MarcusIII
Emperor Mongoose
as I just
As I just stated
Travellers Needed! High Guard Updates
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Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
A needless statement, then, really. Every rule can be ignored if you don't use it, so why say anything when you realize it doesn't apply to you?
MarcusIII
Emperor Mongoose
as are yours
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
MarcusIII
Emperor Mongoose
Sure Pot --> kettle. LMAO!!!! Bu-bye
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I'll just ask you to consider whether the mortgage or any other monthly expenditure changes the cost of J1 Middle Passage. It cost the same regardless of whether you are being carried in a scout, subsidised liner or a lab ship.
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
But we aren't talking about a J1 passage that only goes 1 parsec no matter what. This is for an H1 passage that might be anywhere from 1 parsec to 10. Equating the two is a logical fallacy. You're free to do as you like, of course, but the two are not the same.
I was merely disconnecting the cost of passage from the capital cost of the ship.
Arbitrage means the cost of 1 Hop will come down to approaching the recurrent cost of conducting plus a small profit margin.
J2 costs more in fuel and in opportunity costs for cargo foregone for a larger drive and fuel. 1Hop does not forgo any of that over a J1 drive.
That even supposes that anyone is particularly interested in travelling 10 parsecs. It seems unlikely that whatever the majority of people could want from a system so far away couldn't be obtained from at least one of the systems closer.
Imperial intelligence would pay handsomely for moving information about enemy dispositions and possibly even moving key personnel, but they have managed without before and are in any case unlikely to contract privately.
I would expect 10 parsec travel to be a niche market.
Arbitrage means the cost of 1 Hop will come down to approaching the recurrent cost of conducting plus a small profit margin.
J2 costs more in fuel and in opportunity costs for cargo foregone for a larger drive and fuel. 1Hop does not forgo any of that over a J1 drive.
That even supposes that anyone is particularly interested in travelling 10 parsecs. It seems unlikely that whatever the majority of people could want from a system so far away couldn't be obtained from at least one of the systems closer.
Imperial intelligence would pay handsomely for moving information about enemy dispositions and possibly even moving key personnel, but they have managed without before and are in any case unlikely to contract privately.
I would expect 10 parsec travel to be a niche market.
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
It’ll take a long time before costs come down as they won’t be common for a while. In any case, Mongoose needs to expand the tables to cover them as they are introduced.
ProfGrizzlyJon
Emperor Mongoose
It takes two weeks to travel 10 parsecs via Jump 5, compared to one week by Hop-1. Is that worth 20x?
Seems a little overinflated, but I applaud your intent.
Seems a little overinflated, but I applaud your intent.
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
Three weeks with the layover, but I hear you. I just extended the chart. Whatever numbers they think are appropriate, they should list them.
ProfGrizzlyJon
Emperor Mongoose
I was thinking about being fueled (minimal layover time).
I didn't consider the interpolation, so I see what you did there.
If you are a 2 x 5 parsec jumper you can ensure refuelling is on hand at the midpoint (unrep tender) and layover could be minimal.
