Why Are Limpets Not Reusable?

[Uthael]

What was the reason behind making them non-reusable? It's very annoying having to leave them and very strange that such useful machinery suddenly evaporates.

I'm aware that some of them have to be limited in duration for common sense balancing purposes. Just make them run out of fuel and turn off (not self-destruct). If you want to you could scoop and reuse them, but it costs 100 credits worth of fuel.

They're easily synthesised and very cheap, I'm aware of that. That's not a solution. Heck, I'd be happy if the reusable one costed 100,000 and took 2 units of space.

[Planewalker]

Will have to ask the devs that. -someone on the official forums might know the reason.
And they do have limited fuel:
https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Limpet_Controller#Notes

[Uthael]

Originally posted by Planewalker:

Will have to ask the devs that. -someone on the official forums might know the reason.
And they do have limited fuel:
https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Limpet_Controller#Notes

I do hope there are people in charge of reading this forum's feedback and passing it to the devs.
Btw, by "limited fuel" I meant "not self-destruct". Edited that into the OP now.

[cswiger]

Originally posted by Uthael:

I do hope there are people in charge of reading this forum's feedback and passing it to the devs.

Thanks for volunteering to handle this.

I do hope that people live up to the expectations they expect from others.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Uthael:

Originally posted by Planewalker:

Will have to ask the devs that. -someone on the official forums might know the reason.
And they do have limited fuel:
https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Limpet_Controller#Notes

I do hope there are people in charge of reading this forum's feedback and passing it to the devs.

On the official forums there is a Suggestions area. At last count I think it was 1400 pages long, with 20 posts per page.

[ShelLuser]

Here's a secret... they actually are reusable, we just don't know about it. => here's proof ;)

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by Uthael:

I do hope there are people in charge of reading this forum's feedback and passing it to the devs.

On the official forums there is a Suggestions area. At last count I think it was 1400 pages long, with 20 posts per page.

Ah, the suggestions sub-forum, where suggestions go to die.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Originally posted by Sighman:

On the official forums there is a Suggestions area. At last count I think it was 1400 pages long, with 20 posts per page.

Ah, the suggestions sub-forum, where suggestions go to die.

That's what it's there for, just like every suggestion box and 'we value your feedback' button.

[Chaos]

Ikr?

If the limpid are stored/maintained/refueled inside the controller.
It would make those things insane weight in the higher tier make sense.

Tho if Limpets got destroyed.
Then I guess having to carry some spare one just in case is fair.

But not like this system that's for sure.

[frumple]

Each one weighs a ton?

They are fine as is imo.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by frumple:

Each one weighs a ton?

They are fine as is imo.

True. I mean they could also get rid of limpet controllers and fit a limited number of unkillable limpets to every ship, or get rid of limpets and have a tractor beam, or get rid of tractor beams and just auto scoop everything in a 50 km radius, or get rid of items floating in space and just magically add them to your cargo hold.

[Jelly_Deals]

Obviously there is a degree of "Because it's a game and there has to be game-y stuff in it."

Though my head canon/in universe explanation is that it's a consumerism thing. Someone company is manufacturing those limpets and it's in their interest that you keep buying more, more, more.

Sort of like planned obsolescence or whatever the term is.

[Raging Chimera]

RADIATION DUDE!!! Ray-dee-a-shun!

[Uthael]

Originally posted by cswiger:

Originally posted by Uthael:

I do hope there are people in charge of reading this forum's feedback and passing it to the devs.

Thanks for volunteering to handle this.
I do hope that people live up to the expectations they expect from others.

You're right. There we go, registered and made the topic. If anyone wants for it to be read, please comment there:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/why-are-limpets-not-reusable.633740/

[Planewalker]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Ah, the suggestions sub-forum, where suggestions go to die.

Yea except the good suggestions like SCO (AOT) that gets implemented.
(camera suite fine-tuning was another one from there, ground missions too)