What about Barges?

[Mr.Jamison]

So, to end all the drama that will inevitably happen regardless of what is done or not done with the barge, once the credit remonetization has occurred and and a single character can safely hold the /value of a Barge, why not just make it so that those who no longer want the Barge can just /conn and sell (only) it there for a refund?

The benefits being something both sides want. The dissatisfied Barge owners can get their refunds which also results in the fewer Barges that it's haters want.

Or just make it known that abusing the privilege can simply result in your Barge being removed without refund.

This punishes the sinners alone for the sin of their Barge mis-usage without affecting those who use it responsibly.

Or, perhaps monitored Barge usage licensing where only those who act correctly can get equipment upgrades, Admin controlled like the Barge itself is already. Do it right, get it right. Do it poorly, suffer for your transgressions.

Only those who can show that they're up to the task are licensed to pilot supertankers. Here, we're just selling them on the showroom floor by comparison. And perhaps that's the problem.

Those who amassed the credits to buy a Barge have demonstrated that they fully understand the possibilities available in the use of a 5k transport. None of them need to be preached at regarding that. But many people rich enough to afford a Lamborghini only go on to prove that they're incapable of driving it responsibly and lose the PRIVILEGE of driving it on public roads.

Having the Barge should be treated as just that, a privilege. The money you spent is a secondary issue once you demonstrate an inability to use it responsibly.

Human nature is primarily governed by 2 things, Greed and Fear. Unless there is a consequence to fear, Greed wins every time.

So, it's come to the point where the Barge will be limited so that it doesn't outperform 5k's in money printing, thus making it no quicker in supply moving as a consequence. If that's what it takes, I can live with it I suppose. But this also robs those of who use it to supply bases of the real reason that WE wanted it enough to spend 15 billion, which is to spend less time slaving over base supplies and giving us more time to do the other things that make Disco worth doing.

Let's not pretend that this isn't a travesty. Some will be paying handsomely with their time for the money being denied the greedy.

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