Anybody planning on buying an 890J soon?
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I was going to say something, but NDA.
SoloFlyer
Grand Admiral
I was actually saving for an endeavor master set for this years sale but I may push that back until next year if the 890J seems like something I'd want to buy instead. Since science type stuff hasn't been addressed yet they'll likely still have the master set for purchase with LTI in 2020 also right?
Personally, I would go for the Endeavor.
If being the captain of a Royal Caribbean cruise liner has been your dream, then the 890J is for you.
The Endeavor has so much more functionality for the price.
SoloFlyer
Grand Admiral
I agree completely that the endeavor would probably give much more when it comes to gameplay. I sort of wanted to have a luxury ship in my fleet though, so far the closest I have is a 300i. I was thinking of adding either the 890j or the 600i depending on how they feel in comparison to each other. I'm definitely getting the endeavor master set, just trying to figure out if I should delay it a year
It does look amazing on the inside and the floor layout makes sense. Now hopefully lessons learned will be reapplied to the 600.
I agree. I see no "Space Game" game play for it.
Wokka wokka, that's one pretty ship.
I'm almost there as well the 600 is such a disappointment at this point in time. But the 890J is just such a large ship that I am not sure it has a role in my fleet.
I'm thinking that it would make a rather glorious & enjoyable space Winnebago, even if the cost of operation would be rather expensive.
There is that. But for me, there is the long walk from the bridge to the ground. The long walk from the elevator to the outpost to pick up the package if you can even land sort of close. It might be better to just take the ground elevator down with your bike.
We still have no clue how many stations you'll be able to dock with or if you'll always just have to use the runabout to go from the ship to the station.
In the end, I feel like the missions will simply be akin to Hull Cargo transport and instead of boxes it will be VIP's.
Devil Dog Hog
Space Marshal
This pig is slow, yaw speed is horrible and overshoots, pitch is goofy, it moves like a slug through molases, has laughable weapons and defense, and is a waste of literal space, it has an entire deck devoted to a sauna, pool, hot tubs, night club. . . . . nightclub . . .. with a full bar!? God I hope my wife doesn't check the bank account.
Ah. Well indeed go for it. As for me, I'll be hailing a taxi ride over to @Wolfy's to watch the world turn while enjoying some refreshments. After all, that ship looks like its bar comes well stock and that decked out kitchen looks perfect for cooking up some tasty snacks.
If you are picking up boxes in this thing, leave the mother ship in orbit and scoot down to the surface in your 315p. How far is it from the bridge to the hangar?
If you have a 315p it would have been quicker and cheaper to just use that for these courier missions. I do find myself unable to really justify owning it and yet I still would like one.
Just built a new PC, so unless you can CCU (fat chance) I will probably have to pass.. ship is amazing however... Somewhat salty now with my 600i in comparison.. maybe ill still own it when they decide to do the update pass they mentioned.
SoloFlyer
Grand Admiral
Are there things to do or placeholders for things to do on the 890J that would make it worth it? If it probably wouldn't have a specific use like other ships other than VIP transport I might still consider getting one if it had doodads and gizmos to play with on board that would keep me occupied if I didn't feel like doing anything specific in the game.