Another stupid question but I have to ask: Melt Star G for Sentinel?

[War Pig]

Same question, different ship. I have a Star G w/ LTI. I don't see myself doing the fueler role, although having a fueler in my fleet is a good thing in the grand scheme. Maybe I can rent it out to the Org or other operators. I am more of an e-war type as previously posted. Is having a Star G really worth it or should I cave into my cravings and just get the damn Sentinel already? My Retaliator has been spared (for the most obvious reasons) from these fiscal gymnastics. Should my Star G be given the same treatment?

Danke'

 

[War Pig]

Sorry to be repetitive. Now that all things SC is moving at a little bit greater than a snail's pace, just trying to maximize my ROI

 

[Liquor_and_ores]

I would say if you don't see your self using the Star G as much as the Sentinel, melt it

For me, the Star G could be a decent income maker, and if not it can always be used to keep my Orion topped off, or support other TEST fleets


I can't wait to see how fuel collecting will work, and how dangerous it will be. ( hell they made mining seem hardcore when its usually a boring snore fest in other games)

 

[War Pig]

Thanks for the chime in. I grabbed the Star G as a possible money maker, but like I said it don't see myself putting in enough time to make the purchase worth it. Supporting my fellow Testies is a noble cause. This is why I'm torn. I kinda don't want to waste the LTI when melting so I'm thinking of doing a private sale instead. The Vanguard sale is going to Monday so I'll give it some more thought.

As usual, always appreciate the input. Now back to day drunkeness.

 

[Liquor_and_ores]

at least you know what you are planning on doing in the PU, other than Mining / transport its all up in the air for me

if nothing else you can hop on, or borrow mine if I am not using it

one other note, if you have regrets later on, you can always put in a support ticket for a un melt request.

 

[War Pig]

Thanks! Just one more reason why I am glad that I joined this org. The other one is that most of you guys and gals are probably wasted already.

 

[UnderSc0re]

Go with the ships you think you're going to be in captaining the most. You can always buy one in game later if you decide you end up liking fuel. I'm sure there will be one or two around the org you rent or borrow too.

 

[mromutt]

since it is an LTI version of that ship you may want to sell it to someone then use that money to get your new ship (probably a good amount of money too lol)

 

[War Pig]

@mromutt

Yeah, that was my thought. I'm not gonna price gouge anyone if I go the private sale route. Probably just go with face value and upgrade, but now I'm rethinking my tactics. I am more curious about the remaining Retaliator modules which most likely would include a dedicated e-War suite on par with the Sentinel. I may just hold off on the concept sale and buy in-game if necessary per @UnderSc0re's suggestion. Keeping the Star G, which is obviously the militarized version of the Starfarer may be a better nest egg to either melt later in life or put to work for the org. An armored, more heavily armed gas truck has its advantages in the Verse

 

[KingNerd]

I have a question somewhat related, it's about renting out vehicles or lending out vehicles. I have heard that your ships will be keyed to your hand, any idea on how they would implement a system allowing you to keep your ship from being stolen but at the same time allow you to "rent out" or "loan out" your ship to people? Also, how will people steal your ship in space if it's keyed to only fly when you're around it?

 

[mromutt]

Yeah I dont plan on ever flying a star myself but I think it will be a great tool in the box

 

[War Pig]

@KingNerd

Renting out/borrowing ships has been mentioned a few times by CIG staff but the mechanic hasn't been really explained yet. I would assume it falls along the lines of allowing friends into your hangar and granting permission to access the ships panels and systems. Once multi-crew finally goes into the wild, we should have a better understanding of how crews can be assigned to roles.

 

[War Pig]

Also, as to the ship boarding and stealing, there's probably gonna be some hack-centric minigames that will grant a successful boarding party full control of a ship's systems. We'll wait and see once MC is online.

 

[mromutt]

Also, as to the ship boarding and stealing, there's probably gonna be some hack-centric minigames that will grant a successful boarding party full control of a ship's systems. We'll wait and see once MC is online.

Yeah either a hack game or we will be taking the control system offline and reinitializing it with some hardware we bring aboard (take time) or even possibly swapping/wiping the core data bank

 

[NKato]

As a Star-G owner, I'm personally in favor of having enough tankers in the fleet to support TEST anywhere, anytime. Besides, it's a good little ship to use for short scrub runs when you're bored.

 

[TexasSkulls]

As another has already posted: DO NOT melt this ship!!! I current have a WTB thread in the marketplace looking for a Star-G. If you really do end up deciding to part ways with the Star-G, do it by selling it to another TESTie, like myself! I'd gladly buy it from ya, and cover any extra PayPal fees or whatever needed.

 

[NKato]

As another has already posted: DO NOT melt this ship!!! I current have a WTB thread in the marketplace looking for a Star-G. If you really do end up deciding to part ways with the Star-G, do it by selling it to another TESTie, like myself! I'd gladly buy it from ya, and cover any extra PayPal fees or whatever needed.

That's assuming he bought the Star-G with money and no store credit. Ships purchased with store credit are non-transferrable.

 

[TexasSkulls]

That's assuming he bought the Star-G with money and no store credit. Ships purchased with store credit are non-transferrable.

It is assuming that, but fortunately there's a quick way to see if it's giftable or not!

 

[War Pig]

It is assuming that, but fortunately there's a quick way to see if it's giftable or not!

Good assumption. Bought with dead presidents and totally transferable. I wasn't planing on melting it in order to preserve the LTI and now I am rethinking selling it at all. I want to wait and see what else comes out the pipeline and then I'll review my fleet for the 20th time and let you know.

Thanks for helping me think thru my buyer's remorse, everyone.

 

[TexasSkulls]

Yeah I would certainly caution against making a hasty decision to sell (or melt). As much as I would love to buy it from you, I also wouldn't want you to regret doing so, especially when you can only gift a ship once! Just keep me in mind once you do "review your fleet" again!