The future of the barge?

[Psymple]

If we in the JZ jumped a barge and had to unload it with whales, we would make a great target for pierats. A lot of people (including some Mako pilots for some odd reason) are out to get us, and we make a target that is very easy to identify and track. If a barge holds 40.000 units and we have 4 whales, we would have to go to the station and unload cargo 3 times each, providing ample time for pierats to log and kill either the whales or take a punch at the helpless Barge, especially if it is made so that it cannot dock anywhere (which I think it should, with a fix regarding drift on F1 plus dying).

A barge already takes about 20 years to fly 3 inches, having to unload it with players doesnt take much longer.
Also sometimes its easier to unload it with players even if it is allowed to land due to alot of people being unable to land a barge during the period of time in which a normal human being exists.

Also considering the new update to jumping, Barges now have to fly for 15 mins(x2 for bumping and npcs) to just get to the station you are attempting to get to when jumping. Not to mention the extra 5 mins to land, the 5 mins to charge and sort out fuel and then the next 5 mins that you have to spend having been bumped by an
NPC and have to reallign again.

So thats 45 mins per jump... Jumping with a barge is dead, dont do it kids... It will make you go bald.

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