Many of you remember the Boa from Frontier & FFE. It was bigger than the Anaconda and second only to the mighty Panther Clipper in size and cargo capacity. I liked the Boa - it was elegant, massive.
Now I understand that the Panther Clipper is "coming soon" - and has been so for the last few years. I wonder if FDev have any plans for the Boa?
I have a suggestion for mega-transport/trader ships: make them too large to dock. The ships would have to berth outside the station and use a shuttle or drone to offload cargo. FDev could bring back the Orbital Shuttle or the Worm from the original Elite for this purpose. This mega-trader/mega transport class would have to have its drawbacks to prevent it being used as a massively armed battering ram - taking it to riskier trade routes would have to be, well, riskier...
I'd be interested to learn what other Commanders think of this? Sorry if all this has been said and repeated before...
Now I understand that the Panther Clipper is "coming soon" - and has been so for the last few years. I wonder if FDev have any plans for the Boa?
I have a suggestion for mega-transport/trader ships: make them too large to dock. The ships would have to berth outside the station and use a shuttle or drone to offload cargo. FDev could bring back the Orbital Shuttle or the Worm from the original Elite for this purpose. This mega-trader/mega transport class would have to have its drawbacks to prevent it being used as a massively armed battering ram - taking it to riskier trade routes would have to be, well, riskier...
I'd be interested to learn what other Commanders think of this? Sorry if all this has been said and repeated before...