I observed all sorts of schemes to achieve commerce outside the frame of a legion.
Why not introduce a commerce tab?

Some may wish to be merchants for instance, why not expand other dimensions?

To qualify as a merchant one would have to keep few weapons as merchant ships are not navy.
Merchant status could be based on certain ship configuration :

not a warship
cargo hold level
etc.

Shooting down a merchant ship could be prosecuted by freelancers.

This could help channel compensations or reparations.
Any kind of payment agreed upon.

I am not passing judgment on those who find ways through their creativity to emulate commerce.
Just saying, why not make it open and available to all?

Daily quotas could prevent exploits through sold vs bought ratios.

Regards,
Plamok

Then where would us pirates be getting our loot, lol

if i couldnt find somebody doing that on a battle tab then i would go nutz

A merchant maybe? lol.

I don't think many would opt to be merchants.
Merchants could help channel reparations and compensations just to name those.
There is a lot of imagination at work here, I am pretty sure it could be useful for other purposes.


Plamok

idk...i need artys but all i got is credits. 3.4B at that. although my daily upkeep is at 6.8M, i make twice that per hour.
if there was a way for me to buy artys with credits instead of GP, id go for it

Merchant profession would be indicated for those who do not want to PvP but still interact with other players.

Merchants could deliver from one fleet to another like a banker taking his fee.
A merchant guild would be nice.

20% bonus on economy
20% bonus on cargo space

I know mercenaries would be happy with this.
This simplifies the whole payment scheme.

Traders would be fleet neutrals.

Legions in NAPs could extend their relation to commerce.
Those who played MOO know about the diplomacy scaling process.
Would add some meat on NAPs, giving them more substance..
As things currently are NAPs are just an assurance of not having to fight certain legions for an undefined time period.

Plamok