I'm now seeing missions to retrieve "Black Box" "Military Transmissions" Prototype Tech" etc from a nearby system on behalf of the controlling faction of the station. They carry an "Illegal activities" warning. These are actually just containers, of course, to be located at a USS and if I find and scoop them they presumably become Stolen in my cargo hold. If I return and complete the mission I get the cash and my rep with the faction goes up.
But hang on... if I get scanned reentering the station with stolen cargo I'll get a fine and a serious negative rep with the faction controlling the station - the same one which will reward me for bringing the stuff back! I haven't tried one of these missions yet, but I would be interested to hear from anyone who has. Do I have to do a "stealth" run to get the stuff back to the station? Will they disregard the Stolen tag as it is mission critical cargo?
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It seems that the rep system is bugged at the moment in that a single negative event can wipe out your entire positive rep and turn them hostile towards you so why take these missions at all? It seems the benefits are far outweighed by the risks. I've just reached Friendly status with the faction controlling the station I've been using as a base and I don't want to risk losing that.
But hang on... if I get scanned reentering the station with stolen cargo I'll get a fine and a serious negative rep with the faction controlling the station - the same one which will reward me for bringing the stuff back! I haven't tried one of these missions yet, but I would be interested to hear from anyone who has. Do I have to do a "stealth" run to get the stuff back to the station? Will they disregard the Stolen tag as it is mission critical cargo?
:S:S:S
It seems that the rep system is bugged at the moment in that a single negative event can wipe out your entire positive rep and turn them hostile towards you so why take these missions at all? It seems the benefits are far outweighed by the risks. I've just reached Friendly status with the faction controlling the station I've been using as a base and I don't want to risk losing that.