Trade Development Blog

[SnakThree]

I do not see the value in combining Gate/Docking Parts into a single commodity, but I am open to persuasion if you can make a more thorough and convincing case.

1. It is easier to identify a singular commodity than multiple ones in order to talk about it when it comes to IDs, lore, laws or general discussions. In the past I have asked Docking Ring Parts to be added to game to give more variations, however it seems to have caused a bit of chaos when it comes to all previous mentioned topics and take away the ability to spontaneously decide roleplay.
2. It would notify people that this is Ageira's unique product as per lore and highlight who is the main organisation to ship it even though lore obviously mentions that Universal Shipping is mainly doing that, but gameplay > lore and Ageira needs this to have that "Umph" when it comes to enforcing monopoly. I want people who are illegally hauling these Parts to know exactly that just at a glance of commodity and our ID.
3. Most commodities can be sold on peripheral destinations at lower price if you need to switch your destination, ours have very limited destinations. Docking Ring Parts - planets only. JG/TL Parts - dead ends and IC stations. We have almost no fluidity when it comes to after you are midway with chosen commodity and encounter a blockade of some sorts, for example, even though Ageira~ goes through pirates, sometimes those lowlifes bring capital ships that we can't really survive and would like to turn sideways to sell the load, but we can't, because these JG/TL are not sold to some Planets.

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