I do wonder where Test Squadron will designate as its "Home Planet" and will its members be able to choose plots close by to build their bases. For time protection and operation of those bases will be quite manpower intensive and I really don't know if players really want to spend 24/7 standing...
I don't know if people have been following the introduction of fleet carriers in Elite Dangerous, but....
One major issue that has come up with it is the cost of upkeep, outfitting and depreciation of the asset.
Initial price: 5B credits,
Fully Outfit: 1.4B,
Upkeep Up To: 147M/week...
8 KM Square x 15,000 members - 120,000 KM Square, that would represent a fair chunk of any moon or a noticeable size of a small planet. But then again, if we are outside UEE space, we don't need an official land claim system.
I was wondering if TEST has plans to nominate a planet as its home planet where Testies would build the bases and provide mutual protection for org mates. If so, I think it should be in a system with sufficient resources like a Gas Giant for fuel harvesting and preferably an asteroid field for...
I think they have once said they have some concept of shaping the numbers of the types of ships they want to start with. So if some ships are more popular and numerous than they had planned, they won't appear in a sale, but if a ship has been sold in lower quantities than they expected, they...
From the description of the repair process, do you think repairs will take a lot of time to perform? Would it be better to salvage/destroy a badly damaged ship rather waiting for and paying for repairs? How do you think CIG will handle this dilemma?