Should Traders in RP, use Jump Holes?

[Baltar]

(In response to Baltar)

Should Traders in roleplay, use jump holes within the Discovery Universe?

In-game, they're a 'natural' gateway to other systems, a way for unlawfuls to get around more often than not, or when Houses have not expanded into the area.

This is my personal opinion:
No, I think that traders i.e Corporation traders, would and should not use jump holes. Why? Security, and insurance. Space is a dangerous place and most large companies in the modern world, have insurance to compensate these dangers. I honestly doubt that insurers would fork out money because a trader deviated from the 'paved route/trade lanes' to take a shortcut in remote space, further away from help. But that is Corporation traders.

With independent traders, there is no black and white. They're independent, freelancer traders, as long as the cargo is shipped, its their money. But its at their own risk.

In essence to RP, Corporation traders, No to jumpholes. Indies? It depends.

Now, what are your opinions?:yahoo:

Kudos to you Fletcher ... I saw this thread and it brought a smile to my face ... seriously it did.

I do think both are good discussions ... I just feel that we spend too much time trying to pigeonhole pirates into such tight and limited regulations that piracy is no longer fun. Remember the comments about "Freelancer 2012" while discussing whether CD's should be considered an attack? Same goes here ... we don't wanna make things SOOO restrictive for any one character type that there's no longer any incentive to role play that type of character. I am glad to see these two threads (both posted by you) for some serious consideration. I don't mean to force people to pirate or trade in these restrictive fashions ... but I do believe that people need to think a bit more about how serious they are about their role play. I get as tired of silent-speed-power-traders-who-won't-role-play as you are of terrorist-like-pirates. Both ruin the fun of role play.

Incidentally, I voted for option #4 but consider #3 and #4 together. Biggest problem we have right now though is that nearly 95% of traders on Disco are Indies. We've only got a few real true role playing Corporate Factions running around out there. So ... how do we solve this?

My LPI trader's run requires jumpholes.

Why? Because there are no gates to Guard systems, let alone barely-populated ones.

Corporations should not, Ageira especially.

"LPI" and "Trader" in the same name is a bit OORP if you ask me. LPI = Liberty Police, Inc. LPI are cops ... NOT traders. Traders are NOT cops. Cops may buy products manufactured by corporations and delivered by traders ... but cops do NOT actually manufacture nor do they trade in goods. Cops get their money from taxes levied by the house governments ... not by making money like a corporation. You're mixing ID's and IFF's that should not be mixed. Its like having a Civilian ID with a Navy IFF ... what? You can't be both military and civilian at the same time. The military fights wars to protect the civilian ... not the other way around.