With the 890 being released, can you talk a bit about how Luxury Touring / Cruise will work? What's being done to make it feel different from cargo shipping?asked by Mahat Boor

Well I think the biggest difference on the 890 is there's a focus on sort of communal areas, and being able to fly around with other players, and not necessarily have to be performing a role. So you could just sort of hang out. I mean I'm actually kind of big on the idea of providing a sort of virtual space or area, whether it's in your hangar or on say, a big ship like the 890, where you can wander round and you can go from a destination. Because you're not going to be able to just instantly transport to a different planet - you're gonna have to travel there - and so I actually long-term like the idea of even having, like, passenger ships! And, you know, "okay, I've got to go pick up my ship and it's on Terra, but I'm on Earth," and you don't have a ship to fly there or don't wanna fly there, perhaps you'd board a passenger ship and take that journey. Or perhaps some other player takes that mission on to take you to another place, and you play as a passenger.I just think there's so much more possibility and depth with us having all these different roles you could do. And that's kind of what I thought the 890 would fun for, is sort of like a ship for you and your friends, maybe your organization, and, I dunno... it could be the pimped out version of the organization headship if you don't have destroyer or an Idris frigate. And it's definitely cruising in style! And we definitely want to have some stuff where it can be about sightseeing or, like, pulling up in your big yacht and watching a Murray Cup race. I dunno, just for me personally I like the idea of sort of doing different roles, different things that simulate various aspects that you actually would see in real life, and you get to live a bit of a fantasy, 'cause you know, who wouldn't want to be Paul Allen or Larry Ellison pulling up in their massive yachts to the harbor of Monaco, watching the Monaco Grand Prix - it's pretty cool!So that's kind of the idea. I mean of course the 890 will do other things - it will be able to carry some cargo if you want, you can ship around your M50, or your X85, or another ship down in that hold... and it's pretty well armed so you can certainly defend yourself. So anyway, there you are. I don't know if that fully answered the question on the 890, but that's kind of where our thoughts are on that.