the Liberty carrier, and making dockable player ships?

[Jinx]

yes - it is possible but its also a lot of work. - we can circumvent the most common problems ( like logging playercarrier, carrier jumping to another system whith docked players, etc. ) - but whats left is still a lot of work.

you practicly have to create a hidden "base" in EVERY system of sirius ( which is quite a lot ) - so that this "base" functions as the carrier for docked players.

additionally to the work that would need to be done to mod the systems ( hundreds ) - it can also cause more lag due to a greater fluctuation of players ( in, out, kick / relocate etc. )

now - its not THAT much, cause we don t really have many dedicated carriers. - but once it is implemented, people would come and try to "justify" how nearly every ship is a carrier of sorts ( usually they d only argue for the ships they care about of course )



another point is balance. - when a carrier is a base, even a base without repair facility or vendor. - it provides a great tactical advantage. - one might say "that is exactly what we WANT" - until you are on the other side.

even now, we have monthly threads about unfairness ( and its amazing how unfairness shifts... as the sides of combat switch )

so - right now, i d consider it like that: - not everything that makes sense and is possible also has a beneficial effect on the game.

its like battlecruisers. - one side has them, the other side doesn t have them. - one after another, they pop up. - right now, the only real carriers are the order carrier, the liberty carrier and the zoner carrier. - ALL of those ships are highly restricted. - three ships offering tremendous tactical advantage vs. factions that do not have these options.

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