Can you buy individual ships/pilots/weapons?

[Chugster]

Is there an ingame store for single items (Like on the PS store) or do you have to buy the DLC/deluxe?

[NoOne]

From memory briefly lookin at Ubi's store for PC, it's just the two DLC packs. No seperate pick n mix.

[Chugster]

So nothing actually ingame then?

[Sire]

No, you can't purchase ships individually or earn them in-game. You either get the overpriced packs or you're SOL.

[DeadlyKitten]

This crap right here is what pushes me away from the game. It looks really fun to play but selling actual weapons, feels like what pay to win mmos are doing.
This isnt an mmo i know but they sure are treating it like one. Feels like a cheap way to get more money out of an incomplete game.

[fabio.capela]

The original idea was that you would purchase toy ships, weapons, and pilots, plug them into the controller, and see that ship assemble on screen in real time, ready for you to play.

Unfortunately, I do think this led to a worse game overall. More so because the "toys to life" experiment failed. This game would have been quite better if we secured new allies, ships, and weapons during the campaign, instead of paying real money for them.

BTW, it's fairly pay to win indeed. Ships serve as extra lives, pilots can unlock passive benefits for the whole crew, and mastering weapons is the fastest way to level up pilots and unlock those bonuses (not to mention that using the right weapon against each enemy makes the fights far easier). Playing with everything unlocked is a lot easier than sticking to just the base game.