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Posted - 2005.08.11 07:10:00 -
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 Originally by: Futher Bezluden
Edited by: Futher Bezluden on 11/08/2005 04:28:31
Rather difficult to stick to a point... Vitamin-R 4TW.
back on the freighter traders... people with them will and should trade, that's what the ship is for. That one trade run that takes 15minutes with instas back and forth is completely wrecked is a minor issue... no such thing as free money... work for it. As freighters become more prevalent, we are sure to see more npc commodities go sour. But face it... the things are expensive as hell to build. How are you going to recover the cost... TRADING. People comfy with being able to make stacks of cash off that one trade run need to go do something else like everyone else or get a gank fleet to protect the route -just doesn't protect from someone buying all the goods and running it out when you've gone to sleep.
adapt
I know this is not an exact comparison, but dreads are also pretty expensive to build. I'm not saying that what freighters do to NPC trade routes is outside of the game rules, but the trade system in Eve is (unfortunately) not as versatile as other aspects of the game. With these massive trade amounts that have become possible with freighters, certain (if not all) trade routes could be monopolized within just as few weeks, depending on how many freighters enter the game and which profit margin their pilots still consider worthwile doing.
To come back to the dreadnought comparison: what if (with a little preparation and logistics) it would be possible that dreads would automatically kill every npc spawn in a region for a month? Or a barge that pops all roids for a month in an entire region?
Freigther operation is fair in all respects, but the fact remains that it takes away a large portion of possible fun (for those enjoying this profession) from a large number of players, leaving only freighter pilots to be able to enjoy it.
I do not see a way out of this, as, as i said, freighter pilots are well within the rules of the game. One possible solution would be a "large volume tax" charged by customs officials at regional borders, but this would only act as a nerf to freighter pilots, which they IMHO do not deserve for playing fair.
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