A Design Flaw: Trade Routes and Piracy
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Your thread title is far too dramatic.
FD are yet to implement engine upgrades and other modules / components.
Patience OP .. patience.
FD are yet to implement engine upgrades and other modules / components.
Patience OP .. patience.
Eh, why is this a "design flaw"? Surely in a galaxy of a gazillion stars etc. there will be many "islands" that some ships can't reach, and some that none could reach.
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As an analogy, I would not expect to find pirates in skiffs in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (unless they were in need of rescuing.... 
). Similarly, there are aircraft capable of circumnavigating the globe without landing / refuelling - and no interceptors that can do the same.
The issue as presented can be perceived as either a problem or an interesting feature.
I would not expect all ships to be able to follow all other ships everywhere in the galaxy in the final game.
). Similarly, there are aircraft capable of circumnavigating the globe without landing / refuelling - and no interceptors that can do the same.The issue as presented can be perceived as either a problem or an interesting feature.
I would not expect all ships to be able to follow all other ships everywhere in the galaxy in the final game.
And, just to rub it in, here's a Viper at Pi Fang.
And at LHS 3262.
I've been to both those systems in a Viper :S I'm talking about systems like LFT 880 and Ithica. Ones where you can't buy Vipers nearby.
As an analogy, I would not expect to find pirates in skiffs in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (unless they were in need of rescuing....
The issue as presented can be perceived as either a problem or an interesting feature.
I would not expect all ships to be able to follow all other ships everywhere in the galaxy in the final game.
I agree wholeheartedly that not all ships should be able to get everywhere, but to have certain systems that only trading ships can get to is a dangerous "feature". If you can stuff an Eagle into a Lakon somehow, then problem solved.
Also, I was probably a bit sensationalist with the title. Perhaps "Minor Piracy Trade Route Issue" was a more appropriate title, but that isn't as interesting xD
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I didn't buy my Viper nearby. I flew it there.
I'll downgrade back to a Viper and have a look at reaching reach those systems, but I don't anticipate any problems getting to either.
I will conduct my research in solo-online, though...
As stated if you read the DDF archive on 'Multiple Ship Ownership' which is the third thread down (so easy to find, not to mention I just linked it) you will see that come release this isn't a 'Design Flaw'.
Its just something that will be fixed come release.
Its just something that will be fixed come release.
Hope this is true
I see your gaming psychological profile says 107% killer which also means 107% manipulator so the sensationalism is no surprise.
Pirating should be the most difficult and possibly most rewarding career choice in the game. Otherwise it will end up being just another "Shoot ships for no reason" online game. That gets boring very quick and there's a lot of shooter type games out there like that. I hope Frontier has a much larger vision for the game than just turning it to another shoot fest.
Irrespective of docking with other ships, which may be in an expansion for all we know (I don't recall it being mentioned in the Kickstarter as a launch item), you will have the ability to upgrade your engines. I do not know what ships start with, but I assume it is a class 1 or 2. IIRC FFE went up to Class 7 hyperdrives so there is bound to be plenty of scope for extended jumps.
There is another option of course. Trading ship don't have to be trading ships, if you get my drift
I think any gentleman pirate of taste and means will be able to afford one of those large, long-range ships which can transport a smaller one. Then range, as well as firepower and maneuverability will not be a problem!
Yeah, it's possible. There'll be a lot of options.
