, it was my first actual cargo ship. But the Taurus is hands down the better ship, it has more cargo capacity, a more convenient cargo hold for vehicle loading and better combat stats. If you want a multi role ship that dose a good job in most cases, the MAX is great but the Taurus is excellent.

I would say that the max and Taurus is in two different price classes, the max for 2.2mil* and Taurus for 3.3mil*, if u already grinded a extra 1.2mil* why not grind a extra 1.4mil* to get too the Caterpillar. *aUEC Why I say is, that Taurus in my opinion is better but it's more expensive so price is important part too.

I was hoping you'd compare ground vehicle accommodation and convenience. Both ships can carry an Ursa, but it seems the MAX has better utility for picking up salvage along side carrying the Ursa.

Vici you forgot the big importent stuff. their size, and their ability to use small wormholes, the max should be able to take even small wormholes where the Taurus should be restricted to medium and up... unless they chage that part, i doubt they will... So the Max will be able to take short routes as the "biggest" small ship in the game atm

Hate to do the fabulous MAX down but when measured against the Taurus it clearly comes up short.

The shields are a bit misleading. The MAX's shield HP is split between the two faces, and the Taurus' are split between the 4.

Do you have a place online somewhere you keep track of all these scores?

I see in comments most people saying that Taurus is better than Free Max. Outside the fact that security inside Max should be better thanks to better protection against sneak people. But noone here is saying that Taurus is at least 50$ more expensive than Max. And in-game, Free Max is around 2 millions and Taurus cost 3 millions. All is depending what people want to do with their money. And noone should forget that these ships are not done to make war but defend themselves sometimes.

Honestly you can’t go wrong with either.

I've been using the max to run refined ore to a tdd. Problem is, it can't carry two mole loads w/only 120 scu, the Taurus can. Thinking about upgrading? PVP is not a concern so far.

Max the side door out weighs any advantage Taurus has in extra cargo size.

With lifts bugged and ability to squeeze through jumps, I will keep the Maxxx for now. Simple. (My Connie is a great supplement however)

Taurus has 24 size *2 missle rack.

I like the Lancer because it kinda sucks. But I think being a trucker would suck too, so it's more immersive. Conny is more like a HEMTT with a roof gun.

Seeing as the MSR can also use the smallest jump point... One should expect the connie to also fit.. The Connie T smashes the max... Then smuggling capacity Connie T.. Large shield Connie. T... More fire power Connie T ... Connie T is simply better.

Constellations just look 200% better than the Freelancers

Surprise surprise.

With manuel loading the max wil become way easier to load than the taurus

The Constellation Class is OP in therms of PVP. The Regular Freelancer and especcialy MAX feels very slugish in Combat. Its not really better in therms of Accelittion or maneuverability in comparison to the Constellation Taurus/Andromeda Class. Its like, the Freelancer is 10% Faster, but 90% less Durable. Its a Joke. Vs Pirats i feel much more Safe in a Taurus then in a Freelancer Max. Eighter the Freelancer need a Speed/maneuverability Buff or the Constellation Class a slight Speed nerf. Last weekend i Fightet with a Reliant Kore (Light Fighter with Speed of a Medium) vs a Constellation Taurus. I have done 80% of my Power to my Shields and Guns to Fight Back, and only 20% on my Thrusters. But with this, i never Catched the Taurus. Everytime i got under/behind her, the Taurus Booster Straigt Forward and before i turned around, the Taurus was 1500m away and out of my Gunrange. That happend 3-4 Times in a Row and then i Explode. I never damaged her Shields really. I never Lost Against a Freelancer Max in my Lightfighter.

hate the visibility

Ohh god no docked ship in the back for lame storage 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮

You ham it up way to much or I'd watch your stuff. The boomeniall "Mr EPIC" commercial voice is too much, personally. Try talking like a regular person with some enthusiasm...