Do I NEED to take an SRV?
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You talked about SRV vs journey duration in a follow on post.
Also consider this: if you are out for a while (without an SRV) and FD throw out an update with some cool planetary type content you wouldn't be able to access it.
Also consider this: if you are out for a while (without an SRV) and FD throw out an update with some cool planetary type content you wouldn't be able to access it.
If you genuinely find the latter more rewarding then I guess there's not much I can say to dissuade you but personally, flying over a landscape (even at low altitude, and even using debug cam to pretend to walk) and actually driving across the landscape (and maybe cresting a ridge to find some vast valley blocking my path or having the sun come up and throw the shadow of my SRV across the landscape in front of me) .... boy, those are COMPLETELY different things. It's like watching a video of a ski slope vs. being on it!
[video=youtube_share;oAbViDd32h8]https://youtu.be/oAbViDd32h8[/video]
I definitely will pack an SRV for the Beyond updates. Right now I've driven across enough moons / planets that nothing feels "new" from the SRV perspective under the current system.
Also remember, I do land on planets and "walk" around my ship using the camera set at eyeball height, which allows me to take in those amazing vistas one can get while on the ground. Everyone says there's no content for space legs, but I'd be more than happy to have them for this purpose alone. There is something amazing about standing outside your spaceship and looking around with nothing cluttering your view, and only the silence of the vacuum to fill the ears... The camera lets me experience this, albeit in a clunky way.
Please Frontier, give us space legs if only for this! [heart] [heart] [heart]
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Do you NEED to?
No.
But for me, the sound of the tires in the dirt and ice is some of the best sound design in the game. And as CMDR Turner said, driving the SRV is one of the best experiences in the game. Also getting materials for FSD/AFMU synthesis is much easier with an SRV, and in some cases, only possible with an SRV.
Quick question, only slightly off-topic...for those of you that take a mining laser, do you also need a refinery? Or do you just scoop the fragments?
No.
But for me, the sound of the tires in the dirt and ice is some of the best sound design in the game. And as CMDR Turner said, driving the SRV is one of the best experiences in the game. Also getting materials for FSD/AFMU synthesis is much easier with an SRV, and in some cases, only possible with an SRV.
Quick question, only slightly off-topic...for those of you that take a mining laser, do you also need a refinery? Or do you just scoop the fragments?
You only need the refinery for the ore that will be turned into canisters to sell, and take up cargo space. For the "materials", you can just scoop those up. The latter drop in much smaller proportion.
Needs come and go. We didn't use to need bathrooms back in the year 1000 and we no longer need to hunt at all.
Cheers.
It is something that depends on your plans. IF you want to travel for very long distances (IE more than 100 Kly) then it is strongly advised to bring it, if you will be flying in sparse areas and you aren't sure how much jumponium you'll be needing then you might want to bring it, if you need that extra bit of jump range to get somewhere then get rid of it but be sure to have a good reserve of mats.
See? Many cases, many answers.
See? Many cases, many answers.
