Aliens killing transports without a demand is bad for gameplay

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I'm of the strong believe that we shouldn't cater the game any further to allow players more conveniences in areas that shouldn't be convenient. Right now, a player can move from A to B at the fastest route system/map-wise without needing to consider any dangers like NPC patrols or weapon platforms. There is no blockade-breaching anymore, no need to give that 5k transport transport shields or guns, no need to plan the route more carefully. The fastest way shouldn't be the safest. And you're asking for even more convenience for transports and pull the gameplay card? Gameplay needs to remain in balance with what the environment delivers.

I think the ID should be able to demand, but not necessarily be restricted to it. I often had situations where I didn't want to kill a transport but just wanted it to drop the alien artifacts it had on it. I believe the ID can be adjusted to have this, and every nomad player can decide themselves whether they want to cater the playerbase-of-convenience that is like "I'm a transport, you can't kill me " or whether they help making people reconsider whether trading in the home region of the one thing that everyone wants to be an actual threat instead of memes is a good idea.

If that compromise is so important, just make it that nomads can only kill transports in the Omicrons.

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