{"data":{"id":15784,"title":"OP.NET: Financial Factors","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/15784-OPNET-Financial-Factors","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15784","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15784","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":"< TRANSMISSION BEGINS >\nOP.NET is back bringing you the unfiltered information mercs needs to know. My name\u2019s Conva Maynard and sitting co-pilot, as always, is my main man Skiv. He\u2019ll be joining us later in the show to discuss the Avenger Renegade variant. Skiv\u2019s been more focused than a laser beam on finding good uses for all that extra space. Think he even spent most of last night here working on a few of the options. Hey Skiv, you get any sleep?\n\nHe\u2019s nodding his head, but I know that look. Like the lights are on, but nobody\u2019s home. All I know is that he was working when I left last night and was still at it when I returned this morning. Can\u2019t say this guy isn\u2019t dedicated to his job.\n\nOk, before we get to the nuts and bolts of today\u2019s show, I\u2019d like to start on something of a personal note.\n\n\u201cAlways focused. Always on guard. Always expecting the unexpected.\u201d Those words were drilled into my head by my mentor, Geddy Tremonti, who commed me last week to say he\u2019s finally decided to retire. Didn\u2019t quite hit me until just now what a shame it\u2019s gonna be knowing he ain\u2019t out there, but after sixty years chasing scumbags and running protection missions, I\u2019d have to say he deserves it.\n\nI first met Geddy when I was a young buck in the Army, and we kept in touch after his honorable discharge. When I returned to civvy life, I have to admit I was a bit lost about what to do. It was actually Geddy who said I might just make a halfway decent merc. From the beginning, I idolized Geddy for his cool and composed demeanor even when under immense pressure. He was the definition of a stone-cold professional.\n\nI can\u2019t begin to tell you how much I learned about the merc trade from this man. All I can say is that I wouldn\u2019t be here, running this show, if Geddy hadn\u2019t been so generous with his time and knowledge when I was coming up. So, congrats on the illustrious career, Geddy!\n\nHopefully, now you can focus on becoming a halfway decent trigger player. Maybe I\u2019ll even give you the chance to win some of those creds back.\n\nNow, Geddy and I haven\u2019t spoken too much over the past few years. Hearing from him definitely had me reflecting on everything he taught me and how sometimes I learned just as much about the job by watching him work and learning what not to do. I know that sounds pretty confusing but let me try to explain.\n\nSee, Geddy loved being a merc, but it was still a job for him. He always used to say that everybody needed an exit strategy, whether it was on a job or life in general. So, he sought out the biggest paydays because the more he made the less he\u2019d have to work and the less often he\u2019d have to put his life on the line. Every time he checked a job board, first thing he\u2019d do is sort it by payout, then work his way down the list until he landed one.\n\nEven though Geddy was a great merc, he wasn\u2019t the best at running his business. To him the promise of big credits overshadowed a lot of other factors, including other costs that might come his way. I tried to explain this to him once, but he wasn\u2019t having any of it. I even laid out a whole slew of numbers that showed sometimes after expenses, a gig that pays less can end up being more profitable.