Why would someone limit who can dock on their carrier?

[Winterwalker]

Those shoes with that shirt?

Not tonight, sunshine.

Not without your vaccine passport neither.

 

[pnellesen]

You kids git off mah Fleet Carrier!!!

 

[Flimley]

Having just recently purchased a carrier, I do think it would be fun to see names of CMDRs who have landed there. With where my carrier has been parked of late, I don't expect it to happen often. But would be nice if I were to recognize a name I know. Pretty sure I saw @Flimley carrier recently, I think in the system where I mine platinum. I requested a high-speed fly-by but the tower declined.

It is true. My carrier is called Flimley. \o/

 

[LeoBartlet]

If I ever own a carrier none of you are invited.

 

[Just Paul]

 

[Rock Hunter]

My Carrier is always open for rearm, repair and I’ll occasionally open the markets up to buy or sell. The loos are very much staff only though. You can thank those filthy Imperials for that, once bitten twice shy.

 

[Momatty]

5) covid vault

Everyone pay attention this is the new meme for this board.

 

[Treya]

The loos are very much staff only though. You can thank those filthy Imperials for that, once bitten twice shy.

Pfft, typical. Doesn't keep a wiping servant yet somehow it's our fault when things get messy.

 

[alexzk]

I don't own a carrier but I bump into them on occasion while out exploring. A lot of them won't let me dock with them. What benefits would someone get from not allowing strangers from docking and refuelling?

1. Carrier owner may had some private operation like donating cheap commodity to squadron (i.e. owner pays from own pocket) and don't want you to take it.
2. Carrier owner pays double-weekly fee (no matter that it is "low", it is still double) to allow your repairs. So I just disable all service for randoms. Not my problem to pay bills awaiting to help some random man.

 

[Speedcuffs]

One of my deck officers has a restraining order against Bottomhat .

 

[VR - wickfut]

Carrier owner pays double-weekly fee (no matter that it is "low", it is still double) to allow your repairs. So I just disable all service for randoms. Not my problem to pay bills awaiting to help some random man.

Didn't know that, thought it was just a fixed price. Strange way to implement something though, have players buy some large ship with lots of landing pads and then penalize players for doing it so they don't use the carriers as the game intended.

 

[Captain Willard]

My carrier does have rearm, repair, and refuel but I don't allow landing as you can see from my FC's tag.
"Attempt no landings"
I have no desire to manage a grocery store so the market is empty except for 15,000 tons of tritium which is not for sale.
If FD ever decides to allow military campaigns against Thargoid bases and home worlds.
I would be happy to allow ships to use those services during an invasion.

 

[Asmodeus]

1. They don't want too.
2. They still don't want too.

 

[alexzk]

Didn't know that, thought it was just a fixed price. Strange way to implement something though, have players buy some large ship with lots of landing pads and then penalize players for doing it so they don't use the carriers as the game intended.

That was proposition to make "urgent switch". So you can land, press button, pay remaining fee to activate services till the period ends and use it till period ends as anybody else, i.e. owner cannot turn it off if paid. That could be fair. If you need urgent help - pay.

 

[Lev -Shadow- Arris]

"Attempt no landings"

Please tell me you named it Europa?

 

[MickyG1982]

The real answer here is:

Because they want to, and they can.

 

[Commander Biscuit]

I don't own a carrier but I bump into them on occasion while out exploring. A lot of them won't let me dock with them. What benefits would someone get from not allowing strangers from docking and refuelling?

People have already posted many reasons an FC owner would deny docking, however a way to filter undockable FCs would be nice.

 

[Morbad]

I'd imagine to lower the rates of theft and vandalism, as well as to keep people from tracking mud all over.

 

[Dillon Fallon]

I can open mine up if you want, but do you want to land on a carrier owned by someone with 11,000t of tritium aboard and poor impulse control?

 

[Lev -Shadow- Arris]

I can open mine up if you want, but do you want to land on a carrier owned by someone with 11,000t of tritium aboard and poor impulse control?

Ship Computer: "Landing complete."
Carrier Computer: "Non-owner landing detected. Initiating random jump sequence, please wait."
Player: "That's not a good sound..." Dr. Horrible voice

I'll show myself out.