Lend money and no returns

[Coin]

A guy I knew here kept bugging me for 70mil, and I was reluctant to pay him... I mean he had an adv. train and everything, he was just being lazy.

Finally, he got some other guy to loan him the money. Turns out he got banned for all eternity 2 days later, and the guy never saw his money again. -.-

Ouch!

I once lent a guy 5mills... never saw him again. Older, If your're reading this, pay up.

I've lent other players money, and i've seen it repaid to me when i've logged in, 1-2 weeks later, when i'd forgetten about it (/facepalm).

Now i give out advice on how to start out a character, where to mine, what ship to buy, etc etc. I've started quite a few characters, and can usu get to level 40 within a coupla hours.

The only peeps that get sent money are those who've joined the WT: sign on bonuses of 25 million, Ladies and Gentlemen (/shameless recruiting). That does mean that i gotta be in my trading char, constantly filling the coffers - last week we handed out over 150mills, just for new ships and guns. ouch.

Talk to the players first, ask them what kind of character they want to develop. get chatting. get their skype, msn, whatever. nudge them towards the better routes. and if they're in an adv train, tell em to bugger off, cos if their too lazy to trade, then they might NEVER have the money to repay you.

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