Smuggling in freighters

[Galacius]

Is that much worth it? I dont think so.........

Freighters should be gunned up however. SOmewhere between a SHF an a GS

I agree 100% on this and would suggest following the motto of "equal but different" on balance vs the transports.

As we have it now there are no freighters that cost much more then what? 2.9 mill? If it where to be balanced against the transports it needs to cost about 50-100 mil and be worth what you pay. I dont want something that costs a mere fraction of another to have as much profit potential.

Lets look at what could be changed and brainstorm on that for a new tier of freighter.

-Armor could be boosted, somewhere between a gunship and a shf and still be balanced.

-Size is a big question...Do you go with shf size or do you range around gunship/low end transport size?

-Maneuverability I feel should play in with size. If its gunship/transport size make it dance like a gunship shf? vhf or shf maneuverability.

-On the cargo I have no clue.

-It has to have a perk, something that makes it distinct from transports and makes it comparable to the high end ones. Stealth might be good, size/cargo might be another that's something we should discuss.

-Guns are another iffy one. If the perk was big who says you would even need that many guns?


My idea is either something similar to the conference and salvager (I feel these are unique enough ships we should take their design philosophy and consider it) but maybe less guns/armor and more maneuverability? The other idea which I mentioned earlier is a tridente sized freighter with 900-1800 cargo and stealth capabilities. Make it like a flying black wing in the vein of the b2 bomber. Maybe only give it a few guns to none at all.


This would be far simpler then redoing most of the bases in the game plus keep the game still small. I just suggest we mess with the idea of a freighter that's different but equal to the high end transports, since the current ones are lower tier ships that seem to only be used as stepping stones.
I still feel stealth is the answer to this.