Full ADMIRAL or KING rank to purchase a Fleet Carrier?

[Cmdr Nemo]

Wouldn't it be a kick of FDev required full ADMIRAL or KING rank to purchase a Fleet Carrier? Discuss. o7

I started the idea of associating Admiral or King as part of the cost of acquiring a carrier, and I hope Frontier picks up the ball and makes it happen. It would finally give credence to those that went or are willing to go the extra distance.

 

[Cmdr Nemo]

What is the basis for this speculation about rank-locking Fleet Carriers? Hot air, or something concrete? If the latter, please provide a source.

Blame it on me, I stated it, sure hope Frontier follow it.

 

[Renown]

Those poor Alliance supporters.

 

[Jukelo]

I don't see why that would be such a bad idea, those ranks exist for a reason and FCs would fit in nicely, at least some superpower-specific variants of them.

 

[M00ka]

I wonder how many respondents to this thread are only in favour of rank locking the FC behind a Full Admiral or King simply because they have already achieved that level?

 

[Patrick_68000]

What Fleet Carrier?

When you will be Admiral or King.

 

[ZAKALWEINC8876]

How about a powerplay unlock instead?

Small seismic powerplay launchers confirmed!

 

[Brrokk]

Wouldn't it be a kick of FDev required full ADMIRAL or KING rank to purchase a Fleet Carrier? Discuss. o7

It won't happen. Carriers will be so easy to get, mounds of forum salt will be created.

 

[Phongsalt]

I see no point in rank-locking FCs, assuming they are ever introduced.

I am Elite in trade and Admiral in Fed ranking but, to be honest, I don't see the point of FCs.

Some have suggested that a 500 LY jump range is an advantage...but my AspX and Conda can both do that in 11 jumps anyway - which equates to about 11 minutes of playing time.

What then is the point of an FC that I cannot pilot, cannot fly...and a ship that doesn'y even allow me to visit the bridge?

I think you misunderstand the role of fleet carriers.

 

[Renown]

I wonder how many respondents to this thread are only in favour of rank locking the FC behind a Full Admiral or King simply because they have already achieved that level?

I couldn't possibly say. But as a holder of both I would expect it.

 

[JetsonRING]

I see no point in rank-locking FCs, assuming they are ever introduced.

How about so the rest of the galaxy does not have to put up with a bunch of very difficult or impossible-to-destroy Fleet Carriers being flown by Harmless-ranked Commanders?

 

[JetsonRING]

Ooh: How about, a CMDR purchasing an FC must be a KING or ADMIRAL and ranked Triple-Elite? There's incentive for a CMDR to grind.
Personally, I am a loner and currently have zero interest in owning a FC, I just like to ...

 

[Dagwit]

Ooh: How about, a CMDR purchasing an FC must be a KING or ADMIRAL and ranked Triple-Elite? There's incentive for a CMDR to grind.

You missed the bit about having to be the CMDR who discovers Raxxla.

 

[Dagwit]

how about stop wasting your energy in pointless threads ?
discuss

Haven't you heard? You can only buy a Fleet Carrier if you have at least ten thousand forum posts.

 

[Oddy-B]

also you must be over 64 years old with written permission from your grand parents to buy a fleet carrier

 

[d8veh]

The fleet carrier will be an Alliance ship, locked behind a rank grind worse than the other two, and you'll have to start at the beginning..

 

[rrobes]

Have king or admiral mean something? What type of rabble-rousing, reactionary/revolutionary, trouble-maker "Please, may I have another" invertebrate are you ?

 

[insanephoton]

King isn't exactly hard to get. In the right systems you can go from Outsider to King in less than a day. Admiral is a bit more time consuming, but apart from a few die hard Hudson supporters who wants to go to extra effort just to get a more spartan utilitarian look to your multi-billion credit mobile home?

 

[Han Zulu]

The fleeting dream is carried away on a cloud...

 

[Gully Foyle]

Wouldn't it be a kick of FDev required full ADMIRAL or KING rank to purchase a Fleet Carrier? Discuss. o7

No. It would not and why what silly reason would you need that.

you need to be a whale that is grinded and exploited his way into billions of dollars and doesn't enjoy the game anymore unless he gets ever bigger and bigger ship.