Why the different elevator shafts?

[Bigmaec]

Why is it that we have different elevator shafts for our ships/teams, Apex and Frontline?

The shafts by itself have another selection popup, so why are there different shafts in the first place?
Wouldn't it be sufficient to use the "normal" shafts and chose "ship" "Apex" or "Frontline" as applicable?

The different shafts make no sense

 

[Ydiss]

Why is it that we have different elevator shafts for our ships/teams, Apex and Frontline?

The shafts by itself have another selection popup, so why are there different shafts in the first place?
Wouldn't it be sufficient to use the "normal" shafts and chose "ship" "Apex" or "Frontline" as applicable?

The different shafts make no sense

Supposedly to keep things nicely separate in busy stations (I know) and it'd be a bit of a cluttered UI element if we could choose between Apex, FS, Our ship, team mates ships. I quite like the way it's set up. If only the four lifts actually lead to four seats on a single ship at the other end...

 

[NUSQUAM]

Im still surpsied we don't board the ships directly from the lifts, it is the downside of ship interiors (running the length of the ship) without any of the perks.

 

[Bottom Hat]

Did you just want to write "shaft" a lot on the forum Maec?

 

[Bigmaec]

Did you just want to write "shaft" a lot on the forum Maec?

Funny you say that as I really thought wow thats a lot of shaft in my post.

But lift or elevator sounds dumb.

edit: tube maybe?

 

[Ydiss]

Funny you say that as I really thought wow thats a lot of shaft in my post.

But lift or elevator sounds dumb.

edit: tube maybe?

British made, British named!

Speedy tubes.

 

[Rubbernuke]

Well the Thunderbirds all have different ways to get to their vehicles.

 

[Momatty]

It's also weird that outposts have 2 in the hangar and 4 in the concourse.

 

[Bottom Hat]

Funny you say that as I really thought wow thats a lot of shaft in my post.

But lift or elevator sounds dumb.

edit: tube maybe?

No need to change it, I found it amusing! I guess you could choose pipe, but that has the potential for the same issue!

 

[Three Stars]

This thread gets points for originality.

Most people are complaining about getting the shaft with this game. This thread says that FDev can give you a certain quantity of the shaft but not too much.

Thank you for your flexibility with the shaft.

 

[Factabulous]

More Shaft!

 

[Three Stars]

You’re damn right.

 

[DWorth]

Can you dig it?

 

[simulacrae]

I suspect it was to fill up/use space that was initially intended for other assets that didnt get completed. I also like to believe the Bartender at one point was meant to… you know…. Tend the bar.

 

[Gwyther]

Im still surpsied we don't board the ships directly from the lifts.

So lifts that take you magically straight to your cockpit? How would that work? Are the lifts connected to our ships in some way?

That's just a lazy way of walking a short distance into the hanger then to your ship, where you then (even more magically) beam into your ship.

I hope Fdev never implement 'lazy man' short cuts like this.
I want my immurrzion.....

 

[CMDR Von Abrahart]

I’m sure the lifts will go have the option to goo other places in the future. But… yeah it’s odd