The Asp Scout - Worthy of the HATE? [Elite Dangerous Ship Review]

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The Asp Scout from Lakon Spaceways in Elite Dangerous is cut-down Asp Explorer, with a focus on being a combat explorer, rather than a fully fledged exploration ship. Out of all the ships in the galaxy, this is the one that probably gets the harshest reception. But is this reception justified, or is it one that's exaggerated by various commanders out there? Surely if there was no point it wouldn't exist - even if money were no object? Let's find out...
All content taken from Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.
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10 дек 2023

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@user-ln7qq7fs7v 3 месяца назад

as someone who loves both the cobra mkIV and asp scout: how to fix the scout: either make it a small ship with 2 additional utility mounts or: increase the speed, add 2x small hardpoints, remove the 2 medium ones. (would rather have 6 small hardpoints)

@CrimsonGamer99 6 месяцев назад

The Asp Scout's only value comes in mirrorballing the piss out of one and getting a pvp kill with it for bragging rights.

@DeepSpaceMystery 6 месяцев назад

I just bought this spaceship and i use it for exploration and mining 😃

@ARGHouse504 6 месяцев назад

A pretty good ship I reckon, I have multiple asp scouts, one as a non-engineered non-guardiqn Explorer, one as a medium combat trainer, one as a core miner and another as an ~7-ly range classic Elite emulator. It has some great manoeuvrability and is fun to fly around in canyons FA-off.

@gamingsnipsandbits 6 месяцев назад

That's quite the fleet of Asp Scouts - out of all of them, you got a favourite?

@MrAyybee2cold 6 месяцев назад

@@gamingsnipsandbitsI use the DB and asp scouts as sub 2500ly explorer scouts the explorers are for extended trips.

@cbunny6671 6 месяцев назад

What's sad is this ship really only would need 1 thing to be viable. 1 of a whole list even. 1. Fighter Bay 2. They dropped thrusters from class 5 to 4 from the explorer. Just give it back it's class 5. 3. A little bit more cargo capacity. 4. Make it run colder like the dolphin 5. Make it fit on a small landing pad. 6. Give more REASONS to do things in super cruise. It would be a fantastic small ship. it's not a small ship. I love my asp scout. I've flown more in it than any other ship. But I don't get anything done in it sadly. And after flying a python... Well now I'm spoiled for choice.

@gamingsnipsandbits 6 месяцев назад

Reasons 2 and 3 would make this ship pretty appealing - especially 3. You'd think that downsizing so many of the AspX internals to make the Scout would give it just a little bit more capacity than its more expensive sister ship...

@cbunny6671 6 месяцев назад

@@gamingsnipsandbits Right? Like they took out the thrusters and FSD. so what's actually IN the ship now lol you've just got massive holes in the middle of the ship where bigger internals used to be, I bet it whistles when you fly through an atmosphere. At least if it had bigger or equal cargo to the ASPEx, you could use it as a smuggler or something.

@christopherjohnston6343 Месяц назад

The Scout defies the laws of physics with how bad iit is. You can fit class 4 thrusters on the AspX. . . It's still faster than the Scout even though the Xplorer has nearly 2x the mass. I want to like this ship but it's pretty much useless at anything quantitative. I want it to be faster than the Explorer. I want it to have about the same cargo as the Dolphin. Realistically that's all it needs to be a viable multirole ship. You could even further buff it without making other ships redundant.

@williamvorkosigan5151 6 месяцев назад

I used to do High Grade Emissions with my combat Python. With the advent of the Mining Limpet controller with 4 Limpets I decided that I would see what would be best. I ordered ships by manoeuvrability. Too small, ", ", just right. Oh, it's the Asp Scout. Credits no option, so give it a go. 48 Limpets (x 3). Enough to completely fill up on Grade 5 in one go. No Engineering & it works great. Spins around real quick to re-enter the instance. Having been convinced it works I have engineered the Begezeuse out of it & it work only a bit better. It is the best ship in the game for High Grade Emissions. Cobra Mk III is meh, at everything. No idea why people keep recommending it.

@BrianVaughnVA 25 дней назад

I'd say the Keelback is a damn good ship if you want to be a cargo hauler with teeth, a miner with some defense or a short-range explorer with a reliable hull and SLF.