\n\nNow, this all popped into my head right before the show as I was looking over two similar postings that hit our Job Board. The first job that came through pays pretty well. It\u2019s looking for mercs willing to work the Leir System and help clear out some of them Vanduul raiding parties that\u2019ve started operating out that way to avoid Bishop and his Retribution. Guess even though the Outsiders don\u2019t want anything to do with the rest of the universe, they\u2019re still willing to shell out significant creds to mercs willing to protect them from it.\n\nThe second gig is protecting a water shipment from Jalan to Vosca for the Yu Shi Corporation. They\u2019re also worried about the increase in Vanduul activity in the Elysium System.\n\nIf Geddy had seen these two gigs next to each other, I know in a heartbeat he\u2019d be ready and raring to go to the Leir System. My first few times out in the field I went about it the same, but after each job, I\u2019d go home, calculate my expenses and be left scratching my head. It\u2019s then that I realized some of these high paying offers weren\u2019t as lucrative as they first seemed.\n\nI quickly became aware of these hidden costs, and started factoring them in. Once I did that, it changed my view on what was really a good paying gig. Unfortunately, there\u2019s no simple formula to guide you to making the right decision. Each job has its perks and drawbacks that need to be worked through.\n\nIt\u2019ll be easier for me to just show you through example. So let\u2019s look at the two jobs currently on the table. We\u2019ve got the good paying gig protecting the Outsiders in Leir versus the security run for Yu Shi Corp in Elysium.\n\nThe first thing to consider is distance. Unless you\u2019re one of the very few mercs who actually live in Leir, you\u2019re most likely going to be burning extra fuel to get there. Now factor in refueling costs. You can bet fuel costs a premium in Leir compared to UEE systems. Same goes for resupplying ballistics, rockets, missiles, chaff and just about anything else. Unless you\u2019re bringing your own personal supply ship, which is another expense in and of itself, it might be tough to restock those items without blowing through a good portion of your pay. And that\u2019s only if those resources are available in system.\n\nContinuing on that train of thought, what happens if your ship takes some damage or malfunctions? How much help will the Outsiders be if you need your new Behring shield generator fixed? If you\u2019re lucky, you limp back into UEE space and pray you don\u2019t run into any trouble on the way. Most likely, you\u2019ll be blasting out comms to find a repair ship and paying a high price for their services in an unclaimed system. All these things could add up fast if you\u2019re not careful. So, while that water job doesn\u2019t pay as much, what you clear at the end of the contract might just wind up netting significantly more than the higher paying gig.\n\nThat\u2019s just an example of the other considerations I\u2019ve learned to factor in when picking up jobs. Stuff that Geddy never considered. Taking one of these jobs over the other won\u2019t make you a better merc, but it might let you take fewer jobs, and expose you to less risk, while still clearing the same amount of creds. When you\u2019re in such a dangerous line of work I think that\u2019s something worth considering. Even though he didn\u2019t know it, Geddy taught me that just by showing me what not to do. That make any more sense to you all? Hopefully so. And hopefully, Geddy won\u2019t begrudge me too much for pointing out a few of his flaws. Maybe next time he\u2019ll take me up on my offer to be a guest.