Apparently they were supposed to be usable during development and there was supposed to be an upgrade tree as well, but the idea was canned by Activision to get it out the door faster.
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$500 Million .. They could have hired more Monkeys to finish it up properly.
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Seriously??? If they pushed the game for this, it would be worth it! They still would have gotten their payday, albeit a little later, and might have earned more praise for content.
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A lot of the crap we are getting in the DLC's are in this category as well. We are paying for what was supposed to be in the game from the beginning.
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What a shame as it would add a little more depth to the game. I figured they had some purpose based on their descriptions. Early in the game the available ships appear to only be capable of inter planetary travel whereas the Rare and Legendary ships are interstellar. Some appear to have weapons also.
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Yeah! Some of them are blatantly combat models. This game wasn't hindered by last gen, it was hindered by Activision's greed and stiff deadlines.