@Underb00t 6 месяцев назад

I got a diamondback scout for fighting... If I hate myself, I should get the asp scout for crazy fun

@gamingsnipsandbits 6 месяцев назад

My DBS is something of a glass cannon at the moment - great fun to get into a scrap with though 😁

@jaekwon1822 3 месяца назад

supercruise maneuverability makes it a good explorer. good thruster agility makes it a good spire credit farmer

@ChemFrogEngels 6 месяцев назад

Very respectable and thoughtful review. I liked it.

@user-on1ju4wy2w 6 месяцев назад

Scout is the best garbage collector because of his hypercruise maneuver. You can collect materials faster than two drones.

@potteryjoe 6 месяцев назад

Recently purchased one to see if it was as bad as some people say. It's not great, but neither are my piloting skills, nor gameplay focus, so it's fine.

@williamvorkosigan5151 6 месяцев назад

I have made a thing of helping brand new pilots. I can get them from an E Grade Sidewinder into an A Rated DBX (for travel landing on planets with an SRV for Jameson Crash Site, Dav's Hope, Crashed Anaconda in Orrere). Do the tutorial on each and how to use the Material Trader. An A Rated pew pew Viper Mk III (living in the combat system). Crafting Lists for the first few unlocks. Not much after that, an A Rated Asp Scout (for HGEs, living at the Eng Mat Trader station). All this in about 4 or 5 hours.

@gamingsnipsandbits 6 месяцев назад

That's a pretty solid progression plan - although if I was starting again I'd probably spend a bit more time in the Sidewinder, just to learn the basics of flight control (plus I DO love my Sidewinder). Would need to get Farseer on the destination list too - once she's unlocked it opens up so much scope for travel and engineering

@williamvorkosigan5151 6 месяцев назад

@@gamingsnipsandbits The Pre Engineered FSD cocks up Engineer Progression. I get my noobs to unlock her with...The Asp Scout, as it is the first non Size 5 FSD for a ship that they are actually going to hold onto. A single roll at Grade 5.

@Majima_Nowhere 4 месяца назад

This is one of my favorite combat ships at the moment. It's a blast to fly. Pay for 60% of an AspX, get 60% of an AspX. You could think of it that way, but I like to say it's just a slightly better Cobra in every way except straight-line speed.

@christopherjohnston6343 Месяц назад

It's also 10x the price of the Cobra, though the difference isn't too bad when your A rate them

@Majima_Nowhere Месяц назад

@@christopherjohnston6343 It's not like credits are ever an issue these days ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@phantomzero2413 5 месяцев назад

Not gonna say its good, but its been my choice for solo exploring because its so maneuverable which is something I personally find to be important. I can get bored easy, and while you could bring a bigger ship with a fighter bay, losing one of these is much easier on the wallet. But whenever I do get bored I can find a planet, or even just drop out of super cruise and do some donuts or other stupid tricks. Sure its not fast, but when it comes to doing tricks speed isn't the most important thing. Feel like at minimum it could use one more internal slot and it'd be at least a competent explorer, if not top dog.

@DghostNL 5 месяцев назад

Cobra mk4 is a great ship, can have 4k hull easy with nice shield, only down size of this smal ship is the speed. and the scout is good for storage lol

@FlecheDeFer 3 месяца назад

Actually my main farming ship. Why? Because of her insane agility

@williamvorkosigan5151 6 месяцев назад

It is the best High Grade Emission farmer in the game. A single use ship, perfectly suited to that single purpose. That is more than can be said for the Cobra Mk III which can do everything....badly.

@spaceman022 6 месяцев назад

Cobra 4 is way worse lol

@gamingsnipsandbits 6 месяцев назад

The Cobra isn't bad as such IMO - it fits the multi-purpose role without being overpowered (unlike a certain multi-purpose medium ship...) - if anything it's the representation of what a "Jack of all Trades" should be - capable, but not necessarily brilliant at anything

@williamvorkosigan5151 6 месяцев назад

@@gamingsnipsandbits I think you are right...back in the day. Now Credits are super easy (and with the lack of a save and call up reconfiguration button) it is far more efficient to have roll specific ships right from the off.