Fleet Carriers
24 Oct 2020Buster Bob
Having been away from the bubble for a while, the high number of Fleet Carriers in many star systems comes as a great surprise. What are Commanders doing with them? I would have imagined they should have been off in the black searching for new discoveries. They appear to be more of a status symbol, like a big Camper Van parked in the driveway.What is a big disappointment is that all the Fleet Carriers appear to be basically the same. All blessed with somewhat contrived names, but just sitting there, waiting, for something to happen. Hoping Commanders will come and visit. Used once in a blue moon, like taking the camper van away on an annual 2 week summer holiday
It would be good to see some effort to properly configure commodities and market data, so they could be used to compete with markets in the systems and with other Carriers. Unfortunately it's rare to see any Carriers with a market even set up. Is this a limitation in the Carriers ability, or a limitation in the owners imagination or effort?
Fleet carriers should have been as good development, enabling great discoveries and opening new markets. Unfortunately they remind me more of the olden days when 'travelling people' lived in caravans on earth. Like an empty field taken over by travelling folk becoming littered with their caravans, systems now supporting with dozens of Fleet Carriers appear the be he modern equivalent.
Perhaps I'm missing something here, I hold my full judgement a little longer, I need to discover if there is a real need for Fleet Carriers. In the meantime, as always there are many jobs to be done in space. Fly safe Commanders.