Slave Liner...

[FooFighter]

I actually have to agree with you here (never thought I'd ever do that) - Liner prices are both way off considering both RP and ooRP stats.

From an OOC standpoint, you just can't justify the extremely high price. Yes, Liners used to be the "poor man's battleship" in .84, but they aren't really strong anymore. Sure, unlike most transports, they actually *can* defend themselves, but they are still far from combat-worthy. They don't have a large cargo bay either. And there's nothing you can do with them which you can't do in a PTransport.

From an RP standpoint, the price doesn't really make any sense either. Why would any slaver chose a horribly pricey, century-old vessel over a more or less modern transport with better defensive capabilities and a lower price? You can put people in both's cargo holds; sure, you'll have to tweak the transport's hold a bit maybe, and more people might die, but that does not matter to a slaver.

And to crown this, the Slave Liner does not even have a CM dropper. It can't even run away. The only reason to fly one is for it's aesthetics, which however took quite a blow too when they gave it it's new textures.