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Thesas Gallente Center for Advanced Studies	Posted - 2007.05.07 13:14:00 - [1] Originally by: Andreas Kallesoee Give the freighter pilots a choise of fitting a huge nuke in their cargo taking up... lets say 50K m3 and that insures that everything in the hold blows up if you are popped I like that idea. If I am to lose all assets.. and I would.. as at this stage in my game I can not afford to lose the ships I fly, I would greatly enjoy being at ground zero watching all around me explode with me.. That would make starting over well worth it.
Thesas Gallente Center for Advanced Studies	Posted - 2007.05.16 00:12:00 - [2] It seems that all of this talk of freighters in high sec is a symptom of a mechanic that has not been addressed as yet. Yes this latest change will alleviate the current uproar in high sec but the root cause is still there. The freighters will continue to operate in high sec under Concord protection which, as I understand it, was never the intention. Why? The fact that freighters and probably other trades operate out of high sec begs the question. While glib answers to that question are easy, it seems that the actual mechanic that results in this is more complex. What condition in low sec makes it prohibitively difficult for freighters to live there? Surely it is more complex than just saying,öwell, they shoot at us in low sec.ö No doubt some would say that people like the easy life that high sec protections might offer, but I wonder if that is the root motivating factor. With all of this recent debate over freighters being victimized, and the many assertions of how difficult it is to protect a freighter, how would one operate a freighter business in low sec? I may be new to Eve but I understand the logistics of running business. The idea of armed escorts and scouts is workable in the short term, but over time that need would motivate the capitalist to seek other employment. The logistics do not seem to be sustainable in the long term. I can hear the argument now, ôjoin a corpö yet so many people do not do so and continue to operate in high sec. Many are in corps, but perhaps their corp is unable to provide the protections needed? This state of affairs causes much resentment to be directed at the npc corps which are largely new players. CCP is acting in a manner that will make a better Eve for the new player, yet the resentments aimed at npc corps will continue due to the advanced playerÆs continuation in npc corps for the perceived security they provide. A solution occurs to me.. A new class of capital ship.. the battle freighter, confined to low sec exclusively. Think about it.

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