' Wrote:Maybe start with what the barge should be designed for and move from there?
I think this is what we should do.. go back and rebuild it from ground up....
I know the admins having issues with it. The see it as a powertraders dream -and thats what many are using it for..
I for one am not.. Ask Rory.. he seen me..and so has BDM and several others. I travel from system to system in one RPing.. not caring that it can take 3 dasy to travel to my destination. many of yo know me as
Gorva IC BargeMaster - I run the barges for IC.. which I actually own.
there is so many oppinions of the barge from good to bad.. so lets do this..I agree it needs balanced.. and I have heard many good ideals in this thread and many not so good or spiteful Posts. So lets do this ..what is the barge designed for??
if we design it for storage..then its good as it.. nerf it further so its never far from a dock. and pirates will never see it. But even if thats what the admin originally designed it for.. its been more. And the infocard was wrote up as something else. A mobile base
so thinking on a mobile base... what does it need from ground up....??
1) a ship that can move about..slowly but move.. maybe even requiring a jump to get lond distances in a hurry.
2) it will need to have docking mods or the abiality to dock gunboats and fighters and transports.
3) it will need the /base and /shop commands so that docked transport/players can buy and sell off it.
4) give ti the ability build shields but using them requires resources.. --make it costly to run
5) Guns.. it should be allowed something better then the transport turrets.. maybe something built automated.. like base platforms.. but more stationary..
6) hull its fine..even if nerfed a bit... cap 6-8 makes it good and can last a bit..if you give it a bit better shields it will be fine
7) jumping -- not really needed --must pay for a ride - and even now it cant use cloak
8) finally docking... not sure about this....maybe only moorings -- and unless something can be done about killed restart and or drifft when logged off -- it should be allowed to offset the death restart place
so once agian -- what is it for?? if a deep mobile base/factory --lets make it such.. but as all bases it needs to use materials for things as well as mats for repair and food/oxy and such -- great RP tool.. "Hey you can you supply my vessel with the basics Oxy and food.. we are starving over here"
I have been all over in mine..from all 5 houses to mega 3-49 to most the omnicron and even ---drum roll--
alaska... that was fun. and totally RPd.
Junkers knew me.. Corsails and Sails - Outcast and Mollies -- all lawfuls have seen me... so it can be used wisely... not as a powertrading tool.
