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I was under the impression that TPG had already filled those niches with their "Variants". This suggestion has 6 new armor 'types'. Are you suggesting that ship manufacturers are going to make enough to go around for every type? For every ship? What about the military-based armors?
There's simply no reason shipmakers would mass produce these ships, as they are primarily military based and highly specialized. There are also enough ship designs in use that it would be unpractical to make a version of each ship for all possible armor configurations. It makes more sense in every way to simply custom fit the ships. (And possibly, make more extreme version of the 'variants' we have now.)
There's simply no reason shipmakers would mass produce these ships, as they are primarily military based and highly specialized. There are also enough ship designs in use that it would be unpractical to make a version of each ship for all possible armor configurations. It makes more sense in every way to simply custom fit the ships. (And possibly, make more extreme version of the 'variants' we have now.)
Let's take a poll:
Every pilot in VO who might buy one or more of these 6 types of armor-variant, raise your hand.
/me sees every pilot in VO raise their hand
Ok, there's your level of demand. The fact that they're being requested and acknowledged as good ideas would indicate that there's a lot of demand unfilled by the current "variants."
Either way, objecting to including variants on the grounds that "Gee, that's not really an ideal business choice for the totally made up ship building corporations in VO"... is weak sauce, to put it mildly.
Every pilot in VO who might buy one or more of these 6 types of armor-variant, raise your hand.
/me sees every pilot in VO raise their hand
Ok, there's your level of demand. The fact that they're being requested and acknowledged as good ideas would indicate that there's a lot of demand unfilled by the current "variants."
Either way, objecting to including variants on the grounds that "Gee, that's not really an ideal business choice for the totally made up ship building corporations in VO"... is weak sauce, to put it mildly.
Meh, I would prefer to see them as a custom option, not only because it holds more water realistically, but because it would allow greater possibilities. The devs would be able to (eventually) restrict who can customize, and what they can customize. This being that you might need to bring in the materials/complete a quest for one type, or go to a certain location for another...
But that's terribly long sighted. In essence, you're right. Sticking some of these in as a 'quick fix' would be nice. Since it's number minipulation, some of these (such as the direct-relation numbers) wouldn't be hard.
Assuming of course, you are saying that the devs should just put a couple more variants in?
But that's terribly long sighted. In essence, you're right. Sticking some of these in as a 'quick fix' would be nice. Since it's number minipulation, some of these (such as the direct-relation numbers) wouldn't be hard.
Assuming of course, you are saying that the devs should just put a couple more variants in?
Personally, I think that life is not that cheap, its just that missions pay waaaaaay too much (I'm looking at you, Escort missions!) The point is, that, yes, life in Vo is relatively cheap, but not ABSOLUTELY cheap.
Now, to more recent stuff. I think that the steady smaller changes that we can see are a good sign. (I LOVED the commas for numerical correctness) I think bigger things are to come.
About the armor: Absolutely, it should be expensive. They should even charge you to switch the armor! (because, as zamzx said, taking the armor off of a ship is a bitch)
Now, to more recent stuff. I think that the steady smaller changes that we can see are a good sign. (I LOVED the commas for numerical correctness) I think bigger things are to come.
About the armor: Absolutely, it should be expensive. They should even charge you to switch the armor! (because, as zamzx said, taking the armor off of a ship is a bitch)