You will be able to do that in 2.2. Just keep any module you have used instead of selling it, if you want to save the transfer cost you fly to the place where you stored the module and can swap them out for free.
2.2 - time to bring back 10% loss on module sale
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You will be able to do that in 2.2. Just keep any module you have used instead of selling it, if you want to save the transfer cost you fly to the place where you stored the module and can swap them out for free.
Storing a 2nd set of modules isn't possible for everyone ... so what game play value does it bring to the table other than to tax players (to which only the poor commanders are affected) ? Remember - rich players wouldn't give a damn.
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Yep, the only reason I thougt it was ridiculous was the lack of storage. If we can store everything then no drama on the 10%
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Exactly. In addition to my Combat Vette and Trade Conda, I also keep a mining python around. I dont even know why. I stopped mining after I unlocked Selene Jean.
Liqua said:
Neither are good arguments against adding more cash sinks in, or making the initial game more difficult, IMHO. Wasn't the whole point of the Elite games struggling to upgrade your ship in the face of a hostile universe? And the second argument leads to further creep along the path to justifying things like SpaceMagic™. It's not as if money isn't hard to come by...
Yep,they should depreciate just like ships. Now that the major obstacle is being removed,this makes sense again.
It was planned all along anyway...wasn't it?
Lets make it 90% like a certain video game store does when you sell back your video games.
Means that the best way to sell a ship is selling first all the modules , and later the empty ship?
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When you drive your brand new car off the forecourt, how much value does it instantly lose?
Frontier need to turn over equipment depreciation modelling to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Misery mod team.
A lot less than 10% or whatever number you have been led to believe by people who don't know anything about selling cars.
IIt must bd ig since 1.4. ... totally fine for me, and totally logic !
Fine if they give us proper wear & tear.
Average depreciation in the UK is 15 - 30% over the first year, and ~50% over 3 years, so you're right that the 'instant' loss is less than 10%. However, I could certainly live with a value up to a 90% loss as you originally suggested, depending on the wear and tear/age of the module.
This is one of the things I find irritiating about Elite being multiplayer. If it was single player and mod friendly we could tweak these things ourselves, but that's not possible...
I think it's fair from a game design perspective now with module storage. Of course we don't tend to want hurtles and consequences in the games we play, though they would make for rather poor games if we were to get everything we wanted without repercussions, at least for this kind of game.
It's a balancing act of game design.
Correct. The 10% loss applies to total ship value when you sell it...since the 10% penalty doesn't apply to module sales you can save a pretty penny by selling your 8A power plant and 8A thrusters, first. That is a savings of 15 million for each.