same stats as BHMII but with 2 built in HD beams and 200 cargo
so you cant put 5 weapons on it but you can have 5 mining beams
basic miner 4 badge required

Sure, why not. +1

Mining ships shouldn't be a viable weapons platform. Lets get some utility ports and then mark the mining beams as utility addons first.

+1 draugath
mining ships should/could have built in mining beams or you could have utility ports that wont take weapons

the bhmII should not be able to equip 3 avalons or 3 megaposi
and the bhm III should only be able to equip mining lasers not weapons

we dont want xc with 5 avalons

Funny then that the best bomber in the game is a mining ship...

Why wouldn't we want XCs or BHM IIIs with avalons? They still cost a lot, have paper armor, and fly much worse than a rag. If someone wants to do something dumb that may somehow make a big bang, WGAFFAARFD?

Well, my outlook on it is it turns like a rock.. and if your dumb enough to let it point at ya then you should explode anyway, minus the total grind it would take to get the mining IV badge to begin with.

I'm all in for a new ship to shoot at... err, inspect for defects.

In addition to the basic mining 4 badge, it should require the master prospecting badge also.

Or, how about 3 HD beams built in, along with a HE beam, plus 1 Large extra port?

Edit: Oh, and toss in a extra 100kg of weight so it sucks more at flying vs a BHMII.

+1

+1

+1 and draugath didn't read the OP fully -- however I also agree with Lecter (gasps).

+1...

I read it fully. It's Drevent that didn't read it fully. That doesn't change the fact that mining ships shouldn't be a viable weapons platform, which they currently are. Also Utility Ports would open up a level of diversity in ship configurations currently unavailable because of the potential for overpowering weapons combinations. Granted more utility-type addons would also be nice, but one step at a time.

"viable weapons platform" lol. That's like saying a rag is gud fighter cuz guns.

Nobody is talking about fighters, they're talking about bombers. And speaking of the rag, that's exactly the kind of thing they're talking about in reverse -- a bomber that is often used as a strip-mining platform.

Not that I have a problem with the OP. +1

if someone puts that much horrible time into mining they should be allowed to nuke the universe to bits if they want to

+1

as long as it has a hot tub in the cabin, +1

+1 to utility add-on ports.

Nobody who is talking ON TOPIC is talking about fighters OR bombers. Draugath go make your own post that rants about mining ships not having weapons ports... until then stay on topic.

Greenwall, by disagreeing with the original suggestion and explaining why, I am being on-topic. Further, I am providing a suggestion that in my opinion makes the original better. Just because you think every ship has to have weapon ports and a ship without them isn't a ship worth having in the game doesn't mean I'm off-topic. This discussion about who is on-topic, however, is off-topic.

Returning to the topic, I think having fixed mining beams of a specific type is not the best way to go, either. While HD beams are currently the best all-rounder mining beam, there's no telling how things may change down the road. Plus someone may prefer to have specialty beams instead. If we could get them to add Utility ports to the game, I'd be all for this if it had 1 Lport and 4 Uports.

No, it is off topic to boo and hiss about the fact that we can put weapons in the same ports as mining beams. That's a totally separate topic and would fundamentally change VO as we know it. What you should have said is "No new ships until we change the way addons are placed on ships". But you didn't, nor did you mention this issue with the new vulture or the recently suggested 3-L port ragnarok.

Oh no, somebody disliked the OP and elaborated on their problem with it! And they didn't even take the time to comment on every single suggestion ever!