\n\nAnyways, we need to take a quick break, but once OP.NET is back, we\u2019re going to talk to Reza Warner about the increased number of Vanduul incursions and what mercs should do, and who they should comm, if they find themselves up against a \u2019duul. All that plus Skiv\u2019s segment on the Avenger Renegade when OP.NET returns.","de_DE":"< DIE \u00dcBERTRAGUNG BEGINNT >\nOP.NET ist wieder da und bringt Ihnen die ungefilterten Informationen, die S\u00f6ldner wissen m\u00fcssen. Mein Name ist Conva Maynard und sitzender Co-Pilot, wie immer, ist mein Hauptmann Skiv. Er wird sp\u00e4ter in der Show zu uns kommen, um die Avenger Renegade Variante zu diskutieren. Skiv ist mehr fokussiert als ein Laserstrahl, um gute Einsatzm\u00f6glichkeiten f\u00fcr den ganzen zus\u00e4tzlichen Raum zu finden. Ich denke, er hat sogar die meiste Zeit der letzten Nacht hier verbracht und an einigen der Optionen gearbeitet. Hey Skiv, hast du etwas Schlaf bekommen?\n\nEr nickt mit dem Kopf, aber ich kenne diesen Blick. Als ob das Licht an w\u00e4re, aber niemand zu Hause w\u00e4re. Alles, was ich wei\u00df, ist, dass er gearbeitet hat, als ich gestern Abend gegangen bin, und dass er bei meiner R\u00fcckkehr heute Morgen noch dabei war. Ich kann nicht sagen, dass dieser Typ nicht seinem Job gewidmet ist.\n\nOk, bevor wir zu den wichtigsten Punkten der heutigen Show kommen, m\u00f6chte ich mit einer pers\u00f6nlichen Anmerkung beginnen.\n\n\"Immer konzentriert. Immer auf der Hut. Ich erwarte immer das Unerwartete.\" Diese Worte wurden mir von meinem Mentor Geddy Tremonti in den Kopf gebohrt, der mich letzte Woche besucht hat, um mir zu sagen, dass er sich endlich entschieden hat, sich zur\u00fcckzuziehen. Hat mich bis jetzt nicht ganz getroffen, was f\u00fcr eine Schande es sein wird, zu wissen, dass er nicht da drau\u00dfen ist, aber nach sechzig Jahren, in denen er Drecks\u00e4cke jagt und Schutzmissionen durchf\u00fchrt, muss ich sagen, dass er es verdient hat.\n\nIch traf Geddy zum ersten Mal, als ich ein junger Mann in der Armee war, und wir blieben nach seiner ehrenvollen Entlassung in Kontakt. Als ich ins Zivilleben zur\u00fcckkehrte, muss ich zugeben, dass ich ein wenig verloren war, was ich tun sollte. Es war Geddy, der sagte, dass ich vielleicht einen halbwegs anst\u00e4ndigen S\u00f6ldner machen w\u00fcrde. Von Anfang an verg\u00f6tterte ich Geddy f\u00fcr sein k\u00fchles und gelassenes Auftreten, auch wenn er unter enormem Druck stand. Er war die Definition eines eiskalten Profis.\n\nIch kann dir gar nicht sagen, wie viel ich von diesem Mann \u00fcber den S\u00f6ldnerhandel gelernt habe. Alles, was ich sagen kann, ist, dass ich nicht hier sein w\u00fcrde, um diese Show zu leiten, wenn Geddy nicht so gro\u00dfz\u00fcgig mit seiner Zeit und seinem Wissen umgegangen w\u00e4re, als ich auftauchte. Also, herzlichen Gl\u00fcckwunsch zu der ber\u00fchmten Karriere, Geddy!\n\nHoffentlich kannst du dich jetzt darauf konzentrieren, ein halbwegs anst\u00e4ndiger Triggerspieler zu werden. Vielleicht gebe ich dir sogar die Chance, einige dieser Glaubensbekenntnisse zur\u00fcckzugewinnen.\n\nNun, Geddy und ich haben in den letzten Jahren nicht allzu viel gesprochen. Als ich von ihm h\u00f6rte, musste ich definitiv \u00fcber alles nachdenken, was er mir beibrachte und wie ich manchmal genauso viel \u00fcber den Job lernte, indem ich ihm zusah, wie er arbeitete und lernte, was er nicht tun sollte. Ich wei\u00df, das klingt ziemlich verwirrend, aber lass mich versuchen zu erkl\u00e4ren.