Gas Miner's Guild

[Orin]

A few quick points...

ZoI...

Um, lolwut?

Why would all other systems be open for business? The last time I checked the GMG wasn't vertically integrated. Why not hire a shipping company to do the work for you?

Your primary interests are small-scale movement of cargo, mining, and ensuring that your systems stay safe. I can understand forays of transports into Kusari and maybe Liberty, but shipping goods into the borderworlds and more unpopulated areas can pose an unnecessary risk for a gas mining entity.

The GMG is the primary distributer of H3 throughout Sirius. We do not hire other shipping companies, period. And we have the power and resources to do it ourselves.

Diplomacy...

Junkers as neutral? You do realize that one of the largest reasons why Sigma-13 is plagued with pirates and other rabble is because of the existence of Yanagi, which serves to resupply and house those people, right?

I would think that Junkers would be on a grudgingly unfriendly stance. There is no way that the GMG has not discovered the Junkers, especially due to their extensive scouting and gas extraction operations in Sig13. At the same time, the Junkers don't really pose too much of a threat to the GMG. Unlike a house, the GMG only has to protect itself from incursions. Removing Yanagi would simply be removing a parasite. If the GMG could win the 80-Years' War, what's a depot compared to an Imperial fleet? The Junkers can't exactly strike back at you for taking them out either. What's the worst that could happen? Collectors raiding Sig13 out of Kreutzberg? You'd be free of a base that resupplies pirates. Junkers on unfriendly.

A little interaction between the Junkers there could provide for something interesting.

No, just no. The Junkers are put up with due to the fact that they clean up the Yanagi debris field. Yes they support criminal activity, but we don't search Outcasts and Corsairs out in the first place. The GMG is a "turn a blind eye" type of corporation. If pirates get tnear the Naha or such, watch out. If they start pirating our convoys, watch out. If they run artifacts through our space, watch out. But otherwise, we generally turn a blind eye. The GMG is not a police force.

The Junkers are part of an unspoken agreement. We don't like them there, but we deal with them. They stay neutral.

Now, the RFP. The Rheinland Federal Police really aren't going to be attacking GMG vessels anytime soon, especially since they can't leave Rheinland space. I would put these guys on unfriendly.

No. Rheinland hates our guts and we hate their's. Hostile it stays.

Trading vessels...fun.

The Train is produced by Rheinland in New Berlin.
The Large Train is produced in Newcastle by BoWEx.
The Advanced Train is produced by Rheinland in Munich.

However, the GMG has access to both the Container Transport and the Big Dragon, which most other trading/economic factions do not have access to. Thus, I strongly recommend that you strike all types of Trains listed above from your list of accepted vehicles.

Yes, you may say that this is inane, and argue that where the ship is placed does not necessarily dictate its alignment. I must remind you, however, in order to purchase one of these ships, you need to go into territory that is not necessarily "kosher" for GMG to be in.

No. Trains are civilian vessels. Selling points makes no matter whatsoever. Buying our Stingers on a Samura base doesn't make a shadow of sense either.

Weapons, more fun.

Not all mines are created, ack, bought equal! The Ripper is only sold on Casablanca, a Red Hessian base, so no, not all mines are mountable.

I agree with Orin, and see no point in restricting Mini Razors. People need to shave strands of hair off one by one sometimes to create special facial hair effects.

Rippers? Rippers are garbage, we won't even use them anyways. It doesn't really matter, they're universal. Selling points just don't mean anything. We're neutral to Hessians anyways. but it's besides the point.

No, you don't agree with me. I was kind of like: "What?" at first, but I changed my mind if you'll read. SevereTrinity's reasoning is sound. I support it.

Mini Razors... Good one.:lol:

Now, the gunboats. I have no issue with them whatsoever. But, I may have an issue depending on where they are, or will be. So, you have several systems in your ZoI.

Honshu
Sigma 13
Sigma 19
Sigma 59

Obviously, it would be nasty to see a fully armed GMG vessel built for destruction to the 3rd degree in KNF controlled space. so...

<strike>Honshu</strike>
Sigma 13
Sigma 19
Sigma 59

That leaves three systems, with Sig13 being the most populated at the moment due to it being a backdoor to Rheinland. So long as the three gunboats drift around armed to the teeth and ready for destruction of pirates to the 3rd degree in the three systems above, I'm happy.

Honshu is main operating hub for the GMG. They originated on Planet Honshu, and the Aomori is a sort of base of operations. It doesn't mine and stockpile (though Aomori still does sell it) H3 like our other two bases. It's a bit of a home base. And we're friendly with Kusari forces... There's absolutely no reason for them to dislike our presence.

I seriously doubt three GBs will be drifting around for combat, though.