Akumabito, traders run diamond / niobium because its the most profitable run, while at the same time the most OORP run going through a system that from what iv been told is only to be known by blood dragons and their allies.
Whenever i need money to fund my characters i either trade Gate / Lane Parts and Luxury Food or Boron / Beryllium, the first being made of nothing but tradelane, while the second only using a single jumphole.
And as a warning to the diamond/niobium traders... When i get out in that area, and i see you... 5m tax each time, i might give you a free return trip if im feeling... generous. Or if i have something better to do.
Pirates have every right to tax you as many times as they want when you pass through Sigma-13. The two hour window they give you is meant to be an act of leniency. It is not required of the pirates.
It is your own fault if you get pirated again after you return to the site where you were last pirated.
People. Use your common sense. If you always get mugged walking down a particularly sketchy street, why the hell are you going to walk down it all the time?
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If you people complain about this route MAKE THE STARTING MONEY 10 MIL INSTEAD OF 8500. That way we might not have to powertrade. If pirates have thhe right to tax us every time we go through i say i have the right to make more money than they EVER WILL pirating.
cam. when you have starting money 10 milions, nothing is changed. when you ahve the starting money 100 milions, the same. because people that will roleplay traders, dont use sigma route. people that will have fast money for battleship will trade there....
Cam, that brings little to what has been, up till now, a reasonable debate. If you want 10 mil starting money,
what I suggest is, you start your own server. There is no likely hood of that level of cash here ever going as
high as that.
And lets be fair 'power trading' will happen till the start money is set at infinity ... Its not about the cash
anyway is it ? Its about the roleplay I thought ?
Hoodlum
Some say he is a proud member of: "The most paranoid group of people in the Community."
Cam, The joy of trading and smuggling is only half in the money, the other half comes from the people you meet if you take time to RP, the beautiful vistas you pass through, and the challenges of pirates taxing or lawfuls scanning.
You would take that away by putting starting money at ten million?
not to mention all the capwhoring and PvP abuse that would stem from that?
Thats ridiculous.
Plus, theres no sense of accomplisment if you can just buy an osiris or an RH BS.
Even powertraders had to build their network of moneymaking ship(s) and equipment and route(s) and that involved work.
How much fun is it to just have what you want? Its only worth it if you worked hard to get there.
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What are you gabbling on about, Cam? Pirates have the right to tax you, yeah. You have the right to earn money, yeah. Pirates will merely do their utmost to prevent you from earning money efficiently. It's a system of checks and balances.
Don't like being taxed? Tough luck - either change your route or suck it up and deal with it, power trading or no. I personally own a Bundschuh bomber that exists specifically to interdict persons like you from abandoning roleplay in favor of earning that big ship you'll simply be destroyed in by bombers over and over again anyway as quickly as possible.
As Hoodlum already said Cam, the starting money will never get changed to be that high ever. It would take all the fun out of actually playing *shrugs*
recommend anyone who wants an uber-dread-juggernaut-battle-death-star-destroyer:
1. play single player with the credits set at 1000m, start a new game, go buy your ship, and TRY to fly it around. and after half an hour or so, when you've gotten bored of getting stuck in asteroid fields, tradelanes, stations, jumpholes, jumpgates, getting bumped out of all of the above by an npc with a nasty sense of humour, log back into disco and have some fun in a ship that can turn corners faster than a glacier.
2. ask yourself 'am i compensating for something?'
RaVeN which is the only sigma 13 based pirate clan offers it customers a 24hr pass unhibited thru sig 13 for a fee of 5mill to +lvl 70 customers those below lvl 70 will recieve a reduced tax rate for a 24hr pass. All customers are guaranteed protection from other taxing pirates. Domination of the taxing in sigma 13 by RaVeN would ensure stability in sigma 13 for all. As there is indeed alot of pirates takin the mick for e.g. taxing the same person twice etc. I think it woud be best for all traders to Pay RaVeN pirates only as we offer a good service at reasonable prices (Level Variable of course) and all fees ensure a 24hr pass
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