the Barge

[Jinx]

to elaborate on why the barge should be a tough target..

.. even if its now semi-public ( or who knows - maybe purchasable at a base without being beamed to bastille one day ) - a barge should be the "crown jewel" of a mining cooperation. it is NOT just a superframe where you stuck a few rusty containers on, even if thats the basic idea. - it is supposed to be a superadvanced ship. - there are not many factions that can pull off building such a size of a ship.

.. gameplay-wise ... such many hitpoints shall discourage a "battle of endurance" against like 2 bombers. sure ... 2 bombers can do the job - but they ll probably die to boredom before they finish the barge. - the barge is meant to be destroyed in an epic battle.

something we wished to see normal battleships to die in, too - and we all know that normal battleships are a pushover and die quickly in a furball - hence, no epicness at all.



so to make that clear - this is not about logic ( although i can certainly pull enough reasons why it ought to be armoured so much ) - this is about gameplay. - however... the second i see barges replacing the 5k trains - and being seen at any corner, i wouldn t fight for them to be tough at all anymore.

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