Just a little technique using Fleet Carrier Markets to effect a station owners influence. Valid Strategy or Awful Exploit, only FD can say, but I would want a shower afterwards.
We are only in Beta, but I cant see any of the mechanics changing in a way to prevent this, any changes are likely to make it easier.
Method
We are only in Beta, but I cant see any of the mechanics changing in a way to prevent this, any changes are likely to make it easier.
Method
- Jump your FC to the same body as a station
- Using a suitable trading vessel with minimum protection (NPC dont have time to Interdict), travel to the station
- Purchase a full hold of Hydrogen Fuel
- Return to FC
- Set a FC Buy Order for the cargo at any price
- Sell the cargo to the FC
- Set a FC Sell Order for the cargo at 1000%
- Buy the Cargo
- Return to the Station - Only going to be 10-20ls away, so takes virtually time
- Sell the Cargo making more than 700Cr/t loss
- Repeat 2-10 for 1 hour
- Set FC to Jump out to another target
- Repeat 2-10 for another 50 mins
- Dock with FC, FC Leaves System
- Wait for Tick
- See Station Owners Influence TANKED
- Wait for Station Owner to Raise Bug Report, as their Inf has tanked with ZERO Ships on the Traffic Report, and no way to detect these actions or even your presence unless they happened to spot your FC during its 2 hour stay.
- Using more than 1 commodity is more effective. 4 is about optimal, as long as there is 700cr/t loss. A Python using 4x40t is very nearly as effective as a Cutter/T9.
- Preload your Hydrogen and other commodities to avoid the FC Trade Order micromanagement, but that requires preparation.
- Use the reverse situation to BOOST Inf by using the stations own High Supply Items, use the FC to lower the price to give a 700Cr/t profit
- Yes, its just an extension of normal trading at a loss, but is MUCH quicker to just travel 20ls than jumping in and out system.
- Is it grind ? Yes, but when has that ever stopped anyone
- If 700cr/t loss is too much, you cant afford a Carrier in the first place (most of the loss becomes profit for the FC Account)
- Not appearing on Traffic is an added bonus
- Using the Stations own Commodities is just rubbing their noses in it
- Not sure what Eco effect this would have. Maybe Bust ?
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