I say the Banu Merchantman is going to be +$1000 when it is flight ready
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i wouldn't be surprised if it goes to 1500.
makute
Space Marshal
Maybe $1.000 is a bit much, but... CIG has managed to transform what slowly became into a meme in the most stunning piece of sci-fi design I've ever seen.
That ship is plain gorgeous, in and out. I'm sooooo regretting not getting one when they were cheap.
That ship is plain gorgeous, in and out. I'm sooooo regretting not getting one when they were cheap.
Honestly if it's that high in price with real world money, I'll grind for it or just be a crewmen on another persons' BMM. I ran so many missions in 3.14 to grind and buy ships ingame I can do it for the BMM if I had the motivation! I get it, it's going to be a sweet ass ship and it's supporting the game development but I don't want to take out a second mortgage to buy ships for the game. It looks like a really amazing ship but I don't think the game play loop is what I want to do in the verse. I'm more of exploration/Mercenary, the 400 is a good starting point for me and I also have a Carrack with big crew nights.
Obviously it wont be priced more than a Privateer.
Now for some gifting reason will they make this ship goes beyond 1000$? To be another grey market jewell once the newer released BMM @1000+ wont be tradable anymore when the older ones will still be? I doubt that.
I do not see it goes beyond the price of a 890, it has no capital components yet.
Also the BMM started at 250$, not 300$.
Also we do not know if the 2880 SCU of cargo is including the shops or not. The Privateer has 2658 SCU total if we include the 8 public and 2 private shops.
Now for some gifting reason will they make this ship goes beyond 1000$? To be another grey market jewell once the newer released BMM @1000+ wont be tradable anymore when the older ones will still be? I doubt that.
I do not see it goes beyond the price of a 890, it has no capital components yet.
Also the BMM started at 250$, not 300$.
Also we do not know if the 2880 SCU of cargo is including the shops or not. The Privateer has 2658 SCU total if we include the 8 public and 2 private shops.
With all that gold, CIG is showing that the best ships, just like the best Squadrons, are truly TESTified.
You copied that from me!!
Oh wait, sorry boss I mean great idea boss your totally right boss!!!!
Oh wait, sorry boss I mean great idea boss your totally right boss!!!!
Daft Olll
Admiral
I just want to ad the AFK potential of the BMM.
If it is like the Privateer, it will work like that :
source : https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/17392-Q-A-Drake-Kraken-Privateer
Ploeperpengel
Space Marshal
Let's not forget the 890 has a sauna and a swimmingpool. Surely everyone must see that's worth more than 2880 SCU of cargo! No?
Han Burgundy
Space Marshal
Two words: Alien. Tax. That puppy gon be $995.99
think of it this way if they make it 1000+ what ship can you upgrade the BMM to from that point? i think it really solves the issue of all those 350 usd free CCUs out there, and rewards those people who got it for those cheaper prices.
Daft Olll
Admiral
I recommend This Versus video from LAWoftheWEST Gaming published on Jan 17, 2020
Star Citizen: "Who run Bartertown?" Drake Privateer VS Banu Merchantman
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3dKICZJ5iY&t=2s
Star Citizen: "Who run Bartertown?" Drake Privateer VS Banu Merchantman
With even rarer sales next.
Very true indeed. But you can also see the BMM in its current state as a great intermediate CCU for ships like Carrack, Polaris and so on.
In both case you win.
But I still think you win more if you can use the BMM CCU to get high end ships cheaper (from M2 to Polaris at the moment before next price bump). If you have multiple CCU and the ship is 1000+ in the end, who would need multiple BMM besides a few whales ;)
pretty much they would have to buy the CCUs now and use them now that issue already exists i think CIG is aware that is what people are doing and they are missing out on alot of money with high tier ships and they can't create artificial scarcity. i also forget if a ship becomes more expensive than its upgrade doesnt that prevent the upgrade also? (Ex upgrading from BMM to endeavor)
As long as the BMM CCU (where BMM is target ship) is in your hangar (works also if in buyback for recent CCU) AND the next CCU in the chain is also in your hangar, you can still use the BMM CCU even if the BMM melt value becomes higher than the melt value of the next ship in the path.
easy fix would be to disable that.
From a legal point of view, if you have purchased both CCU, that is not possible if they are in hangar.
It is legally possible in buyback as you do not own it technically anymore.