OK folks, its time to beat that dead horse again. (And I will continue to until it is properly addressed, this will not go away) Here is the CURRENT , as of 4/2/21 description of the Starfarer on the rsi webpage. "The Starfarer differs from traditional bulk freighters in one key way: it is a dedicated fuel platform. The Starfarer is designed not only to load, store and protect fuel stasis units, it is designed to take in spaceborne gases and refine them for use without landing. And while it excels at this, the Starfarer can also be used to ferry traditional bulk cargo pods. The listed Cargo Capacity is only for the dedicated Cargo Room and does not account for the extra space available from the bulk cargo pods." As seen in the materials linked, the ability to harvest and refine quantum fuel was a major selling point of this ship. IF you are low on hydrogen fuel, but still have quantum fuel, then you are not stranded! Just QT and stock up on hydrogen. This is how the ship was sold originally, and apparently how it is STILL being sold, even though CIG made a comment awhile back about it losing it its ability to take in spaceborne gases in order to refine them. In the past CIG have said to only pledge a ship if youre interested in the gameplay/role the ship is supposed to serve, in response to stats or aesthetic changes to the ship that caused uproar within the community. The ship was designed to harvest, refine, and transport fuel, that is , and was the essence of what CIG pitched to its backers. I am completely ok with small changes such as hardpoint modifications, shield size /number changes, landing gear differences between concept and final product, whether something is sold as asymmetrical or not, etc etc. However what I am not ok with is CIG selling gameplay loop to its backers, and long after the ship is FLYABLE, gutting a large portion of the ships purpose and replacing it with nothing. This is akin to gutting the Reclaimer's ability to "harvest" materials to turn into scrap, or the Orion's ability to mine materials to later refine and store. All of the QNAs lay this out clearly, and even years after they made their comment about possibly removing the harvesting feature from the ship, none of the QNAs have been updated, nor has the ship page. So not only did they scorn the original pledges/longtime owners of these ships , but they are potentially misleading future backers since they refuse to update what their plans for this ship is. This is not the same as changing a hardpoint, or a STAT, which has long been a source of controversy when changed, and since things are subject to change we cannot expect CIG to constantly be updating the stats page when they make a minor change. However when something as MAJOR as gutting a large portion of a ship's purpose is left out of the ships information page, I have an issue with that, especially since theyve had more than enough time to fix this. This ship costs hundreds of dollars, and one of the major selling points for it was its ability to HARVEST fuel. For CIG to completely cut that ability out, and quietly sweep it under the rug without making things right ( ESPECIALLY since a ton of people put MONEY into this project for that functionality, and now cannot get their money back, and they offer no other ship that can HARVEST, REFINE, and TRANSPORT fuel, I believe they havent done right by the community. This is the type of thing that causes ill will towards the project. Its things like this that lead to hit piece articles being written. Its things like this that make people say "fuck, that game must be a scam". You can cover your butt with all the legal jargon you want, but it doesnt take a lawyer to know that they havent done right by starfarer owners, cigs backers, the people who make this project possible. I know CIG has the ability to fix this, I was following closely when they sold the cutlass black, and how they handled that situation was something Im incredibly proud of them for, I know they can do the right thing. So all Im asking is for CIG to either reinstate the ability for the starfarer to harvest gases, OR replace the cut functionality with something of equal or greater value. This has not been properly addressed, and It absolutely needs to be. This situation has not been handled properly, This is my hill and ill die on it. Edit: I was mostly referring to quantum fuel, but CIG hasnt mentioned anything about its ability to harvest any kind of fuel in ages. It is still unclear where they plan to take this ship, and especially after Chris made his comments, its important we speak up as fueling is now in active development per todays CAD. edit 2: some good suggestions for alternatives for the ability to scoop quantanium have been presented in this conversation, i screenshotted one and posted it in op. edit 3: added a video where chris was referring to the different types of fuel all the way back in 2015, and he talks about the starfarer and how youll be able to harvest OR MINE it. So when they sold this ship, they already knew what they had planned for fuel mechanics, and still chose to advertise it as a ship that would harvest quantum and refine it while in flight.