but does it cost 7.5 million to add a Frigate class ship because thats what they are asking for
That's not how much it costs. They had specific goals per every 500k at the start and then per 1m at this point.
So at 5.5m you got the Bengal carrier as a player ship , at 6m you got 100 star systems at launch , orchestral music and other stuff.
So what happens if you fly your $85 Super Hornet into a black hole/ crash into a space station/ get it stolen/ detroyed by pirates on it's maden voyage? Is that it?
No original backers get LTI hull . So I would keep getting my ship back. The more times I get my ship destroyed the longer it takes for me to get it back.
You can also pay for hull insurance with in game credits. Then there is insurance for add on weapons and any cargo you might have.
The problem I have is that since it's an MMO it will be Uber hard to earn any good ships. At least that's how MMOs are in my experience.
They have said the Constellation which is $225 bucks can be earned with as little as 60-80 hours of in game play. Of course that's if you only take the starter ship and then work just towards the goal of the new ship.
Its quite a large ship
Seriously. They've already raised an asston of cash, much, much, much more than they ever expected. Which is a good thing don't get me wrong, but please don't leave out the frigates if you only get another 6.5 mil...
On the last day of the kickstarter you were able to buy the Idris class corvette for $1k . There is a rumor some of the ships will come back for the last day of LTI insurance on Nov 26th
They are already in but the devs don't want hundreds of them flying around the world so they are only avalible in during flash sales to keep the number down.
For anyone who wants the game , LTI insurance ends the 26th for original backers. What you can do is buy packages to end up with the proper dollar amount , wait 24 hours and "melt" them down and then gift them to me. After 24 hours I would buy the package you want (which attaches lti to it) and then gift it back to you.
Here is a great article on pledge packages and how they are treated.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/13288-Multiple-Package-Clarification
Here they talk about death in the universe and a little about insurance