So, I was cruising about with 63 tonnes of power generators in the hold, hoping to dump them at a port where I cared about the BGS. I find a suitable place and land there, and (as I always do when carrying non-mission cargo) check the bulletin board first, to see if there happened to be any missions that demanded the cargo I happened to be flying with.
As it turned out, there was. A mission from the controlling faction, requesting me to procure precisely 63 tonnes of power converters.
Now, if I were purely after credits, I'd obviously take the mission (which I ended up doing). But I was curious: in this scenario, would I actually get more INF+ points for the controlling faction by simply selling the cargo straight to the market, rather than accepting the misison and handing the cargo over there? I'm assuming the answer is "no, a mission transaction always gives more INF+ than a basic trade transaction", but just wanted to double-check.
Some minor notes:
As it turned out, there was. A mission from the controlling faction, requesting me to procure precisely 63 tonnes of power converters.
Now, if I were purely after credits, I'd obviously take the mission (which I ended up doing). But I was curious: in this scenario, would I actually get more INF+ points for the controlling faction by simply selling the cargo straight to the market, rather than accepting the misison and handing the cargo over there? I'm assuming the answer is "no, a mission transaction always gives more INF+ than a basic trade transaction", but just wanted to double-check.
Some minor notes:
- The mission did not offer an influence boost; all options for accepting the mission were INF++.
- I had no other cargo for sale, so if I accepted the mission, I would not get any extra INF+ from selling any cargo.