The article discusses the upcoming changes to ship components and insurance in Star Citizen. Currently, players automatically receive insurance when they purchase a ship, which replaces the ship upon destruction. This system will change, with some ship components being removed from store locations and only available through the loot pool, meaning players will not be able to insure the rare items. The article suggests that this change will make losing a ship more painful, as the only pain players currently feel is with what they were wearing or what they were carrying in their cargo. The article notes that this makes activities involving cargo or FPS gear require players to take on more risk than other activities.
The article cites a community event in Germany called Con42, where attendees heard from senior developers at Star Citizen. The developers talked about the game’s future and answered questions about things coming relatively soon, including the upcoming patch 3.19. The article suggests that the feature of being able to remove, replace, and loot items and components from ships is what prompted the article’s author to write the piece. The developers’ intention is to make some lootable items better than what is available in stores.
Overall, the article suggests that the changes to ship components and insurance will make losing a ship in Star Citizen more painful, as players will not be able to insure rare items that can only be obtained through looting. The article also notes that players currently do not feel much pain when they lose a ship and that this leads to certain activities involving cargo or FPS gear requiring players to take on more risk than other activities.
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