Final version of new rules

[Nightfall]

OK, let's turn this another way, a compromise... maybe.

Suppose we make the Lux Liner a cruiser (say it's supposed to be that). In that case, it should have about these changes:

• reduced maneuverability to what it's supposed to be - a big luxury cruiser, bare in mind, it should be the slowest cruiser around (it is the biggest, should be about maneuverability of a Li Dread, maybe just a little faster than that)
  
• reduce cargo space - by a lot, make it 600 - 800 units (800 is the Battleship cargo capacity, say we go for that as it is meant to transport passengers), makes sense, a lot goes on the lot of armor and weapon systems
  
• rebalance the power generator to the power usage and decide on the weapons class for it
  
• it definitely shouldn't be as powerful as a Battleship, note the lot of Bounty Hunters and Spa and Cruise patrols around the Hawaii/Shetland. Also note how the pirates don't get to be near those liners because of the BHG/Spa & Cruise/allies patrols.
  
• I suggest the price about 70mil (Luxury Liner should mean LUXURY LINER, not CARGO TRAIN)
  

It's the things that Wobbly seems to selectively 'overlook' too. So what now? I'm OK with the Liner being a cruiser, but as I said, not an uber trader, make it as maneuverable as a Li Dread/Osiris, give it 600-800 cargo, even cruiser weapons and cut down it's power.

True, pirates should be banding together and so should the lawfuls do but it's definitely wrong and should be impossible for a lone Liner to escape five decent pilots in fighters which it is now able to do.

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