{"data":{"id":13583,"title":"News Update: OP.NET MERC NEWS","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/13583-News-Update-OPNET-MERC-NEWS","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/13583","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/13583","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":955,"name":"OpNetFI_2.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/1ejml2ei2zs60r\/source\/OpNetFI_2.jpg","alt":"","size":1508642,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-10-16T02:22:57+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/955","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/955\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"START TRANSMISSION >\nHey there gunslingers and atmoskippers. OP.NET is active and here to give you the straight feed. If you stumbled across us by accident and are wondering if you should stick around or not, OP.NET is a guide for mercs in the field. Now, we\u2019re legally obligated to say that we are not affiliated with Crosshair, the Merc Guild\u2019s \u2018official\u2019 Spectrum show, which is fine by me. In fact, I think it\u2019s a blessing not to be confused with those bureaucrats and glorified accountants over there at the Guild.\n\nSince I can see the vein on my producer\u2019s face is about to burst, that\u2019s my cue to stop. Anyway, I\u2019m Sabine \u201cMixer\u201d Murillo holding down the fort, making sure you got the data you need to make your own calls.\n\nWe\u2019ve got a good show for you today. Couple jobs trickled in for the Job Board so we\u2019ll take those out first, then we\u2019re joined by Hamsa Paul of Storm Securities, who\u2019s going to tell you why your reputation matters.\n\nBefore we get to that, here\u2019s a couple ops looking for hired hands. As always, here\u2019s your warning, we try to vet these gigs the best we can, but remember, at the end of the day, these are unconfirmed ops, so act accordingly.\n\nFirst off, Odin system. Home to the big nothing, I know. Anyway, word\u2019s bounced back that a new pirate pack has taken up residence in the cluster of asteroids formerly known as Odin I. Contracts of varying types came in from several of the local Corps in the system who have been on the unpleasant end of said pirate business. Stop into Raleigh Station on Vili and talk to the head of Base Security, Walter Tsu, for details and rates. If you go, dress warm. I ran a couple patrols there back when I was in the fleet. Definitely not itching to go back.\n\nNext, Fora system, which should come as a surprise to no one. Heavier ships have been coming under boarding actions of late, so nearby transport companies have been hiring out mercs to tag along onboard their haulers and keeping them from harm\u2019s way. Obviously, when you\u2019re footside, you don\u2019t have the flexibility of being in your ship, so if things get dangerous \u2026 well, they get real dangerous. But if the money\u2019s right, maybe it\u2019s worth the risk. That\u2019s your call. We just drop the tip.\n\nThat\u2019s it for now. Like I said, a little light on tips this week. Maybe the Guild\u2019s trying to freeze us out.\n\nAnyway, I\u2019d like to introduce my guest today. Hamsa Paul. Welcome.\n\nHamsa Paul: Thanks.\n\nQuick bio; Hamsa was local law for ten years before being selected for Advocacy training where he pulled shifts in some of the more dangerous systems in the UEE. Personally bound Winky Belle and gunned down half of the Red Death\u2019s crew.\n\nHamsa Paul: It was actually only a third of them. Death got away.\n\nRight. You caught some slugs in that exchange too, if I\u2019m not mistaken.\n\nHamsa Paul: A few.\n\nAnyway, six years ago you left the Advocacy and started Storm Securities \u2026\n\nHamsa Paul: That\u2019s correct.\n\nWhat sort of ops do you manage?