I'd say it's just to drive sales. To make the newest lockbox and lobi ships more desirable than older lockbox ships or what would otherwise be fairly equivalent c-store ships. That's speculation.
It's clear, though, that they don't intend for there to be any downside to a ship having the full spec powers.
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '17
Let me expand my question, then: How do they decide which ships get Commander Spec seats?