(07-30-2015, 08:31 AM)Laura C. Wrote: What I find weird on possible purchase of Swellendam by GMG| is that like two months ago you were not interested (at least it seemed so) in buying Otemachi POB which is in Okinawa, was in auction and GMG| didn´t have any POB at that time. Then, month ago, you were unable to fulfill even your inRP role of gas exporter when you complained in this post to owner of POB in Okinawa that the base is full and you can´t store more gas there so he should find some haulers to carry it out. I was really surprised when I saw that because I always thought that this is why GMG has Kujira transports - to export their gas to customers themself, not by hiring other corps for that job. But I said to myself "okay, maybe they want to focus on mining and patrolling only because they are not interested in trading".
Now you suddenly want to expand to far distant territory, run and supply POB there and be involved in ore mining business. What means a lot of trading (especially when we speak about such grind as POB supplying). It will also create weird situation when GMG| won´t have their own POB near mining location for selling their own raw gas/ore (like many mining factions have) but will own POB which will be quite unrelated to their main business.
I do have a problem with this post, as we did have first dibs with Otemachi Station, however it was at the point where GMG| was re-growing and we had no funds available to purchase the base, however at the present day, we do work with "Danny Boy" the owner. On keeping the daily materials stocked, if said station was to become available again we would be the first to buy, as the station is in our territory. Should it ever come a problem, GMG is strong enough to pull it down.
You also mentioned " Then, month ago, you were unable to fulfill even your inRP role of gas exporter" This is incorrect, as we have daily shipments of Helium-3 to give indie players a chance to mine and gain cash, that's why Shuri Station (Stone Brothers ownership) created the base with GMG| and I signed it over to them. Free of charge. *Your welcome to look that up*
However we wanted to push transport factions i.e Kishiro who aren't as active any more a chance to thrive. Call it game play building or keeping the server alive....
You also mentioned that we want to be involved in ore mining, no. We have no interesting in mining the ore ourselves, only to have a station that may carry our fuels and other commodites to sell like an open freeport across the sirius sector. If DSE wish to sell the ore at our stations they may, but why would they like USI said, they've got two stations made for themselves? Why come to GMG?
- Having a POB down in Liberty is not unrelated to business "we fuel sirius" means exactly that, we're the high force of Liberty's finest fuel economy, and we have every right to show this, we could also purchase, mox and other fuels and become a "reseller" of all fuels and resources in Liberty, ore is not our issue nor a worry of ours, we're letting dse do what dse does best.
In fact, it may be wise for GMG to refuse sale or purchase of Platinum Ore in this station to prove this. Cause that's what everyone's coming to here...