Any lawful's left in Disco?

[barrenwzste]

Reptile,
I've never seen anybody quote 10 million for an escort job. Most I ever see are quotes for a couple million. That's fair enough, I think, spending two million to prevent the loss of five to thirty million. And, for many, there is fun in haggling for the price. Traders may not like it, but bottom line, if they want escorts they have to pay. The escorts aren't going to do it for a loss, and like I said before, many escort to make thier money. Also, escorts aren't supposed to be gunboats or capital ships, thats an armada. An escort should ideally be a couple of lfs or hfs. Thier job is to make it to dangerous to target the freighters only, allowing the freighters time to escape. A smart freighter captain would run to the nearest base and wait for the escort to catch up, assuming the escort doesn't get slaughtered. If the escort is slaughtered, pay it, it's done it's job, and either hire another or try to sneak past any pirate remnants.

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"Two things I know; Gravity sucks and Ion Storms blow. And that proves the universe is trying to kill us all" - Barren Waste, Captain of the Wasteland Wanderer

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