how much for the jav next time
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BarthSarafin
Admiral
Aaah well. I already got an Idris now, and a Polaris. A Jav would just be overkill. Then again, a few years ago I said that about the Idris XD
Last time was $2700 warbond (cash only) and $3000 with credit.
Both sold out very quickly.
BarthSarafin
Admiral
I wish! Hard to justify to my wife, I really do want one though.
BarthSarafin
Admiral
Ah true. Well. The longer I wait, the more I want one too. Haha.
Shadow Reaper
Space Marshal
It would be wise to consider movement rates of the big caps ships before purchasing one. If you can't get to any given conflict before it is over, owning a Jav could mean it's only useful as an aggressor, and that is severely limiting in your play. Also, it will probably require a lot of money in NPCs to keep a Jav in service. It's of no use without gunners and it is a huge project to organize so many players. You can't just expect dozens of folks will always be ready to hop aboard and then wait two days for a cap ship to enter a theater of conflict.
Long story short is cap ships will be a real trial to use in game. The slower they are, the harder they'll be to use, but this is exactly why they will be the deciding factor when they actually show up for a conflict.
Long story short is cap ships will be a real trial to use in game. The slower they are, the harder they'll be to use, but this is exactly why they will be the deciding factor when they actually show up for a conflict.
^This!, is why I never bought one of these huge, combat focused ships and why I don't care to. I feel these will be a huge pain in the ass to manage. Would love to be a crew member on one for you guys though.
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I think the real answer to this question is "too much".
I'd expect 3000 non-warbond, and then however much they feel like discounting it for warbond. Not anything under 2500, though.
I'd expect 3000 non-warbond, and then however much they feel like discounting it for warbond. Not anything under 2500, though.
Shadow Reaper
Space Marshal
I am hoping the Polaris can be used as a cargo ship. It holds twice the cargo of a Connie, and really only needs 5 PCs, so I hope will be much more manageable. And it has four pew pew tubes, make others go boom.
I get the feeling that regardless of the cost to buy a Jav ends up being before full launch, that it will be a fraction of the in game expenses to be fully manned, armed & equipped for combat or other dedicated operations. I could easily be wrong though.
I am very glad there are people backing the game this much. I also think there will be a level of gameplay ships like this will have all to themselves i.e. taking out the vanduul. I can see how much fun it could be with a very large group of friends flying out to take on such enemies. I cannot see it working well in a pvp environment it will either be very good and or not worth bringing due to costs.
Either way although I have spent this much in total on the game I do not see it fitting with my play time of logging in for an hour.
Either way although I have spent this much in total on the game I do not see it fitting with my play time of logging in for an hour.