The Wolfen is a fast fighter with a limited cargo capacity and limits on the number of non-weapon devices it can equip.

• Equipping a cargo hold expansion helps, but can slow you down.
• The tritium propulsion upgrade doesn't do you any good, your base thrusters are as good as it.

The Sapphire is a hybrid ship … slower, larger cargo hold and less specialized hardpoints than the wolfen, but smaller and faster than the EI500.

• The sapphire has the harshest restriction on armor weight.
• You get bonus money when you start with this ship

The EI500 — It's big, it's slow, it has a huge hold. You can only equip two weapons at a time.

• The EI500 has a lower max speed than the other ships without at least a Tritium upgrade.
• Cargo expansions don't expand your cargo, but advanced ones may still be useful for side effects.
• A launcher counts against your weapon slots.
• You start with an omnidirectional weapon; many EI500 players try to stick with these and other omnidirectional weapons to overcome the slow turn rate of the ship