Voyager gives the impression that although replicator usage is limited, almost nobody comes even close to reach the limits in normal times and nobody needs to ever “save allowance”.
That would make sense given most Starfleet ships are within a reasonable distance from maintenance outposts and known (and vetted) trading partners where restocking and fixing things is just another Tuesday.
That could make sense, if a ship is on missions 3 weeks away from a resupply it’d make sense if there’s a replicator limit for individuals. Like they have allotments for full meals each day and maybe books or personal items, but they still need to keep par values if matter in reserves. If you respond to a distress call, it’d be difficult to explain that you can’t replicate repair parts for the disabled vessel because Mark replicated instruments for an orchestra he wants to put together and Karen redecorated her quarters for the 13th time this month.
It also follows that, under these constraints, the captain, likely the role on the ship with the least turn over, would have the most customized shit. When the ship is in drydock, some lower deckers get transferred to other stations, and new ones come aboard, but the captain is pretty much always just hanging out. Makes sense they’d use that time for hobbies, and that they’d want that stuff in their quarters, which are, for the captain moreso than any other crew member, their home
Voyager gives the impression that although replicator usage is limited, almost nobody comes even close to reach the limits in normal times and nobody needs to ever “save allowance”.
That would make sense given most Starfleet ships are within a reasonable distance from maintenance outposts and known (and vetted) trading partners where restocking and fixing things is just another Tuesday.
That could make sense, if a ship is on missions 3 weeks away from a resupply it’d make sense if there’s a replicator limit for individuals. Like they have allotments for full meals each day and maybe books or personal items, but they still need to keep par values if matter in reserves. If you respond to a distress call, it’d be difficult to explain that you can’t replicate repair parts for the disabled vessel because Mark replicated instruments for an orchestra he wants to put together and Karen redecorated her quarters for the 13th time this month.
It also follows that, under these constraints, the captain, likely the role on the ship with the least turn over, would have the most customized shit. When the ship is in drydock, some lower deckers get transferred to other stations, and new ones come aboard, but the captain is pretty much always just hanging out. Makes sense they’d use that time for hobbies, and that they’d want that stuff in their quarters, which are, for the captain moreso than any other crew member, their home