Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Now I know that this has asked for in probably 10 billion different ways - I am hopeful I am taking a different approach.

We recently got the ability to monitor our ships inventories via the hud.

What I would like to request is the ability to Partition our (ship) inventories - this would allow me (as a mission runner) to store items I want to take out with me overtime into a mission apart from the stuff I pick up.

Take the rattlesnake - has a cargo of 665 - with this partitioning ability i could assign say 300m3 to a section that mission loot doesn't auto fill up.

This isn't a request to add more cargo space - just a request to manage it easier.

Thank you!

While you wait for CCP to respond to a feature that has been requested since long before your character was born may I suggest using cargo containers to aid you. Maybe they are not as cool, or as flexible as what you envision but they are here now and they do work well for this exact purpose.

Not to be a jack ass or anything, but neither did he at any point suggest any opposition to the idea nor that he scrutinize the OP for having some hidden agenda to have CCP buff cargo. In fact, he simply implied that the OP's request has been suggested before on numerous occasion though there has been no sign that CCP is interested in adding cargo partitions in and gave an alternative method to compensate; not really what I'd call a bittervet post. Maybe he was just trying to help.

More on the original point, the idea is not a bad one at all and has some merit, it's just obviously not a high priority...at least not yet anyways. One day, I'd imagine this will get implemented. Cargo containers work, though are a rather crude system in this use.

I didn't take any offense from any of the post - and I prefaced saying I new this topic has come up a log. Wasn't sure if this was a different take on it or not.

If we add a penalty or any other stipulation to partitioning, then we need to consider a module or rig based implementation to keep it optional for those who don't want essentially a raw cargo nerf across the board without a benefit they would use. Not ideal, but does keep such function optional.

Either that or simply having some sort of toggle in the fitting manager, perhaps similar to how SKIN's are governed, could work as well to keep it from forcing compromises to fittings. This is a better way as it also keeps it optional but without interfering with ship fittings.

My vote would be for the later since cargo partitioning is indeed largely QoL and requiring a small cargo cap nerf, such as what Donnachadh suggested, to add partitions to a ship seems fair enough of a compromise on its own.