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Igiss, Im glad to hear that youll increase shield strength for freighters. How about 40K for Freighters and 60K for Train? After all, these ships are hauling millions worth of cargo, so it makes sense that theyre well protected


However, I still dont see why traders are not allowed to earn money as they want. All the lucrative trade routes involve pirate bases and illegal cargo. Its not as if its a walk in the park. To give you an example of whats going on

Accessing Ships Log

Displaying log Freelancer Trade-ship Fortune Captains Log

1803: Departed New Berlin hauling Engine Parts for Yanagi Depot.
1805: Exited Tradelane 4.9K from Sigma 13 Jumphole all clear.
1806: 5 Hessians detected on long range scanners. Engaged Cruise Engines to get away from them.
1807: Arrived at the Sigma 13 Jumphole. Pirates still 1.2K away.
1807: Arrived in Sigma 13 system.
1809: Arrived at Yanagi Depot.
1811: Departed Yanagi Depot hauling Cardamine for New Berlin.
1813: Arrived at Berlin Jumphole.
1813: Arrived in New Berlin System.
1813: Encountered 6 Hessians. Shields reduced to 40% efficiency. Burning hard for nearest Tradelane.
1815: Arrived at New Berlin.
1815: Hailed by Police. Burning hard to reach the Mooring Point before they can scan the hold.

1819: Departed New Berlin hauling Engine Parts for Yanagi Depot.
1821: Exited Tradelane 5.3K from Sigma 13 Jumphole 6 Hessians detected on long range scanners.
1822: Ran the Hessian blockade to reach the Jumphole. Shields reduced to 55% efficiency.
1824: Arrived at the Sigma 13 Jumphole.
1824: Arrived in Sigma 13 system.
1825: Hailed by Junker pirate. Refused to hand over cargo.
1826: Arrived at Yanagi Depot. Refused permission to dock. Aborting landing sequence and plotting a course for Helgoland Station.
1830: Arrived at Helgoland Station.
1830: Laying low for a little while. Hoping Yanagi Depot will permit docking later.
1835: Departing Helgoland Station hauling Engine Parts for Yanagi Depot.
1837: Arrived at Yanagi Depot. Permission to dock granted.
1839: Departed Yanagi Depot hauling Cardamine for New Berlin.
1841: Arrived at Berlin Jumphole.
1841: Arrived in New Berlin System.
1841: Encountered 8 Hessians. Shields reduced to 10% efficiency. Burning hard for nearest Tradelane.
1843: Arrived at New Berlin.
1843: Hailed by Police. Burning hard to reach the Mooring Point before they can scan the hold.

1845: Departed New Berlin hauling Engine Parts for Yanagi Depot.
1847: Exited Tradelane 5.0K from Sigma 13 Jumphole.
1849: Arrived at the Sigma 13 Jumphole.
1849: Arrived in Sigma 13 system.
1851: Arrived at Yanagi Depot.
1854: Departed Yanagi Depot hauling Cardamine for New Berlin.
1855: Hailed by Junker pirate. Refused to hand over cargo. Engagede Cruise Engines to get away.
1857: Arrived at Berlin Jumphole.
1857: Arrived in New Berlin System.
1857: Encountered 8 Hessians. Shields failed. Hull integrity reduced to 80% Burning hard for nearest Tradelane.
1859: Arrived at New Berlin.

On average, for every ten roundtrips I make from New Berlin to Yanagi Depot and back I:

Get hailed by police and told to drop my Cardamine 6 times.
Get attacked by Hessians as I exit the Sigma 13 > New Berlin Jumphole 9 times.
Get hailed by Junkers 3 times, forcing me to quit the game as Yanagi Depot is now hostile to me.

Of these encounters, the Hessians, who lurk around the Sigma 13 > New Berlin Jumphole, are by far the worst. They are fully capable of removing my 40K shields and a good deal of my hull before I can enter the nearest tradelane and that just around 2K. It helped to get a 80K Cruiser Shield mounted now I can make it to the tradelane without having to use Shieldbatteries but sometimes its a close-run thing
Also, the Police is a constant threat. Usually, I can dock on New Berlin before they open fire on me but not always. I was forced to drop my cargo on one occasion. Not only was I faced with two Police patrols, but there were also 2 Battleships with their attendant Cruiser escort between me and the planet no way I was going to make it to the Mooring Point with that sort of opposition. Besides I really dont want to become hostile with the Rhinland Police and Navy.

Anyway, Im ranting here. My point is that the lucrative trade routes are all high risk. And If a trader is willing to accept those risks, then he should also be rewarded for it

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