So in the end, Barge / Corvo changes - useful or no?

[7AlphaOne1]

Oi mates, let's not play the blame game here. Let's all calm down and discuss this in a civil manner.

First of all, the Corvo change, I hear, has sparked a lot of RP "Research" and Exploration. So, positive on that one.

The main issue at hand: the Barge.

One of the best aspects of the barge was it's inability to handle normal space travel efficiently, thereby justifying it's huuuuuge cargo capacity. Then came PoBs and Jumpdrives. This led to Jump trading and PoB stocking up, both not very positive activities to the server.

While the jump issue has been handled, the PoB issue has not, but I wouldn't say this had as much a negative impact as jump trading. But more on that later.

The Bustard, on one hand, has made available a heavier ship to everyone, perhaps a bit too heavy, especially on weapons. It has room for exploitation, but isn't exploited so far, which is fine by me. However, it hasn't played much role, as far as I am aware, to improving or introducing roleplay ( but this is limited to my knowledge, and , hence, is just an opinion, not a statement).

So, tl;Dr , keep the new corvo, but bring back the Barge, and find a way to fix the oorp loopholes in it.