We've heard that nothing regarding Master Modes is absolute, and I don't question that, but if the idea of walking back some changes is on the table, at one point should these changes move forward? Perhaps we'll hear more in an ISC? I've always been, let's say, "optimistic" for the game. And I've never thought it valuable to simply hate on changes or additions to the project. But the current state of the flight model, and how it feels to fly in game, just feels like the completely wrong direction. Master Modes seems to have been a great idea, but not so great in practice. I'll admit I was certainly on board when it was first described, and I shrugged off much off the criticism towards the change. But after MM being implemented for however long it's been in game, after flying more than just freighters, MM just feels wrong. In both Racing and Combat, MM just feels disruptive. The nail in the coffin, in my opinion, is that my biggest criticism of MM is the actual goal of the change: the "slowing down" of ship flight. And more than that, it's too much of a disruption between the two speed groups (scm and nav) and just feels an incorrect change. Forgive me, and many others, for being unable to articulate our criticisms in a more precise way, often when the layman sees an issue, they can only describe it as "wrong". MM is one of the few changes to SC which seems to impede BOTH immersion and gameplay, and it has left me wondering, have we reached "the point" yet? Is it time for MM to go the way of Hover Mode, and turn into a more minute/scalar change, where weapons just have less power the faster your speed is, or something like that? I have no intention of stirring up the hornets nest that is Master Modes drama, but it feels like this question is important. I never would have expected a flight model change like this to have such a negative impact on almost all aspects of gameplay. Maybe the answer to this question, or even the acknowledgement of it, is still months off, but I'd like to hear some other opinions. If I came across a thread like this a few months ago, I would have thought "get a grip, it's not that big a deal" but now, I feel the need to post it. I'd hate to see another few months go by with the only changes being speed tweaks and cooldown changes.