Drake Kraken Privateer

[atpbx]

It's not mentioned in the "This Week in Star Citizen" post. So, apparently not this week, even though they closed the thread for asking questions almost 2 weeks ago now. Only took about a week for Pisces Q&A, I think.

I seriously think the reason they are taking so long to put it up, is the top voted question is "can we take the fucking thing off" and most of the kick back is "I dont want a permanent hull conversion".

I would like to think that they have actually sat down and thought, that, yeah, a permanent hull conversion for this functionality is pretty stupid, lets let privateer owners switch between the shop and cargo load out version when they feel like it (for a credit and time cost).

Lets enable base Kraken owners the option to do the same thing in game.

I would instantly buy the upgrade back and apply it.

 

[Shadow Reaper]

What does the Privateer have in place of all the cargo?

 

[Bambooza]

What does the Privateer have in place of all the cargo?

Shops and Habs for the shop owners. The Habs are not for Players.

 

[Bambooza]

I seriously think the reason they are taking so long to put it up, is the top voted question is "can we take the fucking thing off" and most of the kick back is "I dont want a permanent hull conversion".

I would like to think that they have actually sat down and thought, that, yeah, a permanent hull conversion for this functionality is pretty stupid, lets let privateer owners switch between the shop and cargo load out version when they feel like it (for a credit and time cost).

Lets enable base Kraken owners the option to do the same thing in game.

I would instantly buy the upgrade back and apply it.

There are a number of ships that currently are not modular and have multiple variants. I understand as a community we like to have I win buttons and ships that can do everything but so far CIG has been good about making ships that fit nitches as well as have positive and negative attributes.

 

[Shadow Reaper]

Agreed, and note too, this is not a high volume ship. They have to justify all the time it takes to build this, and that's very hard to do given such a small number of sales for this. What they need to do is look for ways to build this faster and cheaper, rather than ways to make it devilishly expensive to design.

I think they just offered a variant because they want to appear they're doing more than they are. They've done this many times before.

 

[Bambooza]

That and the fact that I can literally, for the first time, visualize what we shall be doing as a group of Privateers operating in the "outer rim". Jesus, this ship is literally taking me back to, well, the game, Privateer. That feeling that I felt when I ventured into that area of space with the derelict alien ship, right before that egg ship attacked. My mental theorycrafting with the KP is evoking the same emotional response that that game did when I first ventured out into unknown space. I'm so fucking stoked to play SC again now, and all based on this goddamned ship and what it means. It literally checks a the boxes for the kind of gameplay that I want to be involved in.

Your enthusiasm is contagious. I have a feeling that this year will have a huge impact on the gameplay experience within the verse as most of the major engine code changes are complete and lots of the tools required for designers to flush out the game world are done. While SQ42 is still hogging the lions share of the ship pipeline and artists we should start seeing them working on PU stuff as the levels are nearing design completion.

 

[Bambooza]

Agreed, and note too, this is not a high volume ship. They have to justify all the time it takes to build this, and that's very hard to do given such a small number of sales for this. What they need to do is look for ways to build this faster and cheaper, rather than ways to make it devilishly expensive to design.

I think they just offered a variant because they want to appear they're doing more than they are. They've done this many times before.

I'd like to remain optimistic that they are still doing more than we are aware of and its simply cloaked in the mystery of SQ42.

 

[Steel_Monkey]

Yeah I'm stoked as well but until I learn more my enthusiasm is in my caterpillar. Personally my vision is like Space Canada.... I don't need to defend myself, everyone will love what I offer to the world. Why be powerful when you can have powerful friends :)

 

[Bambooza]

Yeah I'm stoked as well but until I learn more my enthusiasm is in my caterpillar. Personally my vision is like Space Canada.... I don't need to defend myself, everyone will love what I offer to the world. Why be powerful when you can have powerful friends :)

Not sure about the powerful friends but you have lots of drunk friends.

 

[Steel_Monkey]

Crazed drunken riots can be powerful and that tells me, I must have bars on my ship and sell shield generators :)

 

[Sky Captain]

I've been curious if the conversion could come off (via melting) but not too worried about it. The Kraken Privateer is still the Kraken with the same flight deck and all of the same guns. Its most important teeth are still intact. And dragonflies can still come on board. But more importantly, if there are two friendly Krakens in a battle zone, one a base Kraken and the other a Privateer, which will players gravitate to? The one with only cargo? Or the one at which they can replenish supplies? Will be interesting to see how it works out.

 

[Steel_Monkey]

Now that is an interesting thought... or can there be Kraken on Kraken commerce? Warehouse logistics? ;-)

 

[Blind Owl]

Your enthusiasm is contagious. I have a feeling that this year will have a huge impact on the gameplay experience within the verse as most of the major engine code changes are complete and lots of the tools required for designers to flush out the game world are done. While SQ42 is still hogging the lions share of the ship pipeline and artists we should start seeing them working on PU stuff as the levels are nearing design completion.

Yeah man. I'm actually freaking stoked for the game for the first time in years. This CitizenCon for me was the best one yet, not because of big video clips and new ships, but because it showed the game, this beautiful, amazing, fun game. And for the first time in a long time, I've started to yearn for the gameplay, to really imagine and visualize it. I'm freaking stoked to get back from tour so I can start playing.

Yeah I'm stoked as well but until I learn more my enthusiasm is in my caterpillar. Personally my vision is like Space Canada.... I don't need to defend myself, everyone will love what I offer to the world. Why be powerful when you can have powerful friends :)

Space Canada, haha. Love it. Remember weed. We have weed in Canada. And maple syrup. And beer.
All things that make us good friends

 

[Crymsan]

The game has quite deservedly lacked hype for a while (lets be honest hype is a short term thing) and its quite hard to maintain for 8 years.

 

[Blind Owl]

The game has quite deservedly lacked hype for a while (lets be honest hype is a short term thing) and its quite hard to maintain for 8 years.

True story. It's hard to maintain that level of excitement over an extended amount of time.

 

[SpudNyk]

True story. It's hard to maintain that level of excitement over an extended amount of time.

You have to let play in the background for a bit, then come in with fresh eyes again.

 

[Blind Owl]

You have to let play in the background for a bit, then come in with fresh eyes again.

Which is exactly what I've done. Remained active here, but stepped away from the gameplay for a couple years and let life keep me occupied. Now I'm freaking stoked to get into it again. February can't come soon enough.

 

[SpudNyk]

Which is exactly what I've done. Remained active here, but stepped away from the gameplay for a couple years and let life keep me occupied. Now I'm freaking stoked to get into it again. February can't come soon enough.

I've kept up with it, but check out a patch for a little bit, been playing a bit more lately 3.7 has been good, I'm looking forward to persistence then I think I'll play a little more.

 

[Blind Owl]

I've kept up with it, but check out a patch for a little bit, been playing a bit more lately 3.7 has been good, I'm looking forward to persistence then I think I'll play a little more.

Yeah, I mean, I've been following, just not actually playing. 3.8 - 3.9 will be a grand time to get into her. Finally.

 

[Steel_Monkey]

I just started playing... turned it off in 2014