I am all for space being harsh but for some people it seems too harsh!
Threads like this one (Game is too CRUEL) illustrate the issue.
I think the problem isn't that the game is too harsh though but that there isn't enough warning / education about such problems.
If, when the player was buying the ship, the insurance excess was mentioned on the stats and they also got a warning like:
"You do not have enough money to cover the insurance excess on this ship, do you wish to continue?"
if they were low on funds then they would probably not be so upset about it.
I myself only found out about the insurance excess the first time I blew up a ship
Threads like this one (Game is too CRUEL) illustrate the issue.
I think the problem isn't that the game is too harsh though but that there isn't enough warning / education about such problems.
If, when the player was buying the ship, the insurance excess was mentioned on the stats and they also got a warning like:
"You do not have enough money to cover the insurance excess on this ship, do you wish to continue?"
if they were low on funds then they would probably not be so upset about it.
I myself only found out about the insurance excess the first time I blew up a ship