Player-created Federal Counter-goal: Operation Papercut

This is a call to arms to and from the Merchant Marines to all Federation and independent pilots:
Denton Patreus, that immoral filth, whose primary means of business is forcing debt onto systems and leveraging that debt to enslave its citizens, is at it again. This merchant of death, the prime arms dealer of the hated Empire, now aims to convert Eotienses, a traditionally peaceful agricultural and refinery system, into a High-Tech economy, no doubt to further fuel his military-industrial-enslavement complex. We cannot let this madman's march of misery continue unabated. To this end, we of the Merchant Marines announce Operation Papercut, an active blockade of the Eotienses community goal.
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System: Eotienses
Targets: Pilots helping the Community Goal at Parkinson Dock
When: For the duration of the Community Goal (as of publication, 5 sol-standard days)
Rules of Engagement: All traders in Asp and above will be interdicted, interrogated, and if necessary, eliminated. We will give all traders a single warning to leave. Traders will also be given an opportunity to dump all cargo and leave with their ships and lives intact.
We invite all interested participants and groups to join us in this blockade. Leaders of groups can directly contact CMDR Bloodhawk. To our brethren of the Alliance, I ask you - when the Empire's finally done with its pathetic soap-opera succession battles and turns its eye outwards to hostile invasion, as it always does, will your home be safe? Join us in our efforts!
To our imperial friends, I ask that you stay away from this CG and make your riches elsewhere. Patreus is unworthy of your honorable support. We wish for no unnecessary bloodshed, merely that this threat be stopped. (I mean, look at the guy he just LOOKs evil.)
Yours,

CMDR Bloodhawk

Federated Merchant Marines

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Now on GalNet!!

OOC: Yes we know you can never truly stop anything in Open because of Solo and Private Group. But we feds are trying to make our own fun here while all the CG attention is with the empire.
Update: There is now a player created counter-counter-goal

Update: There is now a player created counter-counter-counter-goal XD
 
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hmm might join in if the jump range form Eravate isn't killer. 141ly away form me. god that'll be 30+ jumps in my Viper.

CMDR Lupis Volk is in system and awaiting orders.
 
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As a loyal follower of the Princess, I applaud your efforts to deny Patreus in his obvious attempts to consolidate his powerbase before making any moves to usurp the claim of the Emperor's (may he live forever) rightful heir.
 
hmm might join in if the jump range form Eravate isn't killer. 141ly away form me. god that'll be 30+ jumps in my Viper.

The fun is worth it =)

As a loyal follower of the Princess, I applaud your efforts to deny Patreus in his obvious attempts to consolidate his powerbase before making any moves to usurp the claim of the Emperor's (may he live forever) rightful heir.

Thank you honorable CMDR, we are not an anti-imperial group. but Patreus must be stopped
 
So you are asking Federal pilots to interfere in the Empires politics?

It would be wiser to aid the folks trying to defend their home in Kui Hsien.

The Federation aiding the blockade could be seen as an act of war...
 
Thank you honorable CMDR, we are not an anti-imperial group. but Patreus must be stopped

True loyalists of the Empire should agree with this sentiment. He lacks the honor and dignity which is the very basis of our great society.
I would say let the Empire clean up after itself, but I fear there may not be enough of us who are willing and able to take action against those who threaten us from the inside.
 
Nice to hear players are doing this. I have just made my way to the Alliance area and am now working on my rep. I'll most likely make the Alliance my main faction
 
I have made a number of incursions into Eotienses using both my Cobra and Asp and can report that the Imperial commanders are doing a bang up job policing the system. I have been able to destroy a number of trade ships while only losing two of my own, but dang those Clippers are fast! I have to earn some more credits today to cover insurance, but I will be back for round three tonight. :)
 
I have made a number of incursions into Eotienses using both my Cobra and Asp and can report that the Imperial commanders are doing a bang up job policing the system. I have been able to destroy a number of trade ships while only losing two of my own, but dang those Clippers are fast! I have to earn some more credits today to cover insurance, but I will be back for round three tonight. :)

Thank you for your support CMDR! Find me after the Op is over for remuneration

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Now as seen on official GalNet!
 
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Petty Officer InterGalacticFedEx is in the system and currently instilling some good 'ol federal justice on these poor patreous sympathizers, godspeed comrades!
 
As a loyal follower of the Princess, I applaud your efforts to deny Patreus in his obvious attempts to consolidate his powerbase before making any moves to usurp the claim of the Emperor's (may he live forever) rightful heir.

His Glorious Radiance shall Illuminate the way, the wicked stumble in their own darkness, and so we will celebrate that final day, where there can be only One Heiress!

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Eh, umm...

We randomly ... dispersed... and very independent... ah... merchants... will of course also support this most worthy cause! :cool:
 
I wouldn't worry about organising a blockade, this CG will fail regardless because the trade returns are so pitifully meagre.

With a little imagination, they're good. You just need to do a triangular route - I've been pulling in 800-1.3k profit per ton per stop. It slows the speed at which you build your score in the CG, but 2k of cargo gets you in the top 40% so that's no bother.

There is so much easy money to be made trading in this game, and so many ways to do it. It's the only thing that makes the endless repetitive super-cruising while trading worthwhile.


PS. Whilst in game I'm happy to do all I can to mess with the Feds since they "accidentally" blew up a civilian target as part of an assassination attempt at Lugh (oh, we're sorry, we were trying to be evil but missed and hit absolutely diabolically evil) - out of character I think it's great that you've been working these played made community goals. Brilliant for the community, keep up the good work!
 
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