It's been stated more than once from Bungie employees that the space ship has some level of importance and will be customizable. Ships will be personal, and we will be able to "upgrade" them as we see fit. There has been some understandable skepticism about whether or not we will be able to fly our spaceships manually, or fight in space or in high atmosphere. My question is: What other purposes could space ship customization have other than dogfighting with cool lasers and missiles? What is the point of spending in-game money on upgrading a ship if it doesn't really DO anything? Is it purely aesthetic? What are your guys' thoughts? Here are some of my own theories: -Advanced engines or warp drives will enable ships to transport us to other planets -Cloaking/shielding on ships will enable us to travel to hard to reach locations for advanced, "deep behind enemy lines" missions -More advanced ships might come with more advanced ground assistance, i.e. upgrading from a "Sparrow" to like a "Pike" for example. -A ship made entirely out of platinum would be awesome