Buying Outposts, or a percentage of a station ?

[CMDR Harada]

This might have been posted before..
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Is there a way we could buy into a space station or outpost ?
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As an example, say I've found a NICE uninhabited system, with two earthlike planets and 10 RES's. Sounds like the perfect place to set up shop. Add an outpost for miners to sell goods, traders to buy them, and bounty hunters to get repairs/reloads. And I get the profits from the trading that goes into/out of the station ? Human space gets expanded, the game gets bigger.
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Failing in new systems, could I buy into an established space station ? Say 1 billion credits for 1 percent of profits, or permanent 50% discount on everything ? Payback would take a while, but it would be kind of cool to get preferential treatment as an owner. You might take people ramming ships a little more personally if they're wrecking trade in YOUR station. Blockades might be seen as exceptionally hostile.

 

[Dantae Smith]

This might have been posted before..
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Is there a way we could buy into a space station or outpost ?
.
As an example, say I've found a NICE uninhabited system, with two earthlike planets and 10 RES's. Sounds like the perfect place to set up shop. Add an outpost for miners to sell goods, traders to buy them, and bounty hunters to get repairs/reloads. And I get the profits from the trading that goes into/out of the station ? Human space gets expanded, the game gets bigger.
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Failing in new systems, could I buy into an established space station ? Say 1 billion credits for 1 percent of profits, or permanent 50% discount on everything ? Payback would take a while, but it would be kind of cool to get preferential treatment as an owner. You might take people ramming ships a little more personally if they're wrecking trade in YOUR station. Blockades might be seen as exceptionally hostile.

If you had security cameras and could control turrets like gimbals, or just target select and attack, this could work. It might not be viable on the current engine, and FD have explained they aren't going to do this. At least if they did it would cost 10 Billion for a low grade outpost.

 

[metatheurgist]

A while back there was mention of "inflatable" stations. You'd fire a module into an asteroid and turn it into a Rock Hermit. But that was a while ago.

 

[ste]

I wouldnt want this. That would be turning this game into a completely other game. A game where you didnt have to earn anything yourself you could just set up a base and let the credits roll in. An idea as a lazy way to make easy money.

 

[Alex Brentnall]

Pretty sure there was a Dev post saying if they did this it would be the last thing they added before they stopped development for it, so wait 10 years then maybe.
I may be misremembering but there was something that said not at first...

If you want your own station I'd go for Eve online


Edit: Would it be cool, yes. Would you trust any player owned station not to blow you into pieces when you got near it, erm nope

 

[CMDR Harada]

Yeah, I can see the issue with 'free' credits, and trusting other players not to nuke you with the 'sprinklers of death".
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MAybe you could get in game things, ships, modules, other missions. Thats why I was suggesting a station discount. If you're a stock holder in the station, you could get things for 'cost' ( re: huge discount ). Easy to add in, there's already a founders world discount for backers.

 

[jadefriendly]

never gonna happen. FDevs have made it clear there will be no X-BTF style gaming.

 

[Scudmungus]

Problem being mon, minimal to no cash sinks.

Sooner or lata all da sistren and bredren gonna be owning a station!