That gives you a new jpg of a ship every month...
The ship lineup is stale
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That gives you a new jpg of a ship every month...
I think there's room for a few ship classes between the Hauler and the Asp. Right now everything between the Cobra and the Asp is pretty substandard and not very attractive. The Cobra IV and Type 6 are both pretty unimpressive ships, and the Keelback is fun, but rather blocky and not exactly a joy to fly. The Diamondback is a specialized explorer.
Some Zorgon-Peterson offerings that are basically larger versions of the Hauler, up to the size where they're competing with the Keelback, would be a nice addition to the game IMHO. We need some honest to goodness lower level trading vessels to bridge the gap between the Hauler and the other freighters that are already out there. The Cobra IV can serve that niche to an extent, but it's not optimized for it, and IIRC, not everyone can buy a Cobra IV because of some sort of founder rewards .
Slightly overgrown versions of the Hauler and Adder, which could hold 48 and 36 tons with shielding and light weaponry, and came in at the 3-500,000 price range, would be good additions to the early game in ED, especially if they had ZP's usually-generous jump range optimization.
Some Zorgon-Peterson offerings that are basically larger versions of the Hauler, up to the size where they're competing with the Keelback, would be a nice addition to the game IMHO. We need some honest to goodness lower level trading vessels to bridge the gap between the Hauler and the other freighters that are already out there. The Cobra IV can serve that niche to an extent, but it's not optimized for it, and IIRC, not everyone can buy a Cobra IV because of some sort of founder rewards .
Slightly overgrown versions of the Hauler and Adder, which could hold 48 and 36 tons with shielding and light weaponry, and came in at the 3-500,000 price range, would be good additions to the early game in ED, especially if they had ZP's usually-generous jump range optimization.
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I'm no developer either.
But I've dabbled in 3d modelling (fyi, i sucked. Lol), and there's an awful lot to just that portion of development.
Plus loads either end, like just coming up with a concept can take a little while, then obviously modelling, texturing, animation, on both the ship, and interior, asset placement, then all the stat balancing against the other ships. And probably loads more I don't even know about.
But I'm sure they can do it, but it's not as easy as I think some people imagine it.
I'm not saying I don't want new ships, btw.
New ones would be awesome.
But how much dev time would you say is acceptable for 1 new ship? And is that more important than other content or gameplay elements?
MechWarrior Online adds new mechs quite often. It has like 50~ or something.
Shame it only has 11~ maps. Lol
Opposite problem!
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I'd agree, except FDev have conveniently skipped that "balance them" step.
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Took one to Colonia. Never again. That fuel scoop causes was too much pain to me to ever make that ship viable for any sort of extended trips.
If anything there are too many ships. With the ever escalating credit earning potential since the game's launch, the whole progression system is broken and the majority of ships are unnecessary. Who needs an Adder or Hauler when you can easily go straight from sidewinder to Cobra? And everyone constantly insists that they be able to do everything everywhere all the time *right now*, so there's no place for specialized ships like the Beluga, because (contrary to original plans), every ship can fit 1st Class Cabins, and Luxury cabins are pointless. What purpose does the T series, apart from maybe the T7, fill at this point in time?
You want variety - that's what ship kits are for.
P.S. Frontier please start adding ship kit pieces to NPC ships, preferably using a procedure algorithm that makes sense (e.g. Put raider spikes on pirate vessels, etc)
You want variety - that's what ship kits are for.
P.S. Frontier please start adding ship kit pieces to NPC ships, preferably using a procedure algorithm that makes sense (e.g. Put raider spikes on pirate vessels, etc)
This depends on what you mean by "necessary" though, doesn't it. In my view, a large ecosystem of different ships, including old, obsolete, odd ones, is necessary for immersion. It makes the game universe seem more alive. I actually wish FDev would add a few NPC-only freighters (meaning, don't bother to model the internals) just to flesh out the galaxy a bit more.
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The ultimate line up..
I could have sworn they said in the live expo video there was going to be a lot more ships and they only showed a couple and then there was a glimpse of another one or 2 as well, Pretty sure I heard them say there was more than what they showed us. Has no one here watched the expo vid?
I think this thread predates the expo.
Unless I misread the date, it looks like this was started yesterday, or was that in June?
Realism, it's been 3 years!!??
How often do countries introduce new classes of navy ships or new fighter jets?
Never mind, I agree we could do with new ships but realism is not at stake here!
It was started on the 6th, a day before the expo and the reveal of new ships.
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Realism, it's been 3 years!!??
How often do countries introduce new classes of navy ships or new fighter jets?
Never mind, I agree we could do with new ships but realism is not at stake here!
Ships in Elite are more the equivalent of motor cars than fighter jets.