They look pretty neat doing the transition, looking forward to seeing more ships like that and the Reliants.
The Login ID, Handle & Moniker stuff, is a little confusing, i assume thats how most MMOs do it so your login name isnt public.
Login ID = Private, isnt displayed anywhere
Handle = Unique account name
Moniker = Nickname, what you want others to see you as (though the Handle and Moniker are always shown with forum posts etc), so you could be
[SQ42] Spacedeck or whatever.
Handle i guess now requires a payment to change, it used to be free but im betting people caused trouble then changed their identity to others and CIG decided its too much hassle checking to let ppl do it freely.
@Halfmad - Moniker can be freely changed, Handle cant. I have a free token to change mine, but i suspect that was added to all accounts to let people change it if they'd messed and it wasnt what they really wanted it to be. I suspect accounts created since need to pay. If his handle is
Portside and he wanted it as
Spacedeck, unless im wrong on that 1 token being for all accounts, it'd have the $5 fee.
Back onto the package, to get both games and the Avenger (good choice):
Aurora MR w/ SC + SQ =
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/Packages/Aurora-MR-Star-Citizen-Squadron-42-Combo
Aurora MR upgrade to Avenger =
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ship-upgrades
That 2nd link will give you a list of ships you can update from and to, so just select your ship (ie Aurora MR) and then select the one you'd like to upgrade to (ie Avenger Stalker or Avenger Titan) and it'll tell you the cost (incl VAT, most likely) and let you add that to cart. Once you've bought the upgrade, you can apply it to the ship whenever you want (ideally, go take a quick look at the MR in-game and then apply the CCU/upgrade).
Insurance - most has been explained fine. However the question about renewing it, you'd pay for it using game currency, UEC. Paying for it with cash is an option, but really you'd be OPTING to buy currency, lets say $10 worth = 10,000UEC, and you'd use that UEC to pay for whatever you want.
Its worth pointing out debt will be a possibility, you'd be able to get a loan and stuff like that, if you maxed out the loans and didnt have money for fuel, insurance, whatever... you can still work for someone else, go man a turret on someone elses ship, earn money elsewhere. Paying cash for currency would be entirely optional, more for people with no time and a well paid job where it lets them progress without needing to spend 20hr/week playing.
The intention for post-release financing is selling copies of the game, Campaign DLC (we know the SQ42 story is 3 parts, so 2 more via optional DLC and the ships they make for that can be added into the universe for all, too), and im pretty sure they'll sell some virtual goods (posters, clothing, knick-knacks but nothing exclusively paid), and then physical item and even licensing (SC branded mice, kb, headset, hotas etc, Saitek/MadCatz are supposed to be doing that already).
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. I didn't get to play the game as I was put off with the framerate/netcode issue. Since I understand the issue wasn't my end, I want to actually pledge.
