ID Thoughts - Speak now

[Malcolm_Reynalds]

Cargo limits for Independent ID's, Currently there isn't much variety, 3600-3800 is the norm.(and no ship with 3800 holds) I.E. the biggest Transport for most of them is the 3600 hold BWT, with the option of the 3500 hold firefly.

ID: Limit, Biggest ship

Freelancer: 3600, BWT

Ind. Trader: 3800, BWT

Merc.: 3600, BWT

Miner: 3800, BWT

Pirate: 3600, BWT (4300, Pirate train)

Smuggler: 3600, BWT (4300, Pirate train)

Slaver: no limit, any 5k ship

Zoner: 3800 BWT

Zoner Guard: 5k, Zoner whale



There should be more variety for more Pro/Con's to ID choices,

Freelancer: 3600: BWT
No change here

<strike>Ind. Trader: 4200: Container Transport
Make those pirates work for it!</strike>

Ind. Trader: 4000, more than a freelancer, but still less than corp ID's
To that end, Nerf the Large train to 4000 holds (and proportionate price reduction). Most ID's that can use the 4.5K Lg-train can also use the 5K Adv-train, and given the choice what would you drive? so why not give it to the Ind. Trader?

Merc.: No transports! Mercenaries should be hired guns, not hired transports.
Why do Mercenaries even need transports? They can't ask for Contraband, They can't Pirate, and why try and collect bounties in a transport?
if you want to trade, get a freelancer, Trader ID. . .and I don't know, trade perhaps. You want to be unlawful about it: Pirate, Smuggler, or Slaver ID.

Miner: 2800: Mining ship
Eh, do Indie miners need to drive anything bigger than a mining ship?

Pirate: 3400: Pirate transport + Pirate train
Small nerf, but still able to drive Pirate transport.

Smuggler: 3600: BWT
Take away the Pirate train, Smugglers should try and blend in, not stand out.

Slaver: 3900: Slave Liner
no Zoner whales for you!

Zoner: 3600: BWT
Different only in number since there is no 3800 hold ship.

Zoner Guard: 4500 (and Nerf the Zoner whale to the same)
there are far to many LoLWut Zoner Whales out there, and they need to be nerfed.