Intergalactic Summit

Ever slip out of you pod, unbenownst to your crew members and go to the bridge and pilot the ship from there?
Do it like your ancestors did at one point, just for the hell of it?
The rush of being vulnerable, subject to the same dangers as your crew.

I personally enjoy the faces of each and every crew member, their faces of disbeleif, as a I make my way to the bridge just enjoy the sights and views of the interior of my Daredevil.

As far as I understand, the capsule controls most of subsystems of your ship, and disconnecting it would render ship inoperable.

I understand your point, but where is the risk, you simply plop back into whatever clone station you last registered at. Why not fight evenly in a match of honor, where the danger is real and present. Instead of knowing well that even though your match is an uneven and difficult one, you're still sheltered within your capsule with no real "danger".

If you really want to wander around the crew spaces, you should purchase a remote-controlled humanoid body. Control it from your capsule.

Best of both worlds, really.

Well, apart from remote-controlled humanoid bodies having a tendency towards glassy stares and eerie facial expressions.

^ This.

To answer your question, no. I don't endanger myself or my crew in such a reckless manner.

While I agree with the sentiment of connecting with the traditional, I do not quite believe that such action is prudent or, at least in vessels of my experience, technically possible without after-market modifications to the control systems of a Capsuleer vessel. I have been aboard ships, my own and others, which are meant for baseliner piloting but the instruments of the bridge are beyond my understanding. I can pilot from a Capsule, but the interface of hands to controls is not something in which I am educated.

If you want to exercise a link to your ancestry perhaps try a seagoing vessel? No pointless endangering of yourself or a crew, while still being exciting, and a much more satisfying sense of heritage. In my youth I enjoyed sailing vessels, I realize now that they are probably exactly the craft to fulfill your desires in the wisest way possible.

You don't do that if you die while not in your pod.

Say, where are you?

I know this is breaking some unspoken, unwritten rule of these fourms, and will likely disgust Kimmy..... But I agree with her here. It seems like a blatant disregard of your crews life and trust. They signed on to a capsuleer vessel because we have that edge.

I would prefer a little floating balloon with a smiley face on it that lets me fly about the ship and shoot beans at the crew.

Gotta make them laugh sometimes. They already think we are nuts.

Does anyone know how much it costs to get a ship modified so you can exit the pod in flight? I know that isn't a standard option and am reasonably sure it isn't feasible for anything smaller than a battlecruiser.

I can see that might be useful if docked at a starbase or in a few other circumstances, but in combat it would be exceptionally stupid.