Looks like a fun time to me, so consider it signed :)

I had assumed this was a joke thread, but people are appearing to be taking it seriously. After reading all of Incarnate's posts about his plans, do people really think they're going to leave in something broken because of a petition? More than likely they'll leave things be for now unless it causes a problem, or if they have to mess with it to enhance another aspect of the game. If the devs perceive that there is a need, they will create something that fills the needs discussed here - but works properly. Petitions are fairly useless at this stage of development because the devs have to make the decisions as to the best way to manage their resources - something we players are blissfully ignorant about.

But by posting that you agree whistler, you have to make yer own thread to object :D

Signed.

Wait, was this the "free liquor" proposition?

I tried to resist the urge to post on this again, but obviously I've failed...

I am now 4 million exp from trade 24, the last 26 million exp having come very easily from what I considered to be broken bulk procurements, ('easily' when compared to lugging coolant and gyroscopes). These missions were mostly all completed without leaving the system they were taken in, (mainly Arta, Eo and Artana).

Should I really be able to make 200k+ credits and 30k trade exp in 3 minutes by moving 196cu of purified water from Artana L-14 to N-3? Maybe I've been missing a trick by not killing people inbetween each mission and making use of the massive standing increases too. I guess I certainly missed a trick by not 'exploiting' this until 3 weeks after it was first reported.

I can only assume this is a feature (or an interim issue that will eventually be resolved by a planned update) rather than a bug, so I might as well sign the petition.

/signed

Ok, since no one appears to have noticed (and we forgot to include it in the update log).. we fixed this last week on Friday. Is it fixed properly for everyone?

I just took a 9 worm hole bulk proc for the TPG station in dau and picked up the gyroscopes it wanted in Nyrius. I can look some more and list routes that can be drastically reduced and still be greatly rewarded if need be. Though I can't tell if it's still worth a massive faction increase since I'm PoS everywhere.

edit: just checked a few stations in UIT space and found plenty of the ol' routes that can be cut to in-system or 1 worm hole instead of half way across the galaxy and back. The only ones that can't be done like this are still goods that can only be bought in nation/faction specific stations (serco ale, textured vegetable protein, etc.). Though those can be shortened at least from what I remember by just not going as deep into a nation's space as the plotted route says.

Incarnate: I certainly didn't notice any fix as I was getting the last million exp I needed for trade 24 on Saturday morning after the update. This was predominantly doing the same "Optics from Itan G-4" procurement mission in-system from Arta C-4 (150k+ credits, +21600 trade exp) that I'd done about 300 times before and get at least 2 in every 3 missions.

For the record, after reading your post I just did a quick check at the first station I docked at;-
Mission taken at Cantus F-11: 176cu of Protective Outerwear from Sol K-8. Commodities bought at Cantus M-5. Net profit of 232720 credits, +23200 trade exp (no idea about standing increase) in 3 minutes.

Don't fix them!!! I am soo close to trade 14.. :P

You silly people, Incarnate knows the missions are not fixed, thats why he signed the petition.

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Heh, "Will you please sign my petition" http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QEgUioGMCts

you had to post something with violence to kitties didnt ya?...sheesh yoda :P

Hell, I bought postal 2 via LPG, I may make a vid that shows you real pussy abuse, heh

lol, postal 2