Munkeh111 said:
VanceIX said:
Munkeh111 said:
But they've addressed lifetime insurace, it's nothing!!!!!!! You have to get insurance anyway, it's added automatically, it is not something to worry about
And if someone's got a bigger ship than you how is it going to affect you? You're just not going to be put in matchmaking with them
Yes, if you have a bigger ship with more cargo, then you can probably make more money, so it's a timesaver rather than winning. There is no real winning!
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Insurance stacks, and gets exponentially more expensive the better the ship. You have to have your base ship insured, plus all your upgrades, plus all your cargo. That's gonna take a significant chunk out of your money, especially if you have one of the bigger ships. It's alright for the backers who got multi-month or lifetime insurances, but those who buy the game when it comes out may find themselves losing their ships.
You cannot disable PvP. They said it will be a slider where you can reduce encounters, but never completely get rid of them. What happens when you're in your Hornet that you saved up for 70 hours or so, and then you warp right into a newbie with a Constellation because they spent a lot of real life money? You get crushed if they decide they don't like you or that they want to be a pirate. You then lose your ship, which may take anywhere from a couple of hours to real-life days to get a replacement from the insurance company (especially if you die often in a small period of time). Realistic? Maybe. But it's a system made for those willing to pay up more money after the base price. Unacceptable, especially since there is no way to disable PvP.
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Lifetime insurance is for the base hulls only. If you have a bigger and better ship, you can make more money, so they take the same cut of your money, just from a larger pot
You can decrease it, but you do realise that there is matchmaking? Also, a hornet versus a lone newbie in a Connie would be a decent match up. If the Connie had actual gunners and a manned P52, then you'd need backup, but the matchmaking would stop that from happening
You can also avoid PvP entirely if you stay in well policed space
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Hulls are what cost the most anyway. Also, matchups or not, the high-end game with the bigger ships and more firepower is gonna be dominated by those who bought their way up. No way around it. If you wanna get a good position in a guild or faction, it probably won't come from your hard work. You'll have to pay cash to get the upper level ships. And if you don't pay cash, you'll be limited to Squadron 42 and hoping the matchmaking won't screw you over, at least until you've spent the exorbiant amount of time it'll take to get out of the starter ships.
You're Gonna Carry That Weight.
