The Cobra Mk IV - A Modest Proposal

[Sysmon]

Dear Frontier Development,

With the regular recurrence of threads requesting availability of the Cobra Mk IV beyond its current exclusivity, I have a proposal to make.

In my garage is one or maybe two such Cobra Mk IVs, made for scavenging and/or bounty hunting back in the day before the added utility slots. At the moment I am 35,000 light years away from being able to use either of them, and the likelihood of them being put to use when I return is small, as I am more likely to test other ships I have not spent much time in, such as the Krait Phantom, the Mamba or the Crusader. I may even try out one of the Diamondbacks, which I must admit I have never actual flown in at all.

Why not make these idle ships available to others? I propose enabling the Cobra Mk IVs in my garage to be leased out to others temporarily. I would allow either of them to be leased on a day-to-day basis for the low cost of 250,000 credits/day or 1,500,000 credits/week. The lessee will of course be fully responsible for any fines, bounties or damages incurred, for fuel, expendables and general maintenance. They will be responsible for the complete replacement of the ship as well, in case it is destroyed while in their custody. The ships can be customised however the lessee sees fit, as long as they pay for it and return the ship in the condition they first received it in.

Surely this proposal will be seen as a way for everybody to be able to enjoy the Cobra Mk IV without stepping on the toes of the current owners.

S

 

[Lestat]

Do we really need another thread about Cobra MKIV. IT was an exclusive Ship when you paid for Horizon when it first came out.

 

[Sysmon]

Do we really need another thread about Cobra MKIV.

No.

S

 

[Speedcuffs]

There's hundreds of them at Davis Monthan planetary base.
Free to anyone.

 

[CMDR Karrde Sun]

You'd have some competition there. Id take it up as a cause and let players borrow mine for a one night loan of their attractive npc.

Its truly an amazing ship, and people getting turned away sad is something we shouldn't be permitting amongst first world spacers.

 

[[PS4] Lorenzo Waringos]

I’d gladly swap my Anaconda Mk II for one.

 

[Sysmon]

Giving people, that are unable to buy their own Mk IV, the ability to at least lease one must certainly be the Pareto optimal solution; I'm sure the demand for them would go away if people could get their hands on one temporarily.

S

 

[Sysmon]

Wait, am sure you can system transfer them?

... Yes I can. To a system with a station. Otherwise I will have to apply the old-fashion system transfer technique I'm using with my Asp Explorer at the moment.

S

 

[VR CMDR Novindus]

The thing I love most about Cobra MKIV threads, is the triggered state of the exclusivity defence department. Concordantly, the thing I love second most about Cobra MKIV threads, is their frequency. Moar I say! Moooaaarrr!

 

[Sysmon]

The thing I love most about Cobra MKIV threads, is the triggered state of the exclusivity defence department. Concordantly, the thing I love second most about Cobra MKIV threads, is their frequency. Moar I say! Moooaaarrr!

Hey we like our exclusive stuff, thank you very much! FD could make a Cobra Mk V available to primary accounts bought after the Cobra Mk IV offer expired. The Mk V should be just like the Mk IV, but with visible training wheels and the docking computer/supercruise assist hardwired in.

S

 

[[Diplomacy] Carnegie]

Frontier, make the Cobra MK V exclusively for those to whom the Cobra MKIV was not exclusive - if you have access to the Cobra MK IV, then you can't have the Cobra MK V; Cheers Frontier!

My alt-account say thank you.