There's a rather vast difference in weapons because of how they handle, their thermal load, and their power. For example, when I found out what you were using, 2x Beam Lasers, 2x Multicannons, I told you to change those into 4x Pulse Lasers. The reason for this is that Beam does super strong burst DPS, but can't maintain that for long. With a high speed ship like the Viper, you'll be capable of keeping the target in your sights far more often, so you don't need burst damage, you need sustained damage.
Pulse Lasers offer the benefit of laser weaponry (strong anti-shields), but with a low thermal load, meaning they drain your weapon banks slower than beam or burst lasers.
As for variety in weapons, yes, all weapons are standard. There's no "rare" ones. There is a lot of variety in weapons, however. When you get a ship that has a stronger reactor, you can use weapons like Plasma Accelerators, Rail Guns, shit like that which have massive power consumption, and major damage. However, since they drain so much power, you can't put them in light ships.
Second thing, not all commodities are available in all stations. For example, you've never seen Imperial Slaves for sale unless you've been in Empire space. There are also a variety of illegal goods that vary on the commodity menu based on which system you go to. If you go to a system which has lax laws on things like alcohol, tobacco, etc. then you'll find those commodities. But if you travel to places where it is illegal, you're smuggling.
Third, prices of ships do vary based on CG efforts. For example, down in Empire space there was a CG to help construct a fleet of Imperial Clippers. The Imperial Clipper was sold at 28% off for 2 weeks afterwards. Also, if you reach "Elite" status, you gain access to Shinrarta Dezra, a system which is always stocked with every internal component, and all ships, and they sell it all at a 10% discount. It is the center of the Independent Pilot's Federation.
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05-22-2015, 10:42 PM
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