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Type 8 shuttlecraft acquisition

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It seems that the Type 8 shuttlecraft (a Lieutenant level vessel) is locked out from purchase until starting the FE "The Vault' Episode (a Captain (34) level mission).

I assume you still get one free when you take the assignment (I haven't done the mission since the F2P switch), but why aren't they available ahead of time? Shouldn't a very common starship piece of equipment like this be available at Lieutenant level just like it says, regardless of "The Vault" mission?

Sound like a good idea?

I just hate the fact that my lower level starship commanders have no access to one of the most common items employed by Starfleet without having to run through the entire cadre of missions leading up to the Vault first.

(Edited - to remove dumbness. :p)
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Check those prices again. You'll notice the number is correct, but another aspect of the price makes it much more reasonable than you think (hint: shuttles costs EC, not dilithium).

    That said, I think the whole point is to avoid the scenario of somebody buying it, starting the vault, and then breaking the mission when it can't give you a ship you already have. The mission avoids that on replay by skipping a bit of runaround on the starbase.

    But, whyever it is, there's a lot less to waste on a shuttle than you're thinking. Even at low levels, the EC involved isn't a particularly large amount.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    hevach wrote: »
    Check those prices again. You'll notice the number is correct, but another aspect of the price makes it much more reasonable than you think (hint: shuttles costs EC, not dilithium).

    That said, I think the whole point is to avoid the scenario of somebody buying it, starting the vault, and then breaking the mission when it can't give you a ship you already have. The mission avoids that on replay by skipping a bit of runaround on the starbase.

    But, whyever it is, there's a lot less to waste on a shuttle than you're thinking. Even at low levels, the EC involved isn't a particularly large amount.

    D'oh!

    I was looking at the total dilithium of my character - listed UNDER the whole purchase price of 1 EC to buy the shuttle.

    Still, there should be a way to get this shuttle before having to slog through all the Episode content to make it to the Vault and Captain (34).

    Since they are so cheap still (1 EC was the price before F2P if I recall correctly), why not just modify the mission to tell you you MUST purchase some type of small craft if you don't already have one to run the mission (forget the free giveaway coding).

    Isn't it a bit backwards to remove the prior ability to use a craft from the entire rest of the game because of ONE specific mission?
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