Why is it moons and not planets?

[Jared]

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[Shrub]

I think this is an excellent question and made me think of something I wouldn't have otherwise

Planets:

1. Must revolve around the Sun or a star in a solar system.
   
2. Must be spherical in its shape.
   
3. Its orbit should be free of other similarly small objects.

Moons:

1. Must be large
   
2. Must orbit the gravitational pull of another large object
   
3. Moons can orbit another moon, asteroids, etc.
   
4. Cannot orbit a star

Source:https://departingearth.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-planet-and-a-moon/

The fact that we are interacting with moons does not imply we are orbiting a planet based on the above astrological definitions. There could be no planet nearby at all! But then what is?

Perhaps we are orbiting the company/Gordion?

[Jared]

The moons do actually orbit a gas giant, I think you can see that in the trailer.

[Jared]

I'm just confused on why the Company sends us to random ass moons, and not terrestrial planets, which would probably contain more resources and facilities to loot.

[Shrub]

Because they're cheap, its easier to plunder whatever is in the immediate area rather than send the ship to distant planets

[Shrub]

We are likely only landing on moons sharing our orbit, likely whatever else is around this gas giant

[Jared]

I think it's not just one gas giant though, it's many, as the names of them are mentioned in some of the terminal documents for the moons, so the company can go to the different gas giants and their different moons, but can't go to a planet? The game takes place in the future, and I can make the assumption that space travel is common place, so it's completely possible that faster than light travel has been developed in this game world, meaning that it's easy to travel to other planets in different solar system's.

[Serpent's Benediction]

Originally posted by Jared:

I'm just confused on why the Company sends us to random ass moons, and not terrestrial planets, which would probably contain more resources and facilities to loot.

I think it's because of the abandoned facilities on those specific moons, the better terrestrial ones probably already have a ton of new and inhabited facilities as well that will probably be abandoned eventually too

[mothballer]

my guesses are: moons (lacking in natural resources) are more likely to be abandon by humanoid or intelligent life (so no one will complain (or ask us to pay) for grabbing old junk) + can be scavenged in the 18hr daylight (work shift) limit (as apposed entire planet which would take much longer bc of size)
+ maybe the company we work for only owns / buys moons (like how spirit halloween only buys old warehouse stores, and not for instance, a closed down restaurant lot)
+ the final reason i figure is that the employees could theoretically escape and live somewhere on an entire planet, but on a moon you're easily traceable and couldnt survive on your own due to lack of resources.

BUT for out of game reasons, maybe zeeker is saving the planet/s we orbit for the end game update

[RobeRonin]

pure speculation but i think the planets got destroyed and the moons are now in something else`s gravitational pull.