Smugglin'

[Pavel]

Ah yes, Leeds' smuggler satellite, dockable only by snubs and freighters, with prices adjusted to be efficient at the level of lawful trading in a 5ker*. A noble idea of the devs to restore smuggling. However, I fear reality won't be as pink as we want to see it...


If people in the devteam programmed jumping for capitals for "surgical strikes" while one can get his ship, including bs, in 15-20 minutes to the other side of the Colonies by gates and lanes, and no one there thought it may be used for powertrading, totally breaking economy balance, I'll play prophet now and foresee the future:

Someone uses POB in Leeds or in one of neighboring systems (New London's orbit or King's Cross are excellent places), to store that buffed contraband commodity delivered by 5kers, while freighters deliver it from the said POB to that smuggler satellite, flying only small distance of one jump. That, of course, effectively breaks economy balance, and, we have situation similar to ore jumptrading barges.

That naturally will be followed by (late) nerf of that smuggling satellite route, with community finding itself at the starting point after few months (years?) of enjoying second Harris.



Just saying.





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* Standard non-ore commodity lawful trade route is efficient at ~10k credits earned per second in 5ker, what brings profit of 36 M per hour. Pavel Powertrading Industries Inc. 2013, all rights reserved.