\n\nHamsa Paul: We started as a basic VIP protection service, you know; escorts, public appearances, standard stuff. As the organization grew its core group of operators, we expanded into interception, militia jobs and the occasional bounty collection.\n\nI\u2019m going to get, what I imagine is, the big question from our viewers out of the way. Do you hire non-guild mercs?\n\nHamsa Paul: We do. Our recruiters are looking for very specific things that aren\u2019t necessarily part of Guild guidelines. Not to denigrate what the Mercenary Guild brings to the table \u2013\n\nDenigrate all you want.\n\nHamsa Paul: But seriously, is a distinguished military career helpful? Sure. Law Enforcement or local Militia experience? Definitely. What we\u2019re really looking for is trustworthy, accountable individuals who have fulfilled the jobs they promised to fulfill. That\u2019s exciting to us.\n\nIt\u2019s not usually the skill-set that our profession tends to foster.\n\nHamsa Paul: No, it\u2019s a personality-type. That\u2019s what we\u2019re after. Skills you can learn.\n\nFair enough. We\u2019re going to take a quick break and pay some bills, but when we come back, we\u2019ll talk about scaleable tactics for those of you out there who are looking to build a Merc outfit of your own.\n\nIf you\u2019re local and picking us up live, feel free to drop a question for Hamsa.\n\nOtherwise, hold your course, OP.NET is active and unfiltered.\n\nTRANSMISSION BREAK","de_DE":"\u00dcBERTRAGUNG STARTEN >\nHey, ihr Revolverhelden und Amoskipper. OP.NET ist aktiv und hier, um Ihnen den direkten Feed zu geben. Wenn Sie zuf\u00e4llig auf uns gesto\u00dfen sind und sich fragen, ob Sie in der N\u00e4he bleiben sollten oder nicht, ist OP.NET ein Leitfaden f\u00fcr S\u00f6ldner im Einsatz. Nun sind wir gesetzlich verpflichtet zu sagen, dass wir nicht mit Crosshair, der \"offiziellen\" Spectrum-Show der Merc-Gilde, verbunden sind, was f\u00fcr mich in Ordnung ist. Tats\u00e4chlich denke ich, dass es ein Segen ist, nicht mit diesen B\u00fcrokraten und verherrlichten Buchhaltern dort dr\u00fcben in der Gilde verwechselt zu werden.\n\nDa ich sehen kann, dass die Ader auf dem Gesicht meines Produzenten gleich platzt, ist das mein Stichwort, um aufzuh\u00f6ren. Wie auch immer, ich bin Sabine \"Mixer\" Murillo, die die Stellung h\u00e4lt und sicherstellt, dass du die Daten hast, die du brauchst, um deine eigenen Anrufe zu t\u00e4tigen.\n\nWir haben heute eine gute Show f\u00fcr dich. Ein paar Jobs sind f\u00fcr die Jobb\u00f6rse eingetropft, also nehmen wir sie zuerst heraus, dann gesellt sich Hamsa Paul von Storm Securities zu uns, der Ihnen sagen wird, warum Ihr Ruf wichtig ist.\n\nBevor wir dazu kommen, hier sind ein paar Polizisten auf der Suche nach engagierten Mitarbeitern. Wie immer, hier ist deine Warnung, wir versuchen, diese Gigs so gut wie m\u00f6glich zu \u00fcberpr\u00fcfen, aber denk daran, am Ende des Tages sind das unbest\u00e4tigte Ops, also handle entsprechend.\n\nErstens, das Odin-System. Heimat des gro\u00dfen Nichts, ich wei\u00df. Wie auch immer, es hat sich herumgesprochen, dass sich ein neues Piratenpack in der Gruppe der Asteroiden, die fr\u00fcher als Odin I bekannt war, niedergelassen hat. Vertr\u00e4ge unterschiedlicher Art kamen von mehreren der lokalen Korps im System, die am unangenehmen Ende des Piratengesch\u00e4fts standen. Halten Sie in der Raleigh Station auf Vili an und sprechen Sie mit dem Leiter der Basissicherheit, Walter Tsu, \u00fcber Details und Preise. Wenn du gehst, zieh dich warm an. Ich habe dort damals, als ich in der Flotte war, ein paar Patrouillen durchgef\u00fchrt. Definitiv kein Juckreiz, um zur\u00fcckzukehren.\n\nAls n\u00e4chstes das Fora-System, das niemanden \u00fcberraschen sollte. Schwerere Schiffe sind in letzter Zeit an Bord gegangen, so dass nahe gelegene Transportunternehmen S\u00f6ldner ausliefern, um an Bord ihrer Schlepper mitzunehmen und sie vor Sch\u00e4den zu bewahren. Offensichtlich, wenn du auf dem Fu\u00dfboden stehst, hast du nicht die Flexibilit\u00e4t, in deinem Schiff zu sein, also wenn die Dinge gef\u00e4hrlich werden... nun, sie werden wirklich gef\u00e4hrlich. Aber wenn das Geld stimmt, ist es vielleicht das Risiko wert. Das ist deine Entscheidung. Wir lassen nur die Spitze fallen.\n\nDas war's f\u00fcr den Moment. Wie ich schon sagte, ein wenig Licht auf die Trinkgelder diese Woche. Vielleicht versucht die Gilde, uns einzufrieren.\n\nWie auch immer, ich m\u00f6chte meinen Gast heute vorstellen. Hamsa Paul. Willkommen.\n\nHamsa Paul: Danke.\n\nQuick Bio; Hamsa war zehn Jahre lang lokales Recht, bevor er f\u00fcr das Advocacy-Training ausgew\u00e4hlt wurde, wo er Schichten in einigen der gef\u00e4hrlichsten Systeme in der UEE durchf\u00fchrte. Pers\u00f6nlich gefesselte Winky Belle und schoss die H\u00e4lfte der Crew des Roten Todes nieder.\n\nHamsa Paul: Es war eigentlich nur ein Drittel von ihnen. Der Tod ist entkommen.\n\nRichtig. Du hast auch ein paar Kugeln in diesem Austausch gefangen, wenn ich mich nicht irre.\n\nHamsa Paul: Ein paar.\n\nWie auch immer, vor sechs Jahren haben Sie die Advocacy verlassen und Storm Securities gegr\u00fcndet....\n\nHamsa Paul: Das ist richtig.\n\nWelche Art von Operationen managen Sie?\n\nHamsa Paul: Wir haben als Basis-VIP-Schutzdienst angefangen, Escorts, \u00f6ffentliche Auftritte, Standard-Sachen. Als die Organisation ihre Kerngruppe von Operatoren vergr\u00f6\u00dferte, dehnten wir uns auf Abfangen, Milizjobs und die gelegentliche Sammlung von Bounties aus.\n\nIch werde, was ich mir vorstelle, die gro\u00dfe Frage unserer Zuschauer aus dem Weg r\u00e4umen. Stellt ihr S\u00f6ldner ein, die keine Gilde sind?\n\nHamsa Paul: Das tun wir. Unsere Personalvermittler suchen nach sehr spezifischen Dingen, die nicht unbedingt Teil der Gildenrichtlinien sind. Nicht zu verunglimpfen, was die S\u00f6ldnergilde an den Tisch bringt -\n\nVerunglimpfen Sie alles, was Sie wollen.\n\nHamsa Paul: Aber im Ernst, ist eine ausgezeichnete milit\u00e4rische Karriere hilfreich? Sicher. Strafverfolgung oder lokale Milizerfahrung? Auf jeden Fall. Was wir wirklich suchen, sind vertrauensw\u00fcrdige, verantwortungsbewusste Menschen, die die Aufgaben erf\u00fcllt haben, die sie versprochen haben. Das ist aufregend f\u00fcr uns.\n\nEs ist in der Regel nicht die F\u00e4higkeit, die unser Beruf zu f\u00f6rdern pflegt.\n\nHamsa Paul: Nein, es ist ein Pers\u00f6nlichkeitstyp. Das ist es, worauf wir aus sind. F\u00e4higkeiten, die du lernen kannst.\n\nIn Ordnung. Wir werden eine kurze Pause einlegen und einige Rechnungen bezahlen, aber wenn wir zur\u00fcckkommen, werden wir \u00fcber skalierbare Taktiken f\u00fcr diejenigen von euch da drau\u00dfen sprechen, die ein eigenes Merc-Outfit bauen wollen.\n\nWenn Sie vor Ort sind und uns live abholen, k\u00f6nnen Sie gerne eine Frage an Hamsa richten.\n\nAndernfalls halten Sie Ihren Kurs, OP.NET ist aktiv und ungefiltert.\n\nGETRIEBEUNTERBRECHUNG","zh_CN":"START TRANSMISSION >\nHey there gunslingers and atmoskippers. OP.NET is active and here to give you the straight feed. If you stumbled across us by accident and are wondering if you should stick around or not, OP.NET is a guide for mercs in the field. Now, we\u2019re legally obligated to say that we are not affiliated with Crosshair, the Merc Guild\u2019s \u2018official\u2019 Spectrum show, which is fine by me. In fact, I think it\u2019s a blessing not to be confused with those bureaucrats and glorified accountants over there at the Guild.\n\nSince I can see the vein on my producer\u2019s face is about to burst, that\u2019s my cue to stop. Anyway, I\u2019m Sabine \u201cMixer\u201d Murillo holding down the fort, making sure you got the data you need to make your own calls.\n\nWe\u2019ve got a good show for you today. Couple jobs trickled in for the Job Board so we\u2019ll take those out first, then we\u2019re joined by Hamsa Paul of Storm Securities, who\u2019s going to tell you why your reputation matters.