Some Freighter/Transport Questions

[Igiss]

Ok, here's what I think.

Cargo ships are most valuable for their cargo space. There's no way you can make them more used with higher-level players, other than increase the cargo capacity many times.

Freighters are basically transport ships for lower-level players. Yes, sure, many people who start playing get starting bonuses from factions. But what if they don't want to? Then they'll need a cheap old Rhino, as well as other low-level freighters. More sophisticated freighters are well-defended and can withstand dangerous routes even in a hostile environment. But they are still for relatively low-level players.

Making Mk II versions is possible, sure, but it's also useless, confusing, and won't solve the problem in any logical way. Freighters still won't have cargo capacity above 500 - simply because of their size. Transports are superior in size, larger, less maneuverable, and capable of carrying more goods. Also, we'll be getting more transports with 4.84, which will allow more factions to use their own transports.

500 restriction is used only for making the rules more clear. One of the most important points is that Neutral ID cannot be used for any ships above 500, which means that factions cannot deploy sort of "neutral traders" to collect money while being immune to any player attacks.

Now, about the ID restrictions. What factions are not allowed to use transports, can you specify more precisely? I do believe that more factions should be allowed to use transports. However, pirating will be restricted to unlawful IDs anyway.