I'll be the last person to complain about a buff to the Vache to allow for mining or an increase in the sell price.
I do however that raising the prices of a trade commodity or two would be a more effective method by which to draw in both Gallic and non-Gallic players. There are many more players who would be willing to drag their trade ship up there than to set up a mining ship for use in the Taus under the GMS banner, and even then, the best spots are in Tau-23 and deplete fairly quickly. Whatever activity would be drummed up wouldn't be sustainable on mining alone. Outside of 32, GMS ships have to go down into Bretonia to mine, which isn't exactly the most hospitable place for a French miner.
And while the trade profits are only a 7% difference, that and the environment serve to push many Gallic players away. Most Sirian ships need a little push in order to fix their reputations with the Royalist forces as well.
I absolutely agree that we need to do something to drive economic growth within the playerbase and get people moving in and out of Gallia, but I also do think that it'll take some reputation adjusting to neutral and some commodity buffs to catalyze the process. Get the economy moving, and we'll have pirates, which brings lawfuls, and we're set. I'm pretty sure I stated something similar to this when the proposal was put to the forums on whether or not to allow GRN into the Taus, which I would believe to have the opposite effect - giving more players reason to leave Gallia.
Of course, I do realize that no matter how big the change, Gallia won't gain instant activity overnight. It will take a little work.
I support the motion we've got proposed here. It's a start on working toward a more active and relevant Gallia.
