"Destroyable" stuff..

[sovereign]

But mind you even though it is RP in what the police are aiming for, it would completley destroy the aspect of smuggling wouldnt it?

Take manhatten for example, there are so many Liberty forces ships these days that theres always gonna be one at Plantet manhatten so smugglers chances of actually getting into Manhatten with the goods is like a 0.01% chance. There would be like hardly any smugglers any more.

I'm just putting it into perspective from the smuggles point of view.

Two things-

One, if you get caught in space then the ground teams will know to stop you and you wouldn't be able to unload anyway.

Two, ever tried going from above or below?

Three, rumors on Rochester indicate that the big shipments go to Rochester for exactly that reason and are transferred to Manhattan by shuttles or small smuggling craft (while we don't have shuttles, i.e. the tiny ships that can go atmo without docking rings, small ships can use the docking ring and so there's twice as much to shoot out... plus you're harder to notice). Rochester pays out almost as well anyway, so it makes sense to take the safe route rather than risk the lawfuls and go on shaky RP at best.

Four, Manhattan isn't the only planet in Liberty. Its actually almost exactly as profitable to go around the Sigmas through Rheinland and then to Houston as it is to go through the Omicrons and Alaska (or Taus and Cortez) to Manhattan, and you don't go through any guard systems or pseudo-guard systems, or any place as populated as Manhattan is. They sell slaves at Houston too, so the trip back is fairly profitable. Much better route. Smugglers are supposed to go around the law, not barge right through it.

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