Big ol' Barge

[Sand-Viper]

Well since server economy stable, dead, boring and dont attract peoples, wy not make something 10k alike. I dont think we need barge without jumps, but 10k defenseless hauler will be ok. Maybe also make it no-dock with most of moors, for needs in lighter ships. Upd - also make it hooked only for shipping corps IDs(not for mining corps)

I am A-OK with a 10k Trade-Corp-Only transport. At least then, standard commodities could compete with ore haulers. We already have defenseless transports at/near 5k (Zoner Whale, Kujira, Mastodon), why not give trade-focused factions defenseless 10kers? Then just add an ID line stating "Cannot haul or trade ores and mined commodities when flying transports with more than 5,000 cargo."

Yes, there's the whole argument of "But powertraders during server dead times!" and the other matter concerning Profit-per-second. Perhaps these special 10k cargo ships could lack thrusters and/or possess worse maneuverability? Maybe they could also lack regens? I'm not sure.

I'm tempted to open up a new thread about this topic, so as not to de-rail the Barge discussion. It's certainly an idea, and I'd like to hear the opposition's standpoint, since there very well may be a downside I'm missing, here.

Edit: @"Riehl" Behold! Issoudun Drydock!

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