Proposal Discussion The 3 Starting Roles

[mhughes2k]

I'd quite like to see that confirmed somewhere as I think it is a valid option to start with a KS starter ship, sell it and buy a new ship.

I'd like to think that I've read all the Q&As as they're mentioned (being the obvious fanatic) but easy to miss one or two

You may consider doing this if you're starting in the Trader KS to get more funds to buy move profitable (but more expensive) cargo but in a smaller ship...

Michael Brook's reply about re-starting is here:
http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showpost.php?p=465303&postcount=11

Originally Posted by Tobytyke1972 View Post

I'd imagine that the starter ship is just that, its a ship (and perks) you get when you start a new commander. If you manage to loose that ship then you'll have to buy it back via insurance just like what happens at the moment

That's the current thinking.

Michael

 

[Vikinger]

I'd quite like to see that confirmed somewhere as I think it is a valid option to start with a KS starter ship, sell it and buy a new ship.

Yeah. iam sorry that I cant find the source. I could be wrong, but ive read it somewhere that you could not sell your KS ship and the outfitting for profit.
Just think of it. Selling a fully equipeed long range explore cobra could net you around 200k credits. Buy a hauler for the money and you will have lots of credits to do trading whit. And you will be millionaire in matter of hours
For me its just logic that KS ships and equipment cant net any profit if you sell it.

But another interesting note that Micheal answered during the latest twitch was that all KS rewards will be aviable when Gamma kicks in. And it will not be any more wipes after gamma ( nothing they plan at least)
Also from same twitch, if I don't recall wrong he said that Mining wont be in the game until Gamma starts. But on that subject I can be wrong. was hard to hear him sometimes during that session.

 

[Zephyr]

Yeah. iam sorry that I cant find the source. I could be wrong, but ive read it somewhere that you could not sell your KS ship and the outfitting for profit.
Just think of it. Selling a fully equipeed long range explore cobra could net you around 200k credits. Buy a hauler for the money and you will have lots of credits to do trading whit. And you will be millionaire in matter of hours
For me its just logic that KS ships and equipment cant net any profit if you sell it.

But another interesting note that Micheal answered during the latest twitch was that all KS rewards will be aviable when Gamma kicks in. And it will not be any more wipes after gamma ( nothing they plan at least)
Also from same twitch, if I don't recall wrong he said that Mining wont be in the game until Gamma starts. But on that subject I can be wrong. was hard to hear him sometimes during that session.

I think all the starting ships should have roughly the same worth (although you shouldn't be able to sell them, I agree with that.) For that reason, I feel like a drew the short straw. My kickstarter tier was the imperial bounty hunter, so I get a dinky Eagle whereas everyone else starts with a Cobra. Don't get me wrong, I love the Eagle, but the fact that it's worth less than the Cobra and pretty much objectively worse than the Cobra in every respect except maneuverability is a bit annoying. I, once again, vote for a buff to the Eagle!