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Banu Merchantman


WinterDragon

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Soo, slightly smaller than the 890 but bigger than the genesis. Also a dedicated hauler. 

The way I see it is that this (in function is a buffed freelancer. a long range, self sufficient transport while the hulls sacrifice range for cargo. 

This would be a great long range trader as you would not need escorts. (probably)

Well the stats say 100m but i wouldnt be suprised if it ends up bigger. But yeh agree with everything there. It is very much designed to support life in space as a trader and have the flexibility to do any trade related task with little to no support.

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Considering the size of the front gimbal'd guns and the top turret (all concealed) I'd think its going to pack quite a punch.. It could almost be classified as a Q-ship (if we didn't all know that it had gun placements like that *chuckles*).

Conjecture of course but it looks like they are S5 at the very least.  (God I hope so anyway!)

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Jared loves his MM :) -->> from the new SHIPYARD forums on RSI ...

 
 
 
Posted: December 10
 
 
 
I bought a Merchantman about 3 minutes after it first went on sale. I DIDN'T EVEN CARE WHICH END WAS THE FRONT! The possibilities of roaming around an alien ship as my home away from home sold me on it instantly. 

As for what I'm going to do with it? Chances are I won't have much play time when the day comes, so I think I'll probably just fly her out into space and park her in front of some stellar phenomena, and watch it list through the cosmos while I work. =oP
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6 hours ago, Speedy1 said:

So, will this ever come back so I can buy it?! Jesus it looks amazing!

I suspect that this ship will blow people away when it is released. A total step away from our current human designs. Cant wait.

Also I'm expecting this to be sold again on a number of occasions next year.

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12 hours ago, Minted said:

I suspect that this ship will blow people away when it is released. A total step away from our current human designs. Cant wait.

Also I'm expecting this to be sold again on a number of occasions next year.

I sure hope so because I would like it to work as a Q-ship too as well as a blockade runner :lol:

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On September 18, 2015 at 7:12 AM, pilot-john said:

What I hope is that most all NPC versions of the BMM will not have the guns so when a pirate or advocacy forces (depending on what side of the law) stops you they act as if it is an unarmed version.

*most of the 

This. In addition, it would be cool if in the verse, one would buy it without any of the weapons and you would have to upgrade it to get it to its full fighting potential. 

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On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Booster Terrik said:

I really hope they stick with that magnificent black skin, it gives it a really nice look.

Black/Dark Green with gold highlights.... aw, I'm drooling over that!  I really like the concept art of the bargaining/conference table, the black and yellow colors will really make this ship shine! :)

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Remember, we are getting the "humanized" version of the Merchantman. You will have to alter it to get it to look closer to the Banu version. Otherwise, NPCs can tell the difference at a glance. 
It would be nice if the Banu version didn't have guns, but considering that nobody messes with the Banu...there must be a reason. 

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@Speedy1They answered it many times in Reverse the Verse. and i think a year is also too soon. What use will it be just looking at a incomplete model.

It's not a priority ship as it's a PTU ship. It is not a player ship in the campaigns.

 

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While these ships will be great game experiences for a variety of reasons, their roles aren’t combat oriented, so they have not been a priority for our combat modes.

 

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