What about Barges?

[Chenzo-]

[quote="Chenzo-" pid='2304489' dateline='1695849550']
[quote="L1ght" pid='2304488' dateline='1695848152']
Let me clarify one thing, a Barge trading Helium and Helium- 3 makes a lot more than a 5ker trading Xeno Relics and Helium. You saying that a 5ker makes 100m/h more than a Barge is just factually wrong.

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you are straight up WRONG.

I've never once put a barge through the space you talk about. I cann'y confirm or deny what you're saying.

Two sentences who are know to be together, especially in situation that cells for them.

FYI: I have been tractred by the Glomar Response. I am not responsible in any way about what they are talking about. I am simply pointing out the obvious.

Thank you for confirming you can make a point out of context to mean nothing?

I’m curious to know the credit profit per run Prysin is on about, also how long the trade run takes.

I also love how you, light and others will stand up to rally a point of maybe a minor miscalculation really hard whilst ignoring the really hard points which alone render this whole ‘discussion’ valueless;

1- The barge at BEST is 7x slower than a 5k- This is before you take being bumped 10k/50k away by NPC's which in turn takes around 30 minutes EACH TIME at minimum to correct, ergo, much slower again.
- A trade lane disruption is a minimum additional ten minute delay each time.
- If for any reason you don't shoot the lane behind you as you exit, a NPC will spin you for sure.
- If you do not successfully get back on to the trade lane before NPC's start spamming through them when it comes live again, you will be stuck there at the mercy of crusing to the next gate anyway. You will be repeatedly spun by passing NPC's going through the lanes.
- Lord only help you for how many hours you are stuck if a trade lane is disrupted in a asteroid field.

2- Pirates have a field day when they come across you, because you are entirely defenceless. it's a guaranteed payday or bluemessage. In a barge trading whatever commodity, you are running 6x the risk, there isn't a 6x reward, there is a 0.9x reward vs a 5k. I fly this ship for fun.

Point one may prove my claims wrong with factual figures from @Prysin on his credit spinner, can we have the numbers? If so nerfing the barge may indeed be necessary.

My second point made originally is unshakable. You run 6x the risk without 6x the reward.
Totally defenceless against attack despite CAU/Battleship shield. A sitting duck.

TLDR; need input from @Prysin to see if his run makes more than Xeno Relics/Helium.

Actually flying the barge through the system hazards makes it take 7x longer at best than a 5k for a full run.

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