Not a good move Frontier - Fleet Carrier upkeep

[AveCandido]

What a lot of speculation there is in these comments .... could you work for MI5 or the CIA; there they speculate

 

[Rat Catcher]

Lol, responsibility as in...? Being able to play the game without 8 month break, as I was once forced to take? Get a grip...

But while costs are still very wild speculation, why assume the worst?
It isn't me that needs to get a grip, by the sound of it

 

[Skip Rockbounder]

Most of the posts I've seen where people are pointing out that it could be 90% are to emphasise that we could assume anything, rather than stating they actually expect it to be 90%.

I suspect FD deliberately drip-feed information now so that they can sit back and watch the griping. And if they did, I certainly wouldn't blame them.

Cos after all, that's how you treat customers that you wish to keep!

 

[Skip Rockbounder]

But if it's persistent, then it may be used by other commanders, so therefore there is a possibility it may be used.

Not in solo... (and even PG's where only one player is left) unless the security is lax and any old NPC can walk through the door... presuming of course they get legs before we do!

 

[Crank Larson]

Cos after all, that's how you treat customers that you wish to keep!

There's literally nothing they can do to prevent a small percentage of the player base (or at least forum commentators) of complaining about every decision they take. So they may as well have some fun with it.

To clarify, I'm not suggesting they do. But I would!

 

[nicedevill]

But while costs are still very wild speculation, why assume the worst?
It isn't me that needs to get a grip, by the sound of it

I guess we're all still shocked and impatient. Live stream can't come fast enough.

 

[Robert Maynard]

Not in solo... (and even PG's where only one player is left) unless the security is lax and any old NPC can walk through the door... presuming of course they get legs before we do!

Carriers are expected to be pan-modal.

 

[Noobilite]

Carriers are expected to be pan-modal.

Have they said wether or not going into an instance with a carrier will in essence put you in solo or is just the carrier in all instances?

 

[Skip Rockbounder]

But while costs are still very wild speculation, why assume the worst?
It isn't me that needs to get a grip, by the sound of it

People are dumb... they fight to blood another for a toilet roll when they have health and water, what do you expect!

 

[-VR- Max Factor]

Not in solo... (and even PG's where only one player is left) unless the security is lax and any old NPC can walk through the door... presuming of course they get legs before we do!

I'm not sure that fleet carriers care about solo, PGs or open. We will have to wait and see.

 

[Skip Rockbounder]

Carriers are expected to be pan-modal.

So, I need the one with the coin slot entrance module?

 

[Robert Maynard]

So, I need the one with the coin slot entrance module?

Carrier owners are also expected to be able to decide who is permitted to dock on their Carrier.

 

[avow555]

I guess we're all still shocked and impatient. Live stream can't come fast enough.

It's a prerecorded stream with live chat.

 

[Hamakua]

Apart from rage-factor, you appear to be a minority. Most people seem to be taking the 'Not enough info' line before making up their minds.

Stop and look at your posts from a Dev's POV - dial back the rage and rhetoric if you actually want to deliver a message. It's obviously fake and clearly designed to generate salt. Why would the dev's give you one iota of attention in that circumstance? Constructive criticism is the trick, not fake rage, tantrums or dummy spits. One is a mature response, the other isn't. Seems choices here are have not been some peoples best work.

Only a small minority will ever be able to engage with the mechanics to begin with.

 

[Noobilite]

Anyone can who tried. It's not hard to do. It's just really annoying to do.

 

[Tikanderoga]

But while costs are still very wild speculation, why assume the worst?

Expect the worst, hope for the best.
And also because FDev just manages to deliver half baked or broken ideas. Like the carrier upkeep.

 

[EdzUp]

Look at it this way it won't be long before another big expansion takes place and there's fleet carriers all over the galaxy, after that people are gonna want to build permanent stations

 

[yianniv]

While Fleet Carriers require a weekly upkeep for crew ....

Thanks for your understanding!

Speaking of crew, please hire a plastic surgeon.

Thanks for your understanding.

 

[Cathal Brugha]

I was interested in fleet carriers, hoping to use one as a 'mother ship' mobile base, not a fan of the passive income, passive debt, tariffs, upkeep, ect. So meh, big letdown and dissapointment, fleet carriers won't bring me back.

 

[WhiteHaulerMan]

.... and, when combined, even fewer players are likely to buy one than might have done.

I don't see why that's a bad thing.

I miss the early days, where when someone rocked up in a CZ in a Python you'd be feeling a bit of worry and a little 'respect' to the players dedication to the game for owning and operating such a craft.