Does that mean you also did not read the OP fully. Even though it was spelt out for you
Galnet News: The sorry fate of Hank Stone
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Does that mean you also did not read the OP fully. Even though it was spelt out for you
If you're willing to share, I'm sure I can arrange something.
I'm always willing to share!
Does that mean you also did not read the OP fully. Even though it was spelt out for you
I got wrapped up in the tone of the post. Sorry. As it goes, did you know that there's a whole thread of player suggestions for Galnet? It could be that this was one of them... It's officially sanctioned and some stuff from there does go into Galnet...Don't Forget not everyone in the Elite Universe is a rich Commander getting handed free spaceships whenever he wants. For the average Joe working at the docks hauling the 100tons of goods you just bought without any effort 4 tons of Gold may indeed be a small fortune. IMO this is a good news article showing that there are not only rich Player CMDRs making millions without breaking sweat.
100.000€ won't buy me an airplane, but I'd still take it as a small fortune. It's all about perspective and I appreciate the effort of at least trying to make the News Sound like they are actual News, and not daily hints in a "player-net".
Pretty much this. I see Galnet as a newsfeed. Most stories are just that - stories. Not meant to be secret hints at massive riches or precursors to giant plot arcs.
Then again, some might be.
Fun, isn't it?
Surely it's just a computer generated story compiled from a database of random phrases - clevery done though. Do you really think someone at FD is employed to come up with this stuff? These stories just add to the atmos in the game - nothing more. Move along, nothing to see here
I paid for my Cobra with mining... was lucky enough to find a Major Reserve Metallic ring with a high demand station in a system one jump from where I started. Ah, those were the good times. Shuttling through space in a rusty Sidewinder with stripped out shields, dodging pirates...
...and at that time, 4 tons of gold was a small fortune indeed.
The richer you get, the easier it is to lose perspective of what a fortune is. I remember when I started playing EvE and a battleship was a distant, unreachable dream only those rich players could afford. Then I started station trading. A few months later, as I was buying and selling faction battleships "in bulk", each worth a dozen ordinary ones, I realized how much your perspective of value can shift when what you once considered as an epitome of wealth and prestige you now see as disposable trash.
Gameplay wise, I sort of prefer the early days, when each credit mattered. Maybe it feels more real, or maybe the lack of a big fat credit cushion makes the game seem more challenging.
For a single person, even a single ton of gold is a small fortune.
This is a ton of gold...
That is enough for most people to retire for life at today's values. A sidewinder can fit 4t without a problem.
Now, in the future, with access to much larger reserves, then you can imagine the value of gold falling a bit, but with the exponential growth of population, as evinced by the fact that mankind has spread over hundreds of systems at least, that demand will remain high.
Galactic average is between 9 and 10 thousand credits per ton. I can imagine such values are well beyond the reach of the average person in the galaxy. Why miners keep going back out and trading in more and more rather than retiring? Well, because not everyone wants to get rich and then do nothing. Most pilots love being the commander of a spaceship, and want to upgrade their ships and components, and to build their reputations. So they get by on what they make in profit and keep heading back out again and again, when the saner types would have long since settled down, bought a penthouse suite on a balmy earthlike planet, and be done with it.
And what a pilot might consider to be small change, your average citizen would be overjoyed to have that much!
So the article is aimed at average Joe NPC's then and not intended for us CMDR's. It all makes sense now- - - - - Additional Content Posted / Auto Merge - - - - -
Surely it's just a computer generated story compiled from a database of random phrases - clevery done though. Do you really think someone at FD is employed to come up with this stuff? These stories just add to the atmos in the game - nothing more. Move along, nothing to see here
Really? So its just mindless crap. Say its not so. If thats the case its far worse than I thought
I would like to check some of these news feeds out but apparently "we" can write stories to the devs and they will publish some select ones and it gets too confusing to figure out which ones are fictional and which are in game possibilities...
