Is there a reason the Arrow costs so much, relative to other similar ships? #9995
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It is worth noting that the hull cost of the Arrow and the Scout are not terribly far apart. The Arrow is definitely more expensive, but fairly reasonable. (numbers may not be exact, since I'm pulling from Delta, not vanilla, so take with a measure of salt) Arrow is 1.2M The vast majority of the difference in price tag is due to outfits. The Scout comes by default with Ion engines, for instance, and the Arrow with atomics. That difference alone accounts for almost half a million in price difference. The presence of a Luxury accommodations instead of a ramscoop is another 190k increase in the Arrow's performance. Overall, the Arrow starts with 1.7M worth of outfits, compared to the Scout's 428k. So that's roughly an extra million on the price tag that doesn't have much to do with the hull at all, and is instead just because of what it comes with. |
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If it matters, I never payed any attention to the price. I've never bought an Arrow. I do, however like @Hecter94 's explanation as why it costs so much. It just adds some flavor to the game. It's exactly the same reason luxury cars cost more. Luxury features doesn't make them any more reliable. |
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Righto thanks for the answers everyone, and I’ll keep my hands off the Arrow and its silly price tag ;) |
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Effectively, it's a lore reason, not a mechanical reason.
The arrow's description is:
It's overpriced because it's catering to the ultra-rich and likely comes with all of the extra amenities and luxuries that the super-rich expect, which doesn't translate to any better actual in-game performance.
For context, I imagine the interior of a clipper probably looks something like:
Whereas the Arrow's interior probably looks something like: