Nanook wrote:Just where do you get that idea? The most Bernd or any other dev has said is that you can remote pilot the various drones. Nowhere did they say that you can take over other ships with your VR helmet. In fact, Bernd explicitly said you cannot directly control any capital ship. He also said you can only manually fly just the player ship. So no, I don't think you can fly anything else, either remotely or in person, and I'll continue to believe that until you or someone else can quote a dev to the contrary.

In response here is a listing of my ideas and also the reasoning behind the one ship.
I have been thinking about this topic quite a bit and it really does make sense now that i have spent a few days looking through all of the viable information. Here is what i think and my opinions on this matter.
only one player ship: depending on the AI this really is a great thing to bring back with the addition of more drones and more drone capability you really only need one type of ship.
Drones: From what i am able to speculate there probably is going to be alot of drones now in the game which for this makes them very good for the following reasons: one they are cheaper. 2 you can produce them in your factory most likely. 3 they most likely replace all fighters as well so you have M3 - M5 this also is inline from what i have been seeing on the Capship portion. also with this setup it might even be possible to connect to one of your stations in another solar system and vr controlling your drones. this in itself would be very invaluable.
Capships. the first thing i need to say there would be nothing stopping you from landing on one of your Capship and having it fly around while you control your empire. Capships most likely will have its own drones and quite possibly be able to store much more of them.
last and not least stations: stations have expanded to much more then was ever possible. not only would you have armed stations according to the information but also was stated you could produce everything from one station in a true way. this leads to making your own ships drones and so forth but it also leads to something else. Possible true sector control with your stations and with the possibility of controlling your drones from vr while your in another part of the deep space while landed on your Capship this in itself would lead to instant control of the situation even Out of sector situations.
I personally am truly excited with the many possibilities that I've been able to determine from the available videos and information so far.
yes i was bummed out not being able to fly my own Capship but i have completely reconsidered. this one ship deal isn't all that bad in fact if the AI of the copilot hopefully is worth something this would be truly a strategic and ever expanding possibilities in all the new uses that is possible.
Also from what it looks like the skunk most likely would be a Corvette. which is perfect anyway not to big not to small with the make up the drones a perfect start. and with the ability to land on Capships really works out well.
Here is my thoughts and opinions I am not here to inflame anyone just hope people think about the new possibilities and not just the negatives.