I saved for 12 months on apprentice wages to buy my first car. It was a bomb and I knew it wasnt worth a fortune ewven though it took 6 months to get the funds.
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In real life its a lot of money. In this game its nothing. None of us are average citizens in the game so I dont see your point
The old games were full of stories that led you on wild goose chases, mindless articles and even stories about mystery messages in some antique language long since lost in the mists of time... French, I think. Turns out the message was "Oh no, Not again." I wonder if a Whale and a bowl of petunias were involved.
If you don't get this, that's okay. Someone will. You either go "Meh!", but one day you'll read something on Galnat that's of no use the man or beast (or small furry creature from Alpha Centauri - They're very patient creatures you know!!!) and you'll spit your prefered beverage over your keyboard.
Relax, please.
If you don't get this, that's okay. Someone will. You either go "Meh!", but one day you'll read something on Galnat that's of no use the man or beast (or small furry creature from Alpha Centauri - They're very patient creatures you know!!!) and you'll spit your prefered beverage over your keyboard.
Relax, please.
The old games were full of stories that led you on wild goose chases, mindless articles and even stories about mystery messages in some antique language long since lost in the mists of time... French, I think. Turns out the message was "Oh no, Not again." I wonder if a Whale and a bowl of petunias were involved.
If you don't get this, that's okay. Someone will. You either go "Meh!", but one day you'll read something on Galnat that's of no use the man or beast (or small furry creature from Alpha Centauri - They're very patient creatures you know!!!) and you'll spit your prefered beverage over your keyboard.
Relax, please.
Crunch gamers don't care about fluff articles.
I think we are starting to come to a consensus that this is Fluff. Exactly where the fluff comes from nobody knows for sure.
I refer you to this article for a scientific approach.
Well, I guess it's just like in real life, the importance and Contents of news are really... questionable? Taking a look at my local newspaper most of it doesn't really bother me.
What I would love to see would be a possibility for other news channels to choose from, even Player made News. There are a lot of good threads in this Forum containing valuable informations about current war zones, new trade opportunities and even announcements of Groups, that are going to lock down Systems etc. Imagine having a "Underhook-Net" broadcasting at your homesystem where you could post News about things you deem to be useful to know, and even getting CR for every Player that logs onto your News feed. Could lead to a whole new Profession of interstellar Reporters where the most informative Players could actually squeeze some good Profit out of it. You could start by only broadcasting at your favorite System after having bought/ obtained your Reporters-licence, and after having a certain amount of Readers you could expand your broadcast to nearby Systems, or even have the choice to fuse with my "Meathook-Net" to form the new galactic News empire of "United Hook News Network".
Featured today on UHNN: Anarchy Group have started another mindless massacre at Yembo. --- Emperors Grace still wanted for crimes agains the Federation. Bounty up to 60m CR per head --- Exclusive interview with g.eoff: The Story of a ship-trade gone wrong.
Could be a real great Addition and help incorporation the community a lot more in forming a living universe.
EDIT: This could also help Players that are not active on this Forums. I imagine getting blown up by those Anarchy guys for example would be a bit more interesting if you knew the reason, as skewed as it may be. Having an Anarchy Group Cast announcing the reason at Yembo Station could help getting from perceived reasonless murder to at least some kind of fluff based murder.
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Most people on planet Earth would consider four tons of gold a small fortune. A sidewinder could be considered the equivalent of a mid-range sedan or SUV. Anyone who can afford more than that is exceptional. Remember that the Galaxy is populated by tens of billions of people living in poverty, many of whom dream of setting off into space with a sidewinder.
So you know that the year this science fiction game is set in that 4 tons is a small fortune? Maybe they mined out so many golden planets that gold isnt worth much anymore. Certainly seems to be many earths worth of gold being traded.
Re: the billions of poor. So are you saying that the news broadcst to our ships at stations is not intended for CMDR's but is actually intended for the billions of poor NPC's. If thats the case I would like a different new feed please.