The Fox Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 National Trader Protection For Hire ... With the green zone gone. I see the developers wanting to push for more PvP but for newer players especially who want to concentrate on trade this is a vey costly endeavor hazardous too. With all the hunter killer groups with combined fleets out their something must be done...and I do have a suggestion. This is especially true for those who travel long distance to be ganked just before returning to port. I do have a possible solution that could help everyone. Instead of a green zone pay for a mercenary national fleet in advance when departing your home port. This fleet can be used only once. You should be able to pay for whatever levels and numbers of ships you need. It should not be overly cheap and of course the money for the purchase of the fleet or a portion should go to the port owner where you first contract the fleet. Shallow water ports can only provide shallow water capable ships. When figuring the transports costs of goods an individual will need to consider the additional costs necessary for the good carried. The fleet not only would protect you in travels but if you manage to arrive and your nations friendly port the fleet would have been expended and a new one would need to be purchase. If a player purchases a nice blue water navy with lets say several 1st rate and some 5 rates and his transport ship enters shallow waters obviously the !st rates would not be able to protect the transport in those waters even if contracted. They are assumed to be in deeper waters reedy to join if need... I hope this can bring up a brainstorming of ideas so your suggestions are truly welcome... this can have a plethora of issue, options and solutions. It would also make some no=profitable ports profitable as income may be generated via a mercenary navy income.... what do you all think. And thinking out of the box can be helpful... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Merrill Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Nice job thinking strategically... Clans have been hired in the past for all kinds of jobs. Way to bring some creative thinking in here, mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbancourt Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Trading doesn't make enough money to justify protection that isn't free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fox Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) True on some things but as items become scarce like woods and it’s a long haul that may take an entire day skirting enemy waters it may be tough for you to bring those woods back.in addition sometimes a a wood becomes so scarce and in great need that some would be willing to pay the overhead. But as you bring up a valid point. Cost may be contracted by distance to your selected ports.... And as I ponder this issue the protection fleet could also be hired by time. Hours of game time ( to protect only your traders travels). To Server reset or destinations reached. I heard players say their is no money in trading. Well certainly if you wind up swimming to shore but i’ve made 120,000 reals in a very short trip. It does take 3 indianmen traveling full 38 items each from Savannah with maize to Sunberry you sell the maize and purchase again 38 items each ship of coconuts travel to Brunswick you sell all those items and you purchase beans again filling the ships to capacity with 38 items each you take the beans back to Sunberry you sell it there again purchasing coconuts returning to Savannah and selling them there this usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes max if that long. What people don’t understand sometimes is searching for the proper trade good. It takes math and a bit of investigation.. I have created a spreadsheet for myself that takes into account all the taxes paid in each location so I actually know if something is profitable. This little spreadsheet I keep on my iPhone so it only takes me a second to compute . A trip like that would be profitable or have a better chance if I could hire a fleet to protect me. Edited April 3, 2019 by The Fox Added reasoning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsOfSteel Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Just play pve.ganking isn't testing. Just grieving. Testers are over the culprits and starving them will just make them quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyBaddger Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 They have the passenger and cargo missions now. Why do long range trading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teutonic Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, HoneyBaddger said: They have the passenger and cargo missions now. Why do long range trading? for that sweet sweet 2 mill drop. but you're right. I've said it before, Sell prices for goods needs a 20-40% increase. It would make both shorter and longer trade routes worth doing for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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