Forcing Pilots to pay to dock on NPC bases?

[Deeceem]

It's pretty simple. The term "Vote with your wallet." should be familiar. In this case it's just "Vote with your activity in Gallia.". If you feel 100 million credits is too much, don't pay, don't go there. Done.

It's not like there aren't any other worthwhile selling points for most of those, who will be/are dealing with premscrap. I heard the Corsairs welcome any kind of activity for free and they pay also pretty well for premscrap since the initial update numbers got changed. And so do the Outcasts still. It's just "normalised" compared to before.
Kusari got buffed even.

Edit: Forgot even to mention GMG and Council.

[Stoner_Steve]

#Block-aid Gallia

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[Sath]

wow mucho tears

[Swifty]

Just go when they're not looking.

You can try your luck, then. 8|

Now suddenly a base gets the highest premium scrap sell point and the official faction puts a similar rule in order to get some roleplay/interactivity going and it's a big deal.

Really? What sort of Roleplay is going on here? Extortion?

If you think we'll let every single person that comes at our doors in, you're hardly mistaken. Like many people here said -

1)

Yes. -Half of Sirius hates us. Imagine how easy it would be to ship a bomb in a load of scrap.-

2)

Gallia is a very secluded area hated by quite a few important people in Sirius. Letting everyone and their mother in without proper registration would be a stupid move.

We wouldn't take any risks. And -

If you don't like it, take it to the Council.

Cheers.

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[Technogeist]

Looks like I'll be making a Gallic pirate soon.

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ID? IFF? ZoI? Diplomacy? Technology?

Corsair, Corsair, Corsair, Corsair, Corsair?

[ProwlerPC]

You know that's right. I agree. Make a Maquis and wtfpwn without caring about collateral damage XD.

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[Omi]

I have stayed out of this thread thus far, but since I feel like I shouldn't go to bed without trying to pour some water on the inferno, here's some clarity for you all:

100,000,000 credits is the maximum fee, for large corporations that (both iRP and ooRP) are going to make lots and lots of deliveries. For an individual shipper, it will (or would?) be much, much lower.

One 5k load of scrap will make you roughly 69,000,000 credits. This means that large groups are being set back less than two transports' worth of money - in exchange for not only accessing THE most profitable sell point without being hounded by Gallic authorities, but gaining the protection of Gallic lawfuls while making said deliveries.

Let's be real here: the only honest reason that there's so many tears being shed already is not that a Gallic lawful sell point was added - it's that everyone who previously had almost-open access to THE most profitable sell point now can't get it any more without - God forbid - actually roleplaying. Lawful factions charging for permits is nothing new - has anyone looked at the rates Liberty charges for building and maintaining PoBs?

Telling me that 'it doesn't fit our roleplay' is total bogus. Registration is not going anywhere. I don't know if you've noticed, but Gallia isn't exactly short on enemies. Hundreds of thousands of tons of assorted metal bits and bobs being shipped directly to one of Gallia's biggest shipyards, and you're telling me it's against Gallic roleplay to regulate those who are allowed to make such deliveries? In that case, I thank you for your 'concern' that we're roleplaying our House ineffectively, and you can rest assured that we've taken your criticism with the sincerity it deserves.

Then again, I suppose this is a natural reaction to the Premium Scrap monopoly suddenly being grossly, grossly upset. Oh well.

As many others have pointed out, there are a multitude of other sell points available for potential PScrap traders to peruse. I invite anyone and everyone to feel free to take advantage of them. Of course, you will make less money per unit time invested - assuming that's your primary concern.

Which of course, it isn't, since we are a roleplay-focused server here.

Right?

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[Karst]

A house implements cargo restrictions for a profitable commodity.
Absolutely nothing new.
We paid 100 mil, less than two trips worth of the commodity in question, and now we have it.
In fact, we've already made more than those 100 mil.

Basically...

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[Gypsie Skripto]

If you think about it, what does make paying that sum worth it, in the very end?

Devs do, coz they control who is handing out little fortunes to each train arriving to the destination they pick.

So, thinking as a capitalist: Devs just devalued the Maltese Nation and upvalued Gallia, because reasons.

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[Sath]

Lawful factions charging for permits is nothing new - has anyone looked at the rates Liberty charges for building and maintaining PoBs?

Right on.

Instead of being ultra salty, I would just...smuggle the Prem scrap? If I didn't want to pay the fee.