also, if the 100cu FCP thread is accepted by mods, people could use the aeolus moths to haul FCP!

And if you sat on a unicorn horn, you could shit rainbows...and that's more likely to happen.

Dr Lector, the aeolus moths open up pathetically easily as all the other moths. So, it would be just more fcp for you.

Whether's it's beneficial for piracy isn't the point: 20cu of different isn't enough to justify the light moth's superior speed.

Buff the Aeolus moth's speed and it'll still be sitting still relative to a Greyhound.

It seems to me that buffing the Aeolus moth undermines the niche it was meant to fill. A better solution to increasing it's use would be to raise the basic moth and XC requirements.

What niche is that exactly? Moving less, lighter cargo than a normal 'Moth?

The better engine and better armor on the normal 'Moth really make it a better option even if you only have to haul 80cu of stuff.

My memory from previous discussions about the Aeolus moth were suggestions to improve accessibility and encourage the use of it by newer players who haven't met the requirements for the base moth.

Otherwise, my objection was more directed at raising the capacity to 100cu. I don't have anything for or against a modest increase in speed, though I would push harder for an increase to both thrust and turbo thrust which I think would make the ship stand out more than just a higher max speed. The armor is between the base moth and every other moth, so I don't really see much need for tweaking there if there is a thrust improvement.