Why are there so many Junkers?

[Lythrilux]

with all the jm and congress activity, you guys must have like 10 cau8 battleships each xD

I wish

At the core my belief is that asking people to balance themselves, while leaving loopholes for trusted people "who deserve better" to avoid balancing themselves, just doesnt work, and only leads to bickering, mistrust, and unfairness.

How do we have that problem with Junkers right now at all?

See thread title?

Does it explicitly describe a problem?

junkers shouldnt be as rich as corporations.

Considering all their ties, bases and influence they have, I don't see why not.

Cause practically they're not getting any credits from their ties and influence ingame, but from shooting at pieces of junk in space.

Actually, I fine people for breaking Junker base laws. I also make money on my Junker through 1 or 2 activites that could be associated with influence.
Regardless though, what they make in game from those doesn't matter. It'd be like complaining about Corporate or law enforcement players not getting a daily salary.

It dont make sense in RP. Instead, they should each have their separate specialized advantages which makes sense IRP. For junkers, that should be to make money from pretty much nothing. FOr corporations, it should be turning their existing capital into huge profits unrivaled by anything else (especially junk collecting).

Junkers make money from smuggling, scrap mining as well as piracy. I don't see any problems there. Junkers are specialized in Scrap collecting, as well as having the right diplomacy to smuggle effectively. Furthermore, they can indulge in piracy outside of house space, where they can fence cargo and make good use of their diplomacy yet again.

Then let them make the money from smuggling and piracy, instead of from collecting other people's refuse.

Why do they have to lose the ability from making money from premium scrap?

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