Basically, about the idea of civilians getting a cruiser-like ship, it comes down to this:
- No corporation will want to sell something that there is no true market for (even house militaries develop their own stuff);
- We all know what happens when pirates get access to "civilian cruisers";
- In real life, not even a Billionaire can buy a cruiser/destroyer and even if they did - they wouldnt be allowed to have guns on them. Travelling would also be a problem, most countries will simply deny access to their territory (air, water, land, whatever).
What CAN happen, though is this:
A.) You could make a getaway with a faction ship (has happened a lot), provided it makes RP sense and you have allies to cover you;
B.) You can build yourself a custom ship (if you have the skills in 3D modelling or someone else), which will then be balanced accordingly (or denied if it cannot be balanced).
+ You can have a good, interesting story around it, how it came to be, how you got the money to construct it, what you want to do with it;
+ You will be subject to roleplay consequences (like factions wanting to hunt you down, others wanting to steal the blueprints for it, some will want to cooperate with you for their own benefit);
+ Any rule infraction can mean the loss of your special toy, so the whole idea encourages playing responsibly;
As for a "generic civilian cruiser", please DONT ask for it, it's a really bad idea!
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