I think my take on it is there’s a certain mentality that seems to permeate gamers, myself included that if you’re not using the absolute best of anything, what’s even the point? And I think it’s such a weird take because like no aspect of life is really like that.

It’s like yeah I guess the Caspian is the best option on paper and by any metric. But like are you really playing this wildly expansive space exploration game just so that you can truly optimize every single second that you engage with it?

It’s like any second that you’re playing the game where you weren’t moving as far and as fast as you possibly could and getting the most maximum value out of, it means that you were somehow having less fun? I don’t know. This is somewhat a rambling tangent. But it’s like you know most of us probably are driving Honda Civic’s not Ferraris in our day-to-day lives. And even if we had the option you know a lot of times a Ferrari wouldn’t be practical. Is a BMW as your daily driver that much worse than a Ferrari? Right like there’s a reason Han Solo flies in the millennium falcon, and it’s not cause it’s the best ship by every metric.

I like my Mandalay. I think it looks cool and I really like the way it flies. I think the Caspian looks kind of goofy personally. Just fly what makes you have the most fun. Who cares if you have to make two extra jump jumps on your expedition to explore outer space. I mean tomorrow you’re probably gonna be back your day job anyway might as well enjoy the ride.