The Fer-De-Lance - The Combat King? [Elite Dangerous Ship Review] 

Took way longer than I planned to release this one - first delay was waiting for Update 18 in case new ship information dropped - then I had to do a small edit to the script when some information on the Python MK2 dropped a couple of days after Update 18. Anyway it's here now - enjoy & o7 🚀

Great review. And I agree My FDL sits in my hanger mostly because unless you are fighting other commanders or some rare ELITE level NPCs who also have FDLs that aren't built like trash, it's generally overkill.

In theory, I'd love this ship. In practice, I CAN'T STAND that stupid beam in the cockpit.

Nice video. We need more content like this.

These ship designers must have been fans of the ship designs in KP Outer Spacer crisps…

Nice review! Allways a pleasure to hear your based opinion. Although without wanting to rain on your parade, this a pve review for ship that really beginns to shine in PvP. Not that you cant do pve in it, but lets be honest NPCs are dumb, their builds make no sense and they always do the same. If you start fighting other cmdrs the huge skill ceiling that is in the game becomes very apparent very quickely by hands of the FDL and guys like virtuallyglace or other magicians of the stick. Cheers!

I said something similar on the Mamba video, the usual consensus is that the FDL is better than the Mamba. One of which is maneuverability, though I wonder if that is really an issue for the Mamba. Considering it's weapon mounting points I wonder if it can pull lead better than FDL? The FDL has four guns on the side of the ships which may cause a issue getting the ones of the other side a good firing angle (on the bright side you can fire some of your weapons if you target is about to pass you) and the Class 4 hardpoint on the bottom which means you have to pull hard to get a good firing angle unless you mounted a laser there. Another thing is that the Mamba can slow down quickly making it more maneuverable in a sense. I do not really disagree with with the assessment overall assessment, the FDL is suited for the fighter role while the Mamba is suited for the interceptor role.

The FDL's weak point is its extremely limited internal compartment space. Only a total of 17. I prefer the Krait Mk2, which has a total amount of compartment space of 35. What does a combat ship need that much module space for? Shields and a boatload of hull and module reinforcement packages, of course. My Krait can soak up more damage than you could ever throw at it. I have been bombarded by a fully equipped FDL for 15 minutes straight in PvP combat, and my Krait wins by its sheer capacity of soaking so much damage.

Great video for a legendary vessel :D

I tend to fly the big ships and function as the main muscle and bullet sponge of my group. I’ve got a well-engineered conda and I’m on my way to the Vette. I’ve got the money to buy it and most of the money to upgrade it; just a matter of time and a few more good trade runs.

Ship you can destroy on FDL depends only from your skill, feeling of this ship and build Oh well, I'm about PvP :)

i call the fdl a spicy Dorito it my favorite bounty hunting ship besides my vette

When are you gonna review the Federal Assault Ship and the Imperial Cutter?

I fucking **LOVE** my FDL. Spent MANY hours in it, and achieved MANY kills.

good video .. FDL mite :DDDD

my Fer-De-Lance never sunk by any NPC ( i don't play PVP ) , only Thargoid hunted me down once !!!!!

Dont like the hardpoint underneath and the view from the cockpit is a disqualification.

Not sure what the hype is for the FDL. Like the Cobra, I think it is over rated. Perhaps because I don't use fixed weapons. Python for the win. I might have to switch my multies and beams around. I have all beams with Multi for the Huge. I think you went the other way so I should try that.

Stats wise the Mamba beats the FDL marginally on everything except shields which is marginal as well. The Mamba is slightly faster, more agile and slightly packs more firepower. Dont ask me how CMDRS ended up with the FDL. EDIT: The FDL is slightly more agile.

krait mark 2 didnt combat made? i thought the phantom was the explorer. i love my krait 2 for combat but im relatively new

When I run into a PVP fight with someone using this, I'm boned.

FDev really sacrewed over the console peeps. I'll never play another game from them.

You are like 4 years behind. This game is a dead man walking.