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Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - locusts - 12-19-2016
This is something that's been a problem for me now across several rounds - I make a lot of money, with the intention of spending it in a merchant shuttle, and they just don't show up. I've been in an extended Destiny round for 3+ hours and only had the one arrive before, and god help you if you miss it. Having to wait until 50 minutes into the round just for the first merchant shuttle to arrive is insane.
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - Lady Birb - 12-19-2016
There are a few off-station merchants in the debris field, but yeah merchant shuttles could do to turn up more often.
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - misto - 12-19-2016
if they cant be spared better docking positions with more foot traffic, more frequent visits are worth a try to drum up business
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - Zafhset - 12-19-2016
I think it would be rad if QMs had the option to invite traders over (maybe at a cost) with a cooldown attached.
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - babayetu83 - 12-19-2016
yeah this would be super cool
they rarely show up now and are stupid hard to find and get to
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - Vitatroll - 12-19-2016
Yeah I need more things to waste my money on. Can't even use it as toilet paper, smh.
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - medsal15 - 12-20-2016
Note that with the new centcom there are 8 merchant shuttles. Not 2, 8. There is no way to meet 2 of them in the same shift, but 8‽ How can we meet them without going to centcom?
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - NateTheSquid - 12-20-2016
(12-20-2016, 12:22 AM)medsal15 Wrote: Note that with the new centcom there are 8 merchant shuttles. Not 2, 8. There is no way to meet 2 of them in the same shift, but 8‽ How can we meet them without going to centcom?
after some time spent at centcom during a shift like yesterday, i realized some of the merchant shuttles there are fake, they're either facing the wrong direction or have random doors on the sides that merchant shuttles on station don't have. the merchants are real but they don't go to the station. i think increase the merchant shuttle chance and fix those merchant shuttles so they can all go to the station
am i the only one who thinks those spare escape shuttles at centcom should do something
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - medsal15 - 12-20-2016
(12-20-2016, 12:43 AM)NateTheSquid Wrote:(12-20-2016, 12:22 AM)medsal15 Wrote: Note that with the new centcom there are 8 merchant shuttles. Not 2, 8. There is no way to meet 2 of them in the same shift, but 8‽ How can we meet them without going to centcom?
after some time spent at centcom during a shift like yesterday, i realized some of the merchant shuttles there are fake, they're either facing the wrong direction or have random doors on the sides that merchant shuttles on station don't have. the merchants are real but they don't go to the station. i think increase the merchant shuttle chance and fix those merchant shuttles so they can all go to the station
am i the only one who thinks those spare escape shuttles at centcom should do something
Ooooh, that's why.
no, i think the same
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - aft2001 - 12-20-2016
It'd be nice if, like Zafhest said, the QM could invite traders.
To add to this, there could also be a trade request signal, that increases the odds of a merchant arriving. Also, the signal could have a sort of "preference", showing that the ship/station has an interest in whatever. This could be medical supplies (such as the synth-o-matic modules, medkits, injector belts, etc.), drugs, construction material, ore, cybernetics/robotics, artifacts, and science stuff (like rare and round-randomized telesci coordinates, hard to obtain reagents, and MAYBE secret chems/secret chem recipe HINTS.)
RE: Have Merchant Shuttles Turn Up More Often - ZeWaka - 12-20-2016
(12-20-2016, 12:43 AM)NateTheSquid Wrote: after some time spent at centcom during a shift like yesterday, i realized some of the merchant shuttles there are fake
shhh