Reduce the Prices on Battleships

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I've been trying to RP Powertrade a lot lately (two or so weeks - I've been on the couch a lot because I had my wisdom teeth out) for a new Outcast Dreadnought for this big RP I've been planning. I won't go into it, but let's just say I am frustrated - very frustrated - with trading for this ship. Simply put, it's taking ages. I'm trading very much in-RP, with my royal liner, and I've discovered that I'm not making much - only 650 million credits. I'll be blunt. It's boring, doing this five, six hours a day. I'm willing to work for this kind of thing, but honestly, is it really worth it? I mean, I'm putting all this work into this dang thing when I could be flying a fighter that cost 20 mil to set up (even though I hate them) and doing a fair bit of what I could in the Battleship. Xoria's not going to make trade routes more profitable for those of us who wish to avoid the 5K cargo vessels, so the only other thing to is drop the prices of Battleships and armor. These grossly inflated pricetags were originally instituted to keep The More PvP Inclined Players Among Us (MPVPIAU) from going out and buying a Battleship in four days and trashing everything (it used to be you could buy and outfit one of them for 500 mil. That's what Fantasia cost to make in 4.82-83). The problem here is that it hasn't really done that - a powertrading MPVPIAU isn't going to let a price increase stop him, as we've consistently observed on the server, and, as we've also consistently observed, this causes problems for those of us who want to RP a Battleship but are getting sick and tired of having to trade ungodly amounts to get one, especially considering a Battleship will never deliver the kinds of firepower or survivability proportionate to its price. I think it's hurting legitimate RP and not deterring the PVP-inclined much. So, what I want to do is this:

• Lower the prices of Battleships 150-250 Million
  
• Lower the prices of Cap Armor proportionate to a 250 Million decrease in the price of the MK VIII
  

I think this will help those of us who want to RP with our Battleships actually get them, and I don't think it will significantly increase capwhoring (which is still prevalent despite the price increase).

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Quick comment - we thought that Panzer was the Leader, Swift. -Agmen

Which Dreadnought was that?

One of your nine.