What should be done is get Eagles and BW ships available in all parts of Sirius. Start dealership-like model. Every freeport sells an Eagle. Every Junker base sells a Sabre. Carry that out with Griffin, Falcon, Scimitar, etc.
I agree. The different companies would want to make their impression on an existing model. A way of saying "Freelancers, come to X house and get our Eagle; It's better than Liberty's"
I dont know about stat differences, but what about switchable engine effects for CTE and perhaps BW and Junker ships. It actuall makes RP sense for them.
' Wrote:Because Eagles with varying stats is a nice change.
I'd like to fly something that isn't boring and vanilla.
Variety is nice.
How can the same ship with different paint jobs boast different stats? It's an Eagle, it will always be an Eagle. Your paint job doesn't change that.
And to replace the engine would be to degrade its performance. It's fitted with the best engine to suit it, which means any other one would be less efficient.
If you want something that isn't boring and vanilla, don't get a vanilla ship.
And personally, I don't find it boring and vanilla at all.
It also doesn't have vanilla stats already, so there is your variance.