Not a week goes by where the forums (or Reddit, which is nearly the same thing) don't get some poor commander with a hearty supply of NaCL bemoaning the consequences of flying without a rebuy.
Well, that's the number 1 rule of this game. (My personal second rule of flying is "always carry a shield", and anyone who's seen my full-speed half- landing attempts will back me up on this.)
But, for every problem, there's always an elegant solution.
While the Pilot's Federation will loan you a small amount in case you come up short, it can often not be enough. What if we, the players, had the ability to invest in the re-buy for others? That is, I'm at a station. I go to Contacts and check the Investment Broker. Lo and behold, there's an unlucky commander there who had a turn of bad luck that coincided with a lapse in judgement, and his nicely-equipped Python with its 5 million credit rebuy is listed. He's flown off in his Freewinder, undoubtedly to find a station to park at and blast the developers on the forums, but in the meantime, I can sponsor this rebuy. I click "sponsor", and:
1) 5 million credits is deducted from my account
2) His Python is released and flown for him (free of cost) to the last station he was docked at
3) He gets a message explaining that his rebuy has been sponsored and now 10% of his profits will go to paying back back that rebuy - PLUS 10%[/B].
A day later I check again at any Investment broker. Lo and behold, this commander has quietly adopted a low-sodium high-grind diet and managed to make a bit of money for himself, and my investment account is already up to 2 million credits. A week later, I check again, and the investment returns of 5.5 million credits is waiting to be added to my account. I click "redeem" and the transaction is closed. Fantastic!
Of course, as investments go, there's always a risk.
What happens when Commander Griefer decides to keep wrecking his ship and hoping that someone will pay for it, even after he's already owes 10 percent of his profits to 5 different sponsors (for a 50% penalty)? Well, eventually, he's making 0% profit on anything he does, and maybe I never get paid back. It's an investment. Or maybe once he owes 100% of his profits, he can no longer re-buy a ship at all, and he's just stuck unable to make money for himself until he pays back his debts. It's a harsh, open galaxy out there. I have the option, of course, of dumping any investment over 30 days old, so if I don't think I'm going to get my money back, I can end it and get back what's been paid into the fund. (That is, if he's paid 400k, I can take that and end the 10% fee. )
Thoughts?
Well, that's the number 1 rule of this game. (My personal second rule of flying is "always carry a shield", and anyone who's seen my full-speed half- landing attempts will back me up on this.)
But, for every problem, there's always an elegant solution.
While the Pilot's Federation will loan you a small amount in case you come up short, it can often not be enough. What if we, the players, had the ability to invest in the re-buy for others? That is, I'm at a station. I go to Contacts and check the Investment Broker. Lo and behold, there's an unlucky commander there who had a turn of bad luck that coincided with a lapse in judgement, and his nicely-equipped Python with its 5 million credit rebuy is listed. He's flown off in his Freewinder, undoubtedly to find a station to park at and blast the developers on the forums, but in the meantime, I can sponsor this rebuy. I click "sponsor", and:
1) 5 million credits is deducted from my account
2) His Python is released and flown for him (free of cost) to the last station he was docked at
3) He gets a message explaining that his rebuy has been sponsored and now 10% of his profits will go to paying back back that rebuy - PLUS 10%[/B].
A day later I check again at any Investment broker. Lo and behold, this commander has quietly adopted a low-sodium high-grind diet and managed to make a bit of money for himself, and my investment account is already up to 2 million credits. A week later, I check again, and the investment returns of 5.5 million credits is waiting to be added to my account. I click "redeem" and the transaction is closed. Fantastic!
Of course, as investments go, there's always a risk.
What happens when Commander Griefer decides to keep wrecking his ship and hoping that someone will pay for it, even after he's already owes 10 percent of his profits to 5 different sponsors (for a 50% penalty)? Well, eventually, he's making 0% profit on anything he does, and maybe I never get paid back. It's an investment. Or maybe once he owes 100% of his profits, he can no longer re-buy a ship at all, and he's just stuck unable to make money for himself until he pays back his debts. It's a harsh, open galaxy out there. I have the option, of course, of dumping any investment over 30 days old, so if I don't think I'm going to get my money back, I can end it and get back what's been paid into the fund. (That is, if he's paid 400k, I can take that and end the 10% fee. )
Thoughts?
