Should independents have it harder?

[Markus_Janus]

I would like to bring an example to one of my characters. This sole source corporate license issue would actually effect my rp and my character in a negative way and cause me great frustration.

My char is a (Independant) ALG ID'd Heavy Mover. Part of my rp is in my hold; I have plutonium and toxic waste. I use engines to replicate for my engine. MOX is used for my fuel and its consumption, Crew and Oxygen.

Now. Lets say the Plutonium belongs to a Kusari company, Engines belong to another company, Toxic waste belongs to ALG. MOX belong to BMM. Now my rp load out violates 3 to 4 licensing requirements and therefore when I travel to system to system: I have x companies telling me I cant have said cargo. I have x police saying I cant have x cargo. I have x pirates telling me I cant have x cargo. I will be shot at, hastled, and eventually killed because I decided to have a rp load out. In additoin one or two companies will open a bounty due to me carrying there items in my hold. For what, because I am using them for rp and to make some money too. This is what will happen.

Well the only commodity I can see there that anyone has even a remote chance of claiming is Plutonium and the GMG has said they are not interested in doing such and would like as many people to carry it as possible.
The pirates are just something you already have to deal with and all they can do is take your money, your cargo or your life... just like they do now.
Police already say you can not have x cargo and some navies already charge licensing fees for certain cargo, is it wrong for them to do that?
I would not even think anyone is going to waste money on a bounty over 20- 50 units you have in your hold for RP purposes.
Again think of the RP consequences, A company that sells to no one goes out of business very quickly.

Now the topic of bounties and the effect they have. Lets say, I have gotten tired of ones rp or just dont like the way things are being played out. What is there to stop a company from putting a 1 billion bounty on OPG. Putting 3mill for fighters, 5 mill on gbs, and 8mill on cap ships. Now one billion, is on the pot. At this rate OPG would be hunted on the server for 6months, what a negative effect. Just because you all doing your rp. I mean this can be done. (I am not making this to be a threat) I am mearly making a point on the ramifications of a company with large pockets. You have a corporation with teams of people putting money in a pot, brow beating other new players, independent players, and corporate players. Thats the other issue, some corporations will have more pull and wealth than others so pressures would be applied with bounties and trade agreements and licensing. Wow, can you say mob associated teamsters or unions.

Organized strongarming is what i call it.

These are another few points why I am very much against these values and ideas.

(I do want to say, my points are not to indicate that these are one's intentions, just that these are the remifications of such desicions.)

This is exactly what is able to happen now,anyone can put a bounty on anyone for any reason.
What would stop it is in game RP repercussions, maybe the house government will crack down on them for organizing having traders vessels destroyed, maybe they will have to deal with greater pirate populations since there are less traders now.
Maybe another corporation will start targeting the one with the restricted cargo for higher premiums for letting them carry their cargo.
Strong arm tactics is exactly what you see from every faction out in space at the moment.
The pilots of those vessels are not just there to offer you well wishes.
We should stop thinking of Trader factions just being there to feed the other factions, they have a life of their own too.
They have varying goals and varying modes of operation and it would be a shame to say to them that they should just shut up and give the pirates, mercs and navy something to do when they are bored.


Something that should be made clear is that no one is pushing for it to be made a rule, or put in their ID or even force others to defend for them.
This is something a faction would have to take the initiative for and maintain it with its own money or man power.
And I assure you from where I am sitting there would be more consequence than gain if corporations did try this move.;)

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Samura Omotai Zaibatsu.