This makes sense once it is clear UK is leaving , he can make sure what he predicted is going to happen . When you look at this from this angle , EU officials look like fools again <| sep |> To me , that ' s the intention the devs have in the most part . At least thats the impression I ' ve gotten from dev interviews and such like . The large Hulls will be great for transporting large quantities , but due to their size , they ' ll be somewhat restricted to the main trade lanes and the larger Jump Points . And as they aren ' t going to be nimble in maneuvring , or fast at accelerating and I bet it will take some time to spin up their Jump Drives that will make them prime targets for attacks . I expect that in order to ensure that these larger vessels remain attractive to use , CIG may add further incentives , such as having specific larger item volume hauls , which can ' t be transported in smaller ships higher risk bonus which can then be used to pay for escorting ships . Meanwhile , ships like the Freelancer and others will be able to find a niche in smaller quantities smaller size items critical timescale hauling runs . These ships will be able to use the smaller jump points to find Kessel Run routes to get to destinations faster and not be restricted to the main trade lanes . Of course , those Kessel Run routes may also have their own particular risks dense asteriod fields , JP exits close to dangerous stellar phenomena , high risk of pirate attacks , etc , etc . So even the smaller ships may need their own escorts .