I just logged on one of my char with a Falchion, a VHF, well not anymore it seems! I can't have Hvy. CM on it anymore... I could not get out of the base with it because it's not a VHF but the description say it is. I don't get it.. I had to sell it to go out of the station and unable to buy again. oh having flare shooting out like jet fighter would look amazing but that's just my opinion.
Balance... I've been playing since 4.84 and more on and off since 2012 or so. the balancing is bad, like SNAC are useless now same for novas. Bomber are useless to the point VHF are better all around. I love flying the Bargest, I played rogues on 4.84 so yeah bad influence but back then you would put archangel, SNAC, Novas and ready for some fighting against VHF to defend and GB and up as offensive, now what's the point? Sure SNACing a transport, blowing it up first shot was like overkill for sure! Nanobots ans batteries are non sense nowadays doesnt even worth buying just to fill the shield once. I get it capital without nanos because it could end up in long fight
Money... it's too easy now, like inflation as come up to the game. pew pew few fighters in a LF against passive NPC that doesn't fight anymore, Nomads Mission are an exception, but cashing a lot of creds get 1M in 2 minutes. back then trading was a thing(Boron from Pitsburg to Thames them gold from Graves to FB), then mining came in. That was hard work!
I still enjoy playing it, even if it's a 2003 game. lack of people is a turn down for sure old memories of not being able to log on because the server was full, praying for to connection to stay stable and avoid being kicked out! some like me are more in the real life stuff now so we got less time some left because of the non sense on where this is going. Also, sometimes I feel like I've done everything on it from rogues(thanks to rex.mullins) to LN to outcast including gateway and IC to make money. I tried BAF,GRN and more in the past, Ignored Order, Corsairs, RHA and some other faction that didn't interest me. Now I'm just zoner cause there is only there were thing move, in the omicrons...
Similar to the vanilla, even tought it took me years to get over the race against Hovis like 2-3 years, once I got stuck in the storyline I played disco. Then, I got over that mission I finished it but the game was getting boring is the SP mode after the mission 13.
I play F1 2020, DCS, FSX, LFS and after some times I got bored too so I take break from them...