Is there a compelling reason to land planetside in the 85x instead of the 890, particularly since the 85x can't carry cargo and the 890 can land in atmosphere? What's more, while the 890 is left in orbit, what happens to it? Is it still in an instance? Can it be spacejacked, pirated, destroyed or otherwise bothered?asked by Firelancex
TL;DRChris admits this isn't worked out and gives an off-the-cuff view that the 890 could be left in orbit, mostly safe if defended, but possibly jacked if left undefended.
Ok, so that's a fairly interesting question, I think, In general, this hasn't been thought out that much... I'd think there shouldn't be a reason why the 890 couldn't be left in orbit while you were landing the 85x... I'd say that the 890 would remain in and orbit instance if you had friends or NPCs on it, if it gets attacked they would defend it or whatever. If you've left the ship and come back to it anything that has happened or hasn't you'll be able to see on your return. That's a complete "off the gut" answer from me, because the mechanics of that haven't been worked out. There are a lot of these edge cases that we need to work out, as we're giving you so many choices and options like this. My gut instinct says that you could leave it in orbit, most would be safe, but if it wasn't I guess it could be jacked, especially if left undefended.