Ultimately, CIG gets to set the price. As much as we wish every ship was more affordable, the SC project possibly wouldn't be at this level in funding if it weren't. So, I may not like the prices of some ships but I'm glad that they helped get SC to where it is now.
I think they have said they're setting prices to limit the bigger ships. At least they're not doing quantity sales. But they are timed sales. Not sure how much longer Starfarer will be on sale.
I never bought my large ship, so it changes it for me ;) I won a Gladius LTI and a Connie Andromeda on twitch raffles in one ad the same week, melted the Connie and upgraded the Gladius to a Connie with LTI, and then at the anniversary sale I upgraded the Connie to a Gemini and had enough to spare to get a Reliant Sen.
Actually, it would be like starting vanilla wow with a level 60 with no gear. They've said that the ships we're getting are equipped with basic weapons/components and that most of our credits/time will be spent purchasing better equipment or researching upgrades to current.
Combat ships do need weapons, but the Starfarer needs a lot of expensive equipment too. Some Gas Giants have been labeled dangerous or chaotic atmosphere.
I could see this also being a limiting factor to the "everyone flies huge ships" problem. You have to fuel, crew, maintain, and upgrade this massive hulk of a ship. Sometimes, you might just want to fly out with your little one-seater that you fully upgraded to top-tier equipment for the equivalent cost of one new shield generator on your cap-ship (theoretical, obviously, but you get the point).
Yup, considering some smaller ships have size 1 or two with the old system. With the new system they'll have 1 or 2 small shields. But a ship like the Reclaimer will need around 6 Capitol sized shields.
All these components . . .but do they have a brewery upgrade. That's the only damn question that matters.
I thought we decided that already, convert one of the fuel tanks, add hops, barley and lots of women in bikinis.
Yes, that was our decision. Now we must convince CIG (or someone with knowledge of 1's and 0's) to write it into the game.
It may not be that big of a problem for casuals. They will have the option of fueling at NPC stations. And I think these stations will keep fuel prices in check. Where you earn the most credits will be on the fringes of space where you'd expect to earn more money anyways. As well as idiots who went too deep and ran out of fuel.
That's the idea behind the decision to have players' contribution to the economy capped at ~10%. The devs can set prices where they encourage casual gameplay. But who is going to X up to join a Starfarer crew for a fuel run if bounty or other NPC missions pay better per hour? I'm betting there will be a lot of large ships that never leave their hangars.
Money per hour is only important to some. Also, if your bounty is in a system with no NPC fuel station, you may need a Starfarer.
Money per hour will be important to most. I don't need to join a crew to socialize with my fellow Testes, I can do that on Discord as I blow shit up in my cheap, cheap-to-fly fighter.
This. I concur. Money per hour is nothing compared to having a good time playing. Discovering. Being part of something bigger than ourselves. To each their own out there, but for me, it'll be about the element of fun. I worry about money enough in real life. Fuck that attitude in game. :)
