Thoughts on Upgrading

Been thinking (and tweeting) some thoughts going through my head in regards to where I want to put most of my energies into this game. I'm thinking that I really want to explore the cosmos and find those jump points and hidden systems. Go out and explore the universe. But right now I don't have the ships for that sort of commitment.

Currently I only have the M50 Racer ($90) and the Hornet Tracker ($140). My tracker has LTI on it.

Looking around at the site I could get the Freelancer DUR variant ($125) or I could get the Constellation Taurus and upgrade as needed to get it as a dedicated explorer. The Aquila is selling for $275 right now versus the Taurus at $150. So there's a bit of a price difference between the Taurus and the Aquila.

Thinking if I melt my M50 ($90 credit) and apply it to the Taurus I could get a nice multi-crew ship and upgrade it in game as needed to get it to the Aquila. Or would I be better off melting everything to get the Aquila?

 

I'm literally laughing my ass off right now. Being a huge fan of Top Gear, I was waiting for their version of "The Stig" to show up.

I guess that'll be me.

 

Agreed. I'm not going to melt my M50 or my Tracker anytime soon.
The Carrack, I think, is going to be my target ship going forward.

 

It's not pay to win Frothy. You can't think of it in those terms. It's more "pay how you want to play" than anything else.

This game is reaching almost every kind of gamer. If all you want to do is PVP, there's a few ships for that. Want to be a tactician rather than a fighter jock? No need to but a ship for that. Just be part of a CnC crew. Would you rather explore the 'verse? There's a ship for that.

And again, I want to reiterate this, whatever you want to do. Tailor your purchases to suit your needs.

Per your statement "Pay2win". When AC first launched multiplayer, there was a pilot who waxed all the competition with a basic Aurora along with a few purchased guns. He probably invested $80 into a ship while others had in rated well into $200 to gun him down.

I really detest the term pay2win. It's almost like the old school "Laaaaaaaaag". You got beat. Dust yourself off and figure out how to beat them. In this game you can.

 

I look at it this way.
If the game even delivers half of what it promises, it will be an excellent game.
Space Exploration - "Second star to the right, straight on til morning."
Space Combat - I can't wait to hear "BATTLE STATIONS! BATTLE STATIONS! ALL HANDS THIS IS THE CAPTAIN! MAN THE SHIP BATTERIES! PREPARE PORTSIDE CANNONS!" or "I got a bogey on my six! Lunar! Get him off me!" or even "They've cut the artificial gravity. Switch to your magboots and advance to the bridge!" all in the same night.
Economy of a scale that's only been attempted with Eve.
Racing - "Son, that's not banging. That's rubbin'. And rubbin's racin'."
And almost anything else you could dream of. Except the Death Star. I won't be flying a Death Star in this game. A minor setback to be sure.

No game is perfect. And no game is going to deliver everything it promises. And there will be naysayers and negative nannies who believe something like this can't be done. But I believe. I believe because, when you look a man in his eye and shake his hand and tell him what a great honor it is to shake his hand, and the man becomes as humble as Jiminy Cricket, you know you've put your faith in the right person and the right company.

Yes, I've shook Chris Roberts hand. Yes, I had that conversation with him back in April. We talked for 15 minutes while a line formed behind me of others like myself. Believe what you want. Hope what you want. I'm not here to convince you Star Citizen is going to be the best game ever. I'm here because I want to play Star Citizen with the other DragonWolves who believe.