Rare Ships

[Helvellyn]

Rare-ish ships that appear on the market very infrequently and for a limited time might be good. Anyone has a chance of getting one in the future if they didn't this time. When they appear the rumours should get going - "Rare ship seen in Whatever Orbital!", and there's only half a dozen for sale. Cue big race to get there.

 

[Mephane]

Just think that what may be a good thing is to have a rare ship class, only 200 available, for sale at just one starport and available on a first come first served. Once sold however they are gone forever, you cannot mothball them, use em or loose em.

Dev Team, you listening?

To me that sounds too much like the MMO-esque concept of "legendary items" which mostly derive their value from few people being able to have them. No thank you.

 

[anikaiful]

Just think that what may be a good thing is to have a rare ship class, only 200 available, for sale at just one starport and available on a first come first served. Once sold however they are gone forever, you cannot mothball them, use em or loose em.

Bad idea, and partly okay idea. The "one starport" is the BAD one - better one would be that there's just a single one per station, and only way to get one is to find a station which has it - no station or system names announced - randomly distributed across the whole habited zone.

But in general, I'm against anything "limited edition".

 

[aowqyaaw]

If we ask for things like this, they'll worm their way in via the store. Let's keep ship acquisition meritocratic and not luck or wallet based.

 

[WO-One]

They already have 2 rare ships that noone uses. Orca and Federal Dropship. Guaranteed less than 200.

One less dropship now. I blew one out of existence 2 nights ago!

 

[Cube]

Yo OP aren't you the guy who thought pirating in Alpha Centauri was a good idea too? i ain't sayin' i'm just sayin'

 

[Eidolon]

I dont think its a good idea OP to be honest. Many would be quite sour about missing out on some content, myself included if I am honest.
It does make me wonder if there is a "Mirage" class ship hidden away in the ED galaxy somewhere. I bet not, but its nice to dream...

 

[Sunset]

A rare ship is the one you buy and upgrade it......

 

[Tenshi]

Just think that what may be a good thing is to have a rare ship class, only 200 available, for sale at just one starport and available on a first come first served. Once sold however they are gone forever, you cannot mothball them, use em or loose em.

Dev Team, you listening?

I would rather see limited paint jobs that are sold on the store to help generate real life cash for the game. Have like a weekend to buy the skin then its gone forever.

Never have liked the limited ship idea even in Eve Online sounds great on paper but they were often over powered and only made the richer more wealthier.

 

[CMDR Jaysan Cort]

Yo OP aren't you the guy who thought pirating in Alpha Centauri was a good idea too? i ain't sayin' i'm just sayin'

Yes it was me and it has been a total success, not a single commander has turned up, there all scared. But back on topic. If my idea is taken up by FD ( and it should be because I say so ) then these rare ships would have a target posted on its back, every tom, and harriet would come looking for a piece of the action.

 

[Derath]

They already have 2 rare ships that noone uses. Orca and Federal Dropship. Guaranteed less than 200.

Rep and a 10/10, this both made me laugh and is so damn true simultaneously!

 

[Lodorenos]

No, the time spent could be better used on other things that would benefit more than 200 people. Having some special ship would just off most of the player base.