Hi Commanders.
I've read some about the current debates concerning Supercruise.
Actually im here because of it. My first post.
Yesterday i accepted a light cargo transport mission with my "20 cargo hold Cobra." The cargo was tea, the amount was 5 and the pay was low. I accepted the mission more based on reputation gain than money earning.
The destination was 1 HJ away. (You know, Hyperjump.) Got there, saw that the port i was delivering to was 220.000 LY away. I almost cancelled the mission and ejected the cargo.
Now, while going there, i thought several things. First, how this is "not exceptionally fun." But i accept that it is the way it is. For now.
The second thing, how much of a dead ride it is. Nothing happens... BUT something CAN happen. You MAY get interdicted. So, there i was, staring at the distance number going down, slowly.
Can i leave to take a dump? Make some food? Well i could but i then theres the chance of being dead when i return. Unless i take the headset with me and just drop whatever it is i am doing when i get ID'd.
And i am not sure if Frontier have said anything about implementations to improve or change the current system.
So here is what i thought of while staring at the black space covered with dots of stars and systems... and that distance number. (Nothing happened btw)
What if i came to a system like what i described and there was this huge bulky looking ship. Where i could dock inside and my ship would be clamped stuck by all kinds of mechanical arms and what not.
Now this, "ship" if you will. Will "Hyperjump" locally but only to far reaching stars, lets say anything over 100.000-150.000.
And ofcourse, this would cost. Maybe 2000-5000 or maybe the bigger the ship, bigger pay.
I was visuallizing a huge bulky ship, i request docking/travel permission. And i might have to wait 1-5 minutes before it starts.
And sometimes i might have to wait for it to arrive. Also, the sound of the ship, lets call it "Railer" ...i dont know. Anyways, the sound needs to be heavy, clunky and deep.
Personally, i would probarbly enjoy having such a feature.
Beacause i figure, i will earn more credits going shorter runs rapidly than doing these mega distances. Because i only take missions, delivery missions mostly.
I only now that next time the distance is this far. I will drop the cargo and find another mission.
Going that far is kinda boring and you really cant feel to safe doing anything irl while traveling.
Now i can totally understand if people do not want such a feature. Im only speaking for myself here.
Peace.
I've read some about the current debates concerning Supercruise.
Actually im here because of it. My first post.
Yesterday i accepted a light cargo transport mission with my "20 cargo hold Cobra." The cargo was tea, the amount was 5 and the pay was low. I accepted the mission more based on reputation gain than money earning.
The destination was 1 HJ away. (You know, Hyperjump.) Got there, saw that the port i was delivering to was 220.000 LY away. I almost cancelled the mission and ejected the cargo.
Now, while going there, i thought several things. First, how this is "not exceptionally fun." But i accept that it is the way it is. For now.
The second thing, how much of a dead ride it is. Nothing happens... BUT something CAN happen. You MAY get interdicted. So, there i was, staring at the distance number going down, slowly.
Can i leave to take a dump? Make some food? Well i could but i then theres the chance of being dead when i return. Unless i take the headset with me and just drop whatever it is i am doing when i get ID'd.
And i am not sure if Frontier have said anything about implementations to improve or change the current system.
So here is what i thought of while staring at the black space covered with dots of stars and systems... and that distance number. (Nothing happened btw)
What if i came to a system like what i described and there was this huge bulky looking ship. Where i could dock inside and my ship would be clamped stuck by all kinds of mechanical arms and what not.
Now this, "ship" if you will. Will "Hyperjump" locally but only to far reaching stars, lets say anything over 100.000-150.000.
And ofcourse, this would cost. Maybe 2000-5000 or maybe the bigger the ship, bigger pay.
I was visuallizing a huge bulky ship, i request docking/travel permission. And i might have to wait 1-5 minutes before it starts.
And sometimes i might have to wait for it to arrive. Also, the sound of the ship, lets call it "Railer" ...i dont know. Anyways, the sound needs to be heavy, clunky and deep.
Personally, i would probarbly enjoy having such a feature.
Beacause i figure, i will earn more credits going shorter runs rapidly than doing these mega distances. Because i only take missions, delivery missions mostly.
I only now that next time the distance is this far. I will drop the cargo and find another mission.
Going that far is kinda boring and you really cant feel to safe doing anything irl while traveling.
Now i can totally understand if people do not want such a feature. Im only speaking for myself here.
Peace.