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Plystrain Farnas
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Posted - 2005.09.14 11:38:00 -
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Before I invest in one I aheva ffew queestions about their capabilities. Please only answer if you actualy know for a fact, ie you fly one
1- Can they eject / jetison cargo in to space 2- Can they Jetison Cargo Containers and anchor them 2.1 - Can you use a station container and anchor that? 3- I understand they cannot pick up from Cans, but can they retrieve whole Containers. 4 - Can I pick up abandoned Ships from space.
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Ortu Konsinni
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Posted - 2005.09.14 11:42:00 -
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In a nutshell, you can only load stuff into or unload stuff from your cargo hold when you're docked somewhere. This should answer any and all your questions.
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wierchas noobhunter
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Posted - 2005.09.14 11:48:00 -
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1.no 2.hmm no 2.1 no 3.dont know 4. i think yes
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Matthew
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Posted - 2005.09.14 12:10:00 -
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Originally by: Ortu Konsinni In a nutshell, you can only load stuff into or unload stuff from your cargo hold when you're docked somewhere. This should answer any and all your questions.
The only exception is that you can launch the outpost construction platforms into space from them, but you can't scoop the platform back up. As they are too big to be hauled by anything else, that means once you jettison the platform, it's stuck there.
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Plystrain Farnas
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Posted - 2005.09.14 12:22:00 -
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We havent launched our POS yet, but can I at least use it for that!
If not they dont appear to be of much use.
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M'Ar Duk
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Posted - 2005.09.14 12:42:00 -
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Originally by: Plystrain Farnas We havent launched our POS yet, but can I at least use it for that!
If not they dont appear to be of much use.
They're of terribly beneficial use - if you live in 0.0 that is, and want to get dozens of POS-months of fuel down in one go, or bring in hundreds of millions of Trit in one go. It only took ASCN 7 freighter-holds full to get the outpost up and running; imagine doing that with even Itty 5s!
For Empire or near-Empire operations, not so crazy useful, I gotta admit.
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HiRider
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Posted - 2005.09.14 12:47:00 -
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Originally by: M'Ar Duk
Originally by: Plystrain Farnas We havent launched our POS yet, but can I at least use it for that!
If not they dont appear to be of much use.
They're of terribly beneficial use - if you live in 0.0 that is, and want to get dozens of POS-months of fuel down in one go, or bring in hundreds of millions of Trit in one go. It only took ASCN 7 freighter-holds full to get the outpost up and running; imagine doing that with even Itty 5s!
For Empire or near-Empire operations, not so crazy useful, I gotta admit.
I've heard of some people using them in empire for zomgwtfbbq Trade runs.
But they are mainly for moving giant loads of crap from station to station.
Originally by: HippoKing my osprey tanks a deimos, a megathron and 2 geddons in the right circumstances
those circumstances include a lot of civilian railguns....
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Plystrain Farnas
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Posted - 2005.09.14 12:47:00 -
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Actually M'ar it deep 0.0 im thinking about.. thing is there isnt a station that I can use near where I want to set up, so its of no use to me if I cannot conduct my business in space.
One thing Im not sure of about POS, do I 'DOCK' to exchange fuel from my cargo hold, if so then yes its usefull again.
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Isis66
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Posted - 2005.09.14 13:58:00 -
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You CAN launch a POS or starbase structures. You Can NOT refuel a POS from a freighter.
Build an outpost in areas with no close stations and use it as a refueling depot, using normal haulers to move fuel to your towers.
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Slater Dogstar
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Posted - 2005.09.14 14:00:00 -
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Originally by: Plystrain Farnas Before I invest in one I aheva ffew queestions about their capabilities. Please only answer if you actualy know for a fact, ie you fly one
1- Can they eject / jetison cargo in to space 2- Can they Jetison Cargo Containers and anchor them 2.1 - Can you use a station container and anchor that? 3- I understand they cannot pick up from Cans, but can they retrieve whole Containers. 4 - Can I pick up abandoned Ships from space.
1.no 2.no 3.no 4.no
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Blydchyld
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:01:00 -
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The answer to all your questions is
NO
This ship is ONLY for station to station transport, EXCEPT for deploying the building platform for a Outpost.
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Com Cam
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Posted - 2005.09.14 17:22:00 -
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Originally by: Slater Dogstar
Originally by: Plystrain Farnas Before I invest in one I aheva ffew queestions about their capabilities. Please only answer if you actualy know for a fact, ie you fly one
1- Can they eject / jetison cargo in to space 2- Can they Jetison Cargo Containers and anchor them 2.1 - Can you use a station container and anchor that? 3- I understand they cannot pick up from Cans, but can they retrieve whole Containers. 4 - Can I pick up abandoned Ships from space.
1.no 2.no 3.no 4.no
Does anyone know if this is a "Pre-Nerf" of the Freighter? Is there any indication that CCP may later lift the limitations of the freighter being able to fule a POS, retrieve items in space (cans, possibly scoop ships, retrieve POS) <scooping ships i really would not see happening, but could be intresting running around scooping abandoned ships>
Unless I am missing something (if so, please gently point it out) what would it hurt if a Freighter could jettision / anchor cargo containers, scoop cargo in space, unanchor and scoop a POS, or even refule a POS. I would not see the Freighter totally killing the need for an Indy as the Indy would still have usefulness with speed and other features. I mean honestly, I know people who use fast frigates to move small amounts of cargo from time to time. With the large price tag on Freighters, there will still be plenty of pilots flying respective racial Indies for a while.
**Note: No, I can not currently fly a Freighter but I do plan to train for one as soon as I am able to log into the game in about 2 months. I also have A LOT of mining and ISK earning to do before I could actually have a Freighter built as I am told Freighters are very expensive currently.
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Slater Dogstar
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Posted - 2005.09.14 19:58:00 -
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Originally by: Com Cam
Originally by: Slater Dogstar
Originally by: Plystrain Farnas Before I invest in one I aheva ffew queestions about their capabilities. Please only answer if you actualy know for a fact, ie you fly one
1- Can they eject / jetison cargo in to space 2- Can they Jetison Cargo Containers and anchor them 2.1 - Can you use a station container and anchor that? 3- I understand they cannot pick up from Cans, but can they retrieve whole Containers. 4 - Can I pick up abandoned Ships from space.
1.no 2.no 3.no 4.no
Does anyone know if this is a "Pre-Nerf" of the Freighter? Is there any indication that CCP may later lift the limitations of the freighter being able to fule a POS, retrieve items in space (cans, possibly scoop ships, retrieve POS) <scooping ships i really would not see happening, but could be intresting running around scooping abandoned ships>
Unless I am missing something (if so, please gently point it out) what would it hurt if a Freighter could jettision / anchor cargo containers, scoop cargo in space, unanchor and scoop a POS, or even refule a POS. I would not see the Freighter totally killing the need for an Indy as the Indy would still have usefulness with speed and other features. I mean honestly, I know people who use fast frigates to move small amounts of cargo from time to time. With the large price tag on Freighters, there will still be plenty of pilots flying respective racial Indies for a while.
**Note: No, I can not currently fly a Freighter but I do plan to train for one as soon as I am able to log into the game in about 2 months. I also have A LOT of mining and ISK earning to do before I could actually have a Freighter built as I am told Freighters are very expensive currently.
"Always maintain a rigid state of flexibility"
1.no 2.no 3.no 4.no
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