Firstly, calm down dude. No need for the heated words.
I agree with the rep thing..... balancing your rep is the single most irritating and difficult part of FL. Especially so in a RP server like Disco. I always thought that trading with a base should positively affect your rep.... like bringing much-needed supplies to a far-flung base, the inhabitants would love you. But I have a feeling that may be too hard/impossible to code.
As for ships for sale at illogical bases.... you aren't the first to think so, and this issue has been done to death. I think there are some technical issues with having capships sold at non-planets.... Have a quick search of the forums.
Heh, you think the bats&bots things is annoying at level 4.... wait till you meet Liberty cruisers and Rheinlanders (capship weapons are *much* more powerful now). Keep at it........ if you get thru the whole story, you may then call yourself an ub3r pilot;)