\n\nBefore we get to that, here\u2019s a couple ops looking for hired hands. As always, here\u2019s your warning, we try to vet these gigs the best we can, but remember, at the end of the day, these are unconfirmed ops, so act accordingly.\n\nFirst off, Odin system. Home to the big nothing, I know. Anyway, word\u2019s bounced back that a new pirate pack has taken up residence in the cluster of asteroids formerly known as Odin I. Contracts of varying types came in from several of the local Corps in the system who have been on the unpleasant end of said pirate business. Stop into Raleigh Station on Vili and talk to the head of Base Security, Walter Tsu, for details and rates. If you go, dress warm. I ran a couple patrols there back when I was in the fleet. Definitely not itching to go back.\n\nNext, Fora system, which should come as a surprise to no one. Heavier ships have been coming under boarding actions of late, so nearby transport companies have been hiring out mercs to tag along onboard their haulers and keeping them from harm\u2019s way. Obviously, when you\u2019re footside, you don\u2019t have the flexibility of being in your ship, so if things get dangerous \u2026 well, they get real dangerous. But if the money\u2019s right, maybe it\u2019s worth the risk. That\u2019s your call. We just drop the tip.\n\nThat\u2019s it for now. Like I said, a little light on tips this week. Maybe the Guild\u2019s trying to freeze us out.\n\nAnyway, I\u2019d like to introduce my guest today. Hamsa Paul. Welcome.\n\nHamsa Paul: Thanks.\n\nQuick bio; Hamsa was local law for ten years before being selected for Advocacy training where he pulled shifts in some of the more dangerous systems in the UEE. Personally bound Winky Belle and gunned down half of the Red Death\u2019s crew.\n\nHamsa Paul: It was actually only a third of them. Death got away.\n\nRight. You caught some slugs in that exchange too, if I\u2019m not mistaken.\n\nHamsa Paul: A few.\n\nAnyway, six years ago you left the Advocacy and started Storm Securities \u2026\n\nHamsa Paul: That\u2019s correct.\n\nWhat sort of ops do you manage?\n\nHamsa Paul: We started as a basic VIP protection service, you know; escorts, public appearances, standard stuff. As the organization grew its core group of operators, we expanded into interception, militia jobs and the occasional bounty collection.\n\nI\u2019m going to get, what I imagine is, the big question from our viewers out of the way. Do you hire non-guild mercs?\n\nHamsa Paul: We do. Our recruiters are looking for very specific things that aren\u2019t necessarily part of Guild guidelines. Not to denigrate what the Mercenary Guild brings to the table \u2013\n\nDenigrate all you want.\n\nHamsa Paul: But seriously, is a distinguished military career helpful? Sure. Law Enforcement or local Militia experience? Definitely. What we\u2019re really looking for is trustworthy, accountable individuals who have fulfilled the jobs they promised to fulfill. That\u2019s exciting to us.\n\nIt\u2019s not usually the skill-set that our profession tends to foster.\n\nHamsa Paul: No, it\u2019s a personality-type. That\u2019s what we\u2019re after. Skills you can learn.\n\nFair enough. We\u2019re going to take a quick break and pay some bills, but when we come back, we\u2019ll talk about scaleable tactics for those of you out there who are looking to build a Merc outfit of your own.\n\nIf you\u2019re local and picking us up live, feel free to drop a question for Hamsa.\n\nOtherwise, hold your course, OP.NET is active and unfiltered.\n\nTRANSMISSION BREAK"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":33,"created_at":"2014-02-19T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"12 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:44:43","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":13582,"next_id":13584}}