Well, I've been looking at writing another character and a certain ship has come to mind-the aforementioned Slipstream. Now, the Slipstream is sold only on Mactan, a Hacker base. Problem is, the infocard suggests it is not a Hacker ship at all but a privately manufactured craft for rich types into racing, and I quote (to the spelling mistakes) "If you are a conneseir of well-sculpted sport ships, then this is the ship for you." So, my question is, how easy is it for a lawful or simply non-illegal character to get his or her hands on one? (assuming he or she has the requisite wad of money) Is it justified in Roleplay at all for a lawful to have one, despite the ship's less-than-savory dealer, and if so, should it be moved or at least sold on a lawful base?
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I would tend to think that this ship could be owned by an lawful, despite its location on Mactan. Perhaps the purchase could be made into an RP one, such as going to get it when LH pcs are in the system. Provided you are green or neutral to hackers and allowed to land on their base, you could ask the resident LH in system for permission to dock to purchase that ship and maybe make a donation to their cause? Just an idea.
As for the moving of it to another base, I agree totally, as the ship leans toward the civilian rich and adventurous; perhaps moving it to one of the main house Planets, Manhattan, New london, etc. would be best. Just my 2 cents worth.
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I've often wondered that myself. I can't see any problem with a non-ageira/police/navy character getting their hands on one as it isn't designated as a Hacker ship (unless that's an oversght). It should really be sold on the Freeport imo, not Mactan.
Given that it is sold on Mactan atm, I get the feeling that the ship has been pimped by clever Hacker techies, to give it that extra racing edge. As such, I think it should be available to anyone willing to grease the right palms, as long as they're buying for their own personal use.
Why not see if you can get the LH involved in your RP in buying the ship?
Edit: Ohhhhh. Beaten to it again. Damn I'm slow at typing:(
Problem is that someone (not sure where, not time to look), is already working on a full line of Hacker ships, LF, VHF, etc. Once these come online, I think the Slipstream should be sold at the BattleShip Hood. Problem is, what ship are you going to take away from the Hood. I know the Spatial is there, and you can't take that away, but what are the other two?
well, its on mactan base, which is the home of the hackers. since the hackers have a problem with all but their allies, i don t see anyone purchasing it that is not outcast affiliated or lawful. ( or any reason why the hackers should sell it to anyone )
its one of the more unique ships - but every faction has their own kind of light fighter. those are either the rather uninspired mk2 LFs or stuff like the arrow. i think its easier to change the ID text than to put it onto a different base.
even when the hackers gain a full line of ships - they ll end up with 3 light fighters, one BW design, one of their own, and the slipstream.
it could even be made an equally exclusive ship like the blood dragon that is not even given to allies. - thats more interesting than to turn it into an IMG ship ( hood )
retexturing so it shows the BW skin will make it less of a smaller brother of the claw.