At the moment, freighters are only inexpensive transports for using until a person can actually afford a transport. They have no use later in the game, which can be disappointing for people who don't want a big, slow transport, and wouldn't mind paying the price of a 5,000-cargo ship for something with significantly less cargo, but smaller, and faster; a better freighter. At the moment, transports with less cargo are just cheaper, small-cargo ships that are still very slow, just like ones with higher cargo.
It would be great to see some new freighters; some that have higher cargo than traditional freighters, and cost a lot more. Things with transport-like prices, but less cargo for their price, with smaller size, and faster. Basically: Something along the lines of a 2k transport that is faster and smaller than other 2k transports, but costs as much as a 4k-transport. Something for rich people to buy when they want to be able to spend their credits on something to trade with for roleplay trading, without turning themselves into a giant target devoted to only to making money.
While this may not be the best idea, I would like to see the freighter line continued, with prices as high as transports, and a bit more effective than current freighters.
At the moment, freighters is more like a term for cheap transports, than an actual separate line of ships.
Freighters, especially with increased cruise speed, and turret steer and zoom. Which can outfit cap armour, are rather useful as scouts and pirate ships.
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[quote]Many freighters are quite combat-capable, which is their secondary role and purpose.[quote]
For once I agree with Bob. Freighters have plenty of uses with some imagination.
Low end ones like Rhinos and Camaras are the basic starter ships for aspiring traders.
Ones like the Anki and Garanchou get mining bonuses and are fairly capable pirates.
Dromedary and Correo are good for general piracy.
Although a few more perks to Freighters versus wouldn't hurt. There are a few that don't get flown alot (I haven't seen alot of Humpbacks, Drones, or Bactrians in a long while.
For RP, I have plenty of uses for the humble freighters. X-Shuttles as reconnaissance/search drones, Dromedaries for all sorts of things.
One thing I'd like to see is a proper "Dropship" that looks the part. If one wants to RP it as a planetary shuttle, boarding craft, transport marines with it, what have you. Either a general free-use one or a few for different houses.
Small edit - Camara is now OP.
Also using freighers for combat is not that good idea if you are planning to go along with turret zoom, simply because it makes people hate you and ruins inRP relations by such *unfairness*, same goes to bombers, though I think I am the only one who practiced zoom and steer in bomber.
Though HAU4 Drone is ssoooooo sweet...
Shame I've got no ideas for further freighter characters...but well.
Personally I think freighters make prime police ships. They have the increased cruise speed like light fighters do, but are actually capable of taking out VHF's, Bombers, and even Transports given decent piloting skills and loadout. Most freighters can fire their weapons indefinitely, they can equip cap armor, they have higher hull than bombers and fighters, and they can carry heavier shields.
I just wish there were some freighters that could equip a bomber weapon or two (not snacs or anything, but emp/energy cannons and hellfire rockets).
Indeed, I have used a CAU8 Camara with Belial Turrets. It pretty much destroys everything; it's even capable of fighting a gunboat.
However, there need to be some freighters that are actually used for freighting, by more people than just the ones who can't afford a transport yet.
At the moment, freighters are a poor man's transport and a strategist's fighter.
Some expensive freighters for quick hauling of cargo would be really neat. Some freighters with enough cargo to actually be useful for hauling; some high-end freighter that costs as much as a 4k transport, with 2k cargo, and your typical freighter's speed for effectively escaping piracy, and such. Of course, such 2k freighter would be a larger target than other freighters, but it would still share their high cruise speed and maneuver faster than a 2k transport would (While being much more expensive than any 2k transport).
Basically, what I'm saying is: Freighters need to get back into the game of freighting.
' Wrote:I just wish there were some freighters that could equip a bomber weapon or two (not snacs or anything, but emp/energy cannons and hellfire rockets).
No, just no. Freighters are supposed to -freight-. Using them for fighting is creative, and I do indeed do that, but turning them into bombers would simply be a complete abuse.