Gift Jumpstart Ships to other Players

Cosmo

Cosmo
Add an option for a player to gift a Jumpstart (Pre-Built) ship to another player. This idea has been mentioned by others.

How it works:
  1. A player with enough ARX can buy 1 or more Jumpstart ships.
  2. The Jumpstart ship is stored in the buyer's shipyard in-game.
  3. A player can gift 1 or more Jumpstart ships to another player.
    1. The recipient can accept or decline the gift.
  4. The gifted Jumpstart ship helps a player to get started and it makes ED more accessible.
  5. It increases sandbox gameplay.
    1. Enables players to reward others such as a Squadron member or a tournament winner.
  6. When gifted it's transferred to the new owner (player).
  7. A Jumpstart ship can only be gifted once in its original condition.
  8. Increases Jumpstart ship sales and supports the development of ED.
 
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aRJay

aRJay
Apart from paying money to FDev isn’t this what the ship bank feature in the squadrons revamp (aka Vanguards) will do?
 

angusmadmac1

angusmadmac1
Why not lets go the whole hog like SC and you pay real money for your ships .
I'm not really into the arx for ships with engineering that hasn't been unlocked by the player .
Sorry, if fdev want money maybe some good paintjobs or some nice looking ships ( the MK2 was the only 1 I liked ) . Not just charging for stuff that requires little effort on their behalf ?
 

Cosmo

Cosmo
aRJay said:
Apart from paying money to FDev isn’t this what the ship bank feature in the squadrons revamp (aka Vanguards) will do?
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Afaik using other player's ships from a Squadron bank are only loaned. Gifting a Jumpstart ship (Pre-built) to a player means the recipient owns it forever.

angusmadmac1 said:
Why not lets go the whole hog like SC and you pay real money for your ships. I'm not really into the arx for ships with engineering that hasn't been unlocked by the player .
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ED has this in a limited fashion = Jumpstart (Pre-Built) ships for ARX. It helps players do stuff, but they're not overpowered, top of the line. So this is fair imo.

aRJay said:
Sorry, if fdev want money maybe some good paintjobs or some nice looking ships ( the MK2 was the only 1 I liked ) . Not just charging for stuff that requires little effort on their behalf ?
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Fdev is already selling Jumpstart (Pre-Built) ships. The current limitation is that you can only buy a JS ship for yourself. Enabling gifting Pre-built ships would increase sales, help players participate and increase in-game sandbox gameplay.
 
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Inscydeus

Inscydeus
I like the idea, it wouldn't be adding anything egregious (unless of course you already consider the pre-builts egregious - in which case, I'm sorry to have to tell you, but that ship has already sailed), it would increase ship sales and help to onboard new players.
 
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