I agree that my original post doesn't properly address get the learning aspect of the starter jobs. Now I think that a conpromise where players can buy their first little ship for a fraction of the normal cost and the rest becomes debt.
In this way, players still have to work at the starter jobs a little bit before buying a ship, but they don't need to spend so many hours without a payoff.
In this way, players still have to work at the starter jobs a little bit before buying a ship, but they don't need to spend so many hours without a payoff.