ANNOUNCEMENT Gamescom Reveals - Fleet Carrier Details
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These carriers were designed originally as squadron assets, which would have been OK if they'd been released along with 3.3 and the paid content - then there would have been would have lots on offer for solo players to distract them from the fact that they weren't getting to play with the big toys.
But now they're pretty much the only thing being offered to experienced players in 2019, so FDev have decided to make them available to all, not just squadrons.
Which is fine. But I just wonder how much work FDev have put into adapting the carriers for solo play. In particular, have the refueling requirements been adjusted to what an individual player can reasonably manage, or are they still set at levels which assume that much of a squadron would be pitching in for the refueling effort?
But now they're pretty much the only thing being offered to experienced players in 2019, so FDev have decided to make them available to all, not just squadrons.
Which is fine. But I just wonder how much work FDev have put into adapting the carriers for solo play. In particular, have the refueling requirements been adjusted to what an individual player can reasonably manage, or are they still set at levels which assume that much of a squadron would be pitching in for the refueling effort?
Cost?
I think if Solo players want carriers then only the "solo player" owners should be able to refuel it, if they let other players refuel it's just a double standard, they cried so hard that it was going to be unfair not letting them be able to have one by themselves then let them carry the responsibility. If they allow the carriers to be refuelled by other commanders then they should be available to be purchased by a squadron, otherwise, it makes a mockery of the Squadron machinic and everything that Squadron are supposed to be (or should be). And when it comes down to it, if solo players couldn't afford to make their own squadron to get a carrier then they were never going to afford a carrier anyway.....
Biggest Jump possible has been set at 500 LY's - But do Fleet Carriers have an economic jump if so what is the max total range on a full tank ?
Edit: Is the jump range affected by mass of FC only or total mass of FC + content like our current ships
Edit: Is the jump range affected by mass of FC only or total mass of FC + content like our current ships
Carriers aren't battleships though.
Most of your questions have been answered by the very announcement.
No it can't be attacked, no it has no defenses.
It can't be piloted, neither in or out of supercruise.
It has no cockpit.
It has no marketplace.
No sensors.
No walking around it.
Think of it as a megaship. It sits in an instance. You can tell it where to jump to, even if you're on the other side of the galaxy. You can dock and refuel and rearm... that's about it (that we know).
The support stuff is unclear at this time.
It's an interesting question. If the materials (I can't imagine them to be anything we cannot mine) are easily come by, then they could well be stockpiling for the eventual use... and IF we truly can jump them whenever we want, and without a long cooldown, it could be a real boon to them.
However, if each 500LY jump has a cool down (an hour... or a day) or even if the materials are a royal pain(ite) (yes, I'm hilarious)... then the carrier will be effectively useless.
Yeah, was just wondering this myself. An obvious thing would be to get members to position their carriers (assuming they offer refuel) at strategic locations all around the galaxy, maybe even with Alt account ships docked and ready to fly at a moment's notice. Another intriguing possibly which occurs is for them to have a new Carrier Refuel department, offering the service of resupplying people's carriers with the materials needed to make another jump. Of course the problem with this is - what's in it for the Fuel Rats? In the case of individual rescues the reward is the adventure itself (hence no paymnent required) but why would anyone offer to do someone else's grind for them? That doesn't sound (on the face of it) remotely rewarding.
Robert Maynard
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That'll inconvenience Squadrons where one (or more) members own a Carrier, won't it?
Maybe only the squadron owner can refuel squadron carriers too.
No - pay to win - which Frontier keep saying they won't do.
rootsrat
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@Paige Harvey Question: Is there going to be a way to get a Carrier for a Squadron by members chipping in?
In fact, a strong demonstration of that principle is that they are making them available to players without Horizons.
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