I also deposit all but the bare minimum to the FC. I feel this keeps me focused on earning thus the activities that go along with it. When I see insane number in my commander net worth it dilutes the process, so stay broke and hungry.
Why Do You Own a Fleet Carrier?
- Thread starter Schmack
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3 carriers, 1 of which is an exploration alt so doesn't come into the Bubble. The other 2 usually stay in uninhabited systems in the Bubble if I'm not actively using them at the time.
I challenge you to identify one instancing problem any of my carriers have caused.
The usual problems cited tend to be from cmdrs based at Shinrarta trying to park their carrier near Shinrarta complaining about other cmdrs based at Shinrarta parking their carriers near Shinrarta...
To carry my fleet.
For My Collection and for my fleet.
Carrier 1's cargo :-
inara.cz
Carrier 2's cargo :-
inara.cz
MY COLLECTION !!!!!!!!!
Carrier 1's cargo :-
CMDR BL1P - fleet carrier | Elite:Dangerous | INARA
The companion site for Elite:Dangerous with the game database, market data, trade routes, outfitting, engineers, blueprints, crafting, Thargoid war, squadrons, logbooks, galleries, galaxy information and much more...
inara.cz
Carrier 2's cargo :-
CMDR TANELEER TIVAN. - fleet carrier | Elite:Dangerous | INARA
The companion site for Elite:Dangerous with the game database, market data, trade routes, outfitting, engineers, blueprints, crafting, Thargoid war, squadrons, logbooks, galleries, galaxy information and much more...
inara.cz
MY COLLECTION !!!!!!!!!
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I was reading this thread and weren't going to reply but just a few seconds ago..................
Sorry no screenshots, but as I returned to FC for more Gold, it darn well started shooting at an NPC (pirate or opposing faction?)
What a sight!!!! it is worth it for this alone!!!!
IIRC Capital Ships used to join in Thargoid war zones and you could be protected/helped by these in the early days of the war. I don't think this happens any longer (correct me if I am wrong, as I don't do Control or Alerts - waiting for Invasions to return)
I am 1 jump away from Laedla in Erivia and is happening probably as Laedla is now in War state.
It just happened again as I am writing this, the system police - which patrol your FC in any system except Anarchy - started attacking a ship and my dear old FC joined in - it didn't stand a chance!
Just don't mistakenly hit your carrier with a mistaken shot, if you join in the fight, as you will probably end up in a prison cell far away.
Even if I scan wakes within 7.5km of it, even I, as the Captain, get the 'hardpoint warning' from ATC.
Sorry no screenshots, but as I returned to FC for more Gold, it darn well started shooting at an NPC (pirate or opposing faction?)
What a sight!!!! it is worth it for this alone!!!!
IIRC Capital Ships used to join in Thargoid war zones and you could be protected/helped by these in the early days of the war. I don't think this happens any longer (correct me if I am wrong, as I don't do Control or Alerts - waiting for Invasions to return)
I am 1 jump away from Laedla in Erivia and is happening probably as Laedla is now in War state.
It just happened again as I am writing this, the system police - which patrol your FC in any system except Anarchy - started attacking a ship and my dear old FC joined in - it didn't stand a chance!
Just don't mistakenly hit your carrier with a mistaken shot, if you join in the fight, as you will probably end up in a prison cell far away.
Even if I scan wakes within 7.5km of it, even I, as the Captain, get the 'hardpoint warning' from ATC.
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Oh yeah, a FC shooting at NPCs is like a Pink Floyd concert 
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Mine has enabled me finally to get out to Colonia and do exploration out in the black.
It is equipped for those purposes so only has UC, RO, RR and VG equipped which keeps costs down to about 14.7 when not jumping.
Since I purchased Odyssey a couple days ago, I will now consider doing some exobiology stuff and outfitting a ship or two for that.
When I saw the Floyd at Earl's Court in 1994, they had rare purple and yellow lasers which they'd reportedly borrowed from a military project!Oh yeah, a FC shooting at NPCs is like a Pink Floyd concert
Memories, i may or may not have been running the West Brompton entrance at that gig
O7
Thee is a lot to be said for using a small ship for this as some of the bios favour really inaccessible locations, I am currently using a Hauler.
Repair and Replenish.
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Having a carrier is like having your own personal space station, that moves. You can rest, repair, rearm, resupply, keep your ships, mods, cargo, all your 'Stuff' on board, you can turn in your combat bonds, exploration and trade vouchers, albeit paying a premium for the convenience but still. You can buy and sell commodities, salvage, on foot materials. You can stock and sell ships, modules.
While not perfect, and there are a few missing features that would greatly improve them, carriers are pretty good in their current form, now they can be made amazing with some tweaks here and there. But still, I wouldnt want to go back to being without one. My carrier IS my home now. I live off it in the same way people before had a "Home Station", now the carrier is that. And you get to name it, and customize it to an extent.
People have a sense of ownership, hence why there are so many.
In terms of gameplay, they trim alot of the redundant flying you will catch yourself doing. Imagine jumping your carrier to the orbit of the same planet that has the CZ you want to fight in, getting back into the fight is literally only a few seconds away, vs minutes. Or you want to do a HUGE trade run, but instead of jumping the same route 10+ times, you make short hops with your unshielded Type 9, load up the carrier and jump your cargo in a single jump, or jump it FARTHER to another market that you wouldnt have done in the first place because it's too far for your type 9. then you unload, sell and make a bunch of credits in a single hop. Explorers can park their carrier centrally in a region they are planning to chart and explore, knowing the drop off for your map info is always a few jumps away.
I've noticed that I often think of the universe no longer in how far X is to Y. I plot my activity from a distance from my carrier and decide if I want to move it, or just keep it there. Having a carrier allows you to comfortably create a "center of the universe" that belongs to you and thus have control over. And there it gives you some sense of confidence in that when you go to sleep at night, you know your feet are planted on floor rather than hanging out in the black, if that makes sense.
Having a carrier vs not, is the same as doing a road trip in an RV vs a Car. You can live out of an RV, and depending on the model, pretty dang comfortably too, or you can try to live out of your car, which can be done but only if you absolutely have to but is generally the massively inferior experience.
Sadly I never saw them live. The closest I came to it was watching the live broadcast of their 1989 Venice appearance. Which was quite a spectacle even just on telly.