Have YOU ever done the Diamond - Niobium run?

[Coin]

Never done it, not even in SP (did missions instead of trading).

Even though the profits are high, the route is dodgy, and has wilde and pirates all over it. Sure, you CAN hire escorts, but then your making as much as a quieter run.

As I understand it, '85 waves bye-bye-now to the 'Noob' run.

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[sovereign]

Bacon: That poster is diamond!

For indie traders:

Here's a short and well paid route and absolutely no pirates. Not the maximum single run profits, but it still pays well since it's so short.

From Munchen (the station orbiting the planet. I just can't the name of it) take prisoners to Vierland through Frankfurt -> Hamburg jump hole. And fly to Planet Hamburg and take Passangers back to Augsburg.

Very simple. 2 quiet system, occasional Bundschuh only.

But my main route is Beryllium - Eng. Comps. Occasional pirates which make the thing a bit more interesting. Or the ever-green Newark - LD-14 and back. But I haven't done it in a while since I'm terribly tempted to use Magellan - Leeds hole, which I too consider a bit of OORP flying past the secret Hacker base.

But hey, you can actually buy the location of these hole (at least the Leeds hole in Magellan) from Sheffield station so...

The only problem in Rheinland end of the diamond - niobium route is the location of the S-13 hole. Too close to Planet and lane. If it were somewhere in upper quadrant then it would be much more ok. And the associated OORP behaviour this maximum quick bucks route causes.

The Rheinland route in there is indeed a nifty route, but those "occasional Bundschuh" will not be impressed you are ferrying their friends to Vierlande... be prepared for some swift talking if you plan on escaping with your life.

Beryllium - Engine Components doesn't rile people up so much (in RP, anyway) and is still quite profitable. Just check if there are any Corsairs in the Omegas that day, if not, then trade away.

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[whitegh0st]

I've done this run quite a few times, but to Kyushu not NT. I really don't see anything wrong with it. People say it's bad for RP, but I'd say there is more RP happenings on that run than any other! Not to mention that it's the main source of credits for the gaggle who always hang around the NB>S13 JH. It's no as if it's an easy route either, I could spend ages running stuff through lanes and basically avoiding everyone, but I rather enjoy banter with the invariable groups of pirates you find in each system and they add an element of danger to a quick profit.

It's quick, but it's risky... just the job for Han Solo types who like to stay off the lanes.

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[sovereign]

I've done this run quite a few times, but to Kyushu not NT. I really don't see anything wrong with it. People say it's bad for RP, but I'd say there is more RP happenings on that run than any other! Not to mention that it's the main source of credits for the gaggle who always hang around the NB>S13 JH. It's no as if it's an easy route either, I could spend ages running stuff through lanes and basically avoiding everyone, but I rather enjoy banter with the invariable groups of pirates you find in each system and they add an element of danger to a quick profit.

It's quick, but it's risky... just the job for Han Solo types who like to stay off the lanes.

The part that's bad for RP is the Chugoku part.

People know Chugoku exists, but even Samura is taking a massive gamble in constructing the gate to it. The only people who know what's in Chugoku are the GMG, the BD, and possibly the GC. That's it. Not 'everyone and their dog'. If people did know about that jumphole, the KNF would have trashed the BD long ago; they can. There is absolutely no way that the BD could survive that, and it's only by ruthlessly murdering anyone who comes near the JH in Hokkaido that they've kept the KNF from plowing in through there. Your trader DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THAT JUMPHOLE. Even if they know about the S-13 to Chugoku one for god knows why... if the KNF haven't been able to find it, why should some trader who shouldn't do anything a tenth as risky (remember, in RP, a trader entering Chugoku is literally tantamount to suicide) be able to find it? Much less hundreds of traders?

The NB to Sigma-13 hole is fine. It's a risk, with the Wilde and all, but it isn't guaranteed death. But nobody other than the BD, GMG, and GC know that the Blood Dragons are in Chugoku, and even Samura is only suspicious. That's why it's ooRP.

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[swift]

Hear ye hear ye.. I and a couple more indie pirates in sigma 13 have started a blockad of all ships carrying diamonds or niobium.. Thar. Tharz a method.
Thar eeet eez. So far 16 ships stopped and dropped all cargo/returned to NB/got killed.

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[RingoW]

Noooo and i'm proud of, like the 46 other liars beside me.:lol:

I have done it, once or twice, but never a full load of diamonds. The cargo was equally shared with other goods needed in Kusari, like Boron, Ship Hull Panels, Military Vehicles, Light Arms and High Temperature Alloy.

AoM

[teschy]

NovaPG

Who?

That's how active they are :P

[blubba]

I used to do it a fair few times. I stopped because of increased pirate activity though. First up was Tinky, then the Nova started a tour-de-force with their allies, Bushido. Thats when I stopped.
There are far more interesting routes that can include either diamonds or Niobium but 'Hey', if you don't like those commodities, there are plenty of others.

Trading is boring enough without going over the same thing again and again.
I think you should have had a go. Just to do it. This is, as I have been told so many times, 'Discovery'.
But it shouldn't be a regular thing through Chugoku. You should really have a reason to go through there and being 'stoney' don't cut it.

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[n00bl3t]

Ah he finally dares to poke in:)

I realised that posting in Flood does not increase my post count. :P(Joke.)

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Anything I say is not intended as offensive, and to try and deliberately misinterpret it as such would be an attempt at trolling via misrepresentation.

It's not a conspiracy, it's localised bias. They're not intelligent enough to form a conspiracy.

[deluca]

theres nothing wrong with doing the diamond niobium run as long as you rp its as simple as that

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