I was just chatting with some friends, and talking about Elite and what the future might bring.. and then I terrible thought hit me.... What if Fleet Carriers is how FDev introduces Engineering 3.0.... Fleet Engineers....
- Unlock all the new Fleet Engineers
- Gain favours to unlock the new Fleet Engineers services
- Unlock ability to buy/build Fleet Carriers
- Unlock ability to outfit Fleet Carriers for specific roles, like Mining, Exploration, Combat, etc, etc
- New stuff to collect and pay for these services/upgrades...
What if this is what FDev is working on when it comes to Fleet Carriers...
There's going to be some kind of grind involved. If it were just "They cost 1,000,000,000 credits", there are already too many people in the game that have enough money to just buy them.
They have to do something to make them unattainable for current players, otherwise the newness wears off immediately and they're no longer a big deal.
Quite frankly, I think it should be something like what you posted.
There could be a single FC base model which anyone can purchase for X credits and it has some basic functionality. Then, different expansion modules can be unlocked, depending on one's rank. For example, if one wants a particular combat-oriented module, it will require "Expert" combat rank while a more powerful version requires "Dangerous" and the best requires "Elite". Ditto for trade and exploration.
There could then be certain modules which are only available via Power Play, Federal Navy Rank, Imperial Navy Rank, etc.
Anyway, whatever they come up with, white knights like
@Old Duck will just say it's perfect.
(Some guy called me a white knight, so I had to prove him wrong.)
Seriously? Have they not read your posts? You're pretty balanced in your praise and criticism of the game. I'd probably put you on the more critical side of the fence, but not by much.