\n\nGeddy liebte es, ein S\u00f6ldner zu sein, aber es war trotzdem ein Job f\u00fcr ihn. Er sagte immer, dass jeder eine Ausstiegsstrategie brauche, sei es im Job oder im Leben im Allgemeinen. Also suchte er die gr\u00f6\u00dften Zahltage aus, denn je mehr er verdiente, desto weniger musste er arbeiten und desto seltener musste er sein Leben aufs Spiel setzen. Jedes Mal, wenn er eine Jobb\u00f6rse \u00fcberpr\u00fcfte, war das erste, was er tun w\u00fcrde, sie nach Auszahlung zu sortieren, sich dann auf der Liste nach unten zu arbeiten, bis er eine landete.\n\nObwohl Geddy ein gro\u00dfer S\u00f6ldner war, war er nicht der Beste, der sein Gesch\u00e4ft f\u00fchrte. F\u00fcr ihn \u00fcberschattete das Versprechen der gro\u00dfen Kredite viele andere Faktoren, einschlie\u00dflich anderer Kosten, die ihm in den Weg kommen k\u00f6nnten. Ich versuchte, ihm das einmal zu erkl\u00e4ren, aber er hatte nichts davon. Ich habe sogar eine ganze Reihe von Zahlen entworfen, die manchmal nach Aufwand zeigten, ein Gig, der weniger bezahlt, kann am Ende profitabler sein.\n\nNun, das alles kam mir direkt vor der Show in den Sinn, als ich \u00fcber zwei \u00e4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge schaute, die unsere Jobb\u00f6rse erreichten. Der erste Job, der gemacht wurde, zahlt sich ziemlich gut aus. Es sucht nach S\u00f6ldnern, die bereit sind, das Leir-System zu arbeiten und dabei zu helfen, einige von ihnen aus dem Weg zu r\u00e4umen, Vanduul-Raupenparteien, die begonnen haben, auf diese Weise zu arbeiten, um Bishop und seine Vergeltung zu vermeiden. Sch\u00e4tze, auch wenn die Au\u00dfenseiter nichts mit dem Rest des Universums zu tun haben wollen, sind sie immer noch bereit, S\u00f6ldnern, die bereit sind, sie davor zu sch\u00fctzen, bedeutende Glaubensbekenntnisse zu entlocken.\n\nDer zweite Gig sch\u00fctzt eine Wasserlieferung von Jalan nach Vosca f\u00fcr die Yu Shi Corporation. Sie sind auch besorgt \u00fcber die Zunahme der Vanduul-Aktivit\u00e4t im Elysium-System.\n\nWenn Geddy diese beiden Gigs nebeneinander gesehen h\u00e4tte, wei\u00df ich, dass er sofort bereit und bereit w\u00e4re, zum Leir System zu gehen. Meine ersten Male auf dem Feld ging ich genauso vor, aber nach jedem Job ging ich nach Hause, berechnete meine Ausgaben und lie\u00df mich am Kopf kratzen. Dann wurde mir klar, dass einige dieser hochbezahlten Angebote nicht so lukrativ waren, wie sie zuerst schienen.\n\nIch wurde mir dieser versteckten Kosten schnell bewusst und begann sie zu ber\u00fccksichtigen. Als ich das getan hatte, \u00e4nderte sich meine Meinung \u00fcber einen wirklich gut bezahlten Gig. Leider gibt es keine einfache Formel, die Ihnen hilft, die richtige Entscheidung zu treffen. Jeder Job hat seine Vor- und Nachteile, die es zu bew\u00e4ltigen gilt.\n\nEs wird f\u00fcr mich einfacher sein, dir nur ein Beispiel zu zeigen. Schauen wir uns also die beiden Jobs an, die derzeit auf dem Tisch liegen. Wir haben den gut bezahlten Gig, der die Outsiders in Leir vor dem Sicherheitslauf f\u00fcr Yu Shi Corp in Elysium sch\u00fctzt.\n\nDas erste, was zu ber\u00fccksichtigen ist, ist die Entfernung. Wenn du nicht einer der wenigen S\u00f6ldner bist, die tats\u00e4chlich in Leir leben, wirst du h\u00f6chstwahrscheinlich zus\u00e4tzlichen Treibstoff verbrennen, um dorthin zu gelangen. Ber\u00fccksichtigen Sie nun die Betankungskosten. Sie k\u00f6nnen davon ausgehen, dass der Treibstoffpreis in Leir im Vergleich zu UEE-Systemen einen Aufschlag darstellt. Gleiches gilt f\u00fcr die Wiederversorgung von Ballistik, Raketen, Raketen, Raketen, Spreu und fast allem anderen. Es sei denn, Sie bringen Ihr eigenes pers\u00f6nliches Versorgungsschiff mit, was eine weitere Kostenquelle an sich ist, k\u00f6nnte es schwierig sein, diese Gegenst\u00e4nde wieder aufzuf\u00fcllen, ohne einen guten Teil Ihres Gehalts durchzublasen. Und das nur, wenn diese Ressourcen im System verf\u00fcgbar sind.\n\nWenn Sie diesen Gedankengang fortsetzen, was passiert, wenn Ihr Schiff besch\u00e4digt oder gest\u00f6rt wird? Wie viel Hilfe werden die Outsider leisten, wenn Sie Ihren neuen Behring Schildgenerator reparieren m\u00fcssen? Wenn du Gl\u00fcck hast, humpelst du zur\u00fcck in den UEE-Raum und bete, dass du unterwegs keine Probleme bekommst. H\u00f6chstwahrscheinlich wirst du Kommunikationen aussto\u00dfen, um ein Reparaturschiff zu finden und einen hohen Preis f\u00fcr ihre Dienste in einem nicht beanspruchten System zu zahlen. All diese Dinge k\u00f6nnten sich schnell summieren, wenn man nicht vorsichtig ist. Also, w\u00e4hrend dieser Wasserjob nicht so viel zahlt, k\u00f6nnte das, was Sie am Ende des Vertrages kl\u00e4ren, nur dazu f\u00fchren, dass das Netz deutlich st\u00e4rker wird als der h\u00f6her bezahlte Gig.\n\nDas ist nur ein Beispiel f\u00fcr die anderen \u00dcberlegungen, die ich gelernt habe, bei der Auftragsannahme zu ber\u00fccksichtigen. Dinge, die Geddy nie in Betracht gezogen hat. Wenn Sie einen dieser Jobs \u00fcber den anderen stellen, werden Sie nicht zu einem besseren S\u00f6ldner, aber es k\u00f6nnte Ihnen erm\u00f6glichen, weniger Jobs anzunehmen und Sie einem geringeren Risiko auszusetzen, w\u00e4hrend Sie immer noch die gleiche Anzahl von Cards l\u00f6schen. Wenn man in einer so gef\u00e4hrlichen Branche arbeitet, denke ich, dass das etwas ist, das es wert ist, in Betracht gezogen zu werden. Obwohl er es nicht wusste, lehrte mich Geddy das, indem er mir zeigte, was ich nicht tun sollte. Ergibt das f\u00fcr euch alle mehr Sinn? Hoffentlich. Und hoffentlich wird Geddy mir nicht zu viel missg\u00f6nnen, um auf ein paar seiner Fehler hinzuweisen. Vielleicht nimmt er mich n\u00e4chstes Mal mit meinem Angebot an, Gast zu sein.\n\nWie auch immer, wir m\u00fcssen eine kurze Pause einlegen, aber sobald OP.NET zur\u00fcck ist, werden wir mit Reza Warner \u00fcber die gestiegene Anzahl von Vanduul-Einbr\u00fcchen sprechen und dar\u00fcber, was S\u00f6ldner tun sollten und wen sie beauftragen sollten, wenn sie mit einem'Duul' zu k\u00e4mpfen haben. All das plus Skivs Segment auf der Avenger Renegade, wenn OP.NET zur\u00fcckkehrt.","zh_CN":"< TRANSMISSION BEGINS >\nOP.NET is back bringing you the unfiltered information mercs needs to know. My name\u2019s Conva Maynard and sitting co-pilot, as always, is my main man Skiv. He\u2019ll be joining us later in the show to discuss the Avenger Renegade variant. Skiv\u2019s been more focused than a laser beam on finding good uses for all that extra space. Think he even spent most of last night here working on a few of the options. Hey Skiv, you get any sleep?\n\nHe\u2019s nodding his head, but I know that look. Like the lights are on, but nobody\u2019s home. All I know is that he was working when I left last night and was still at it when I returned this morning. Can\u2019t say this guy isn\u2019t dedicated to his job.\n\nOk, before we get to the nuts and bolts of today\u2019s show, I\u2019d like to start on something of a personal note.\n\n\u201cAlways focused. Always on guard. Always expecting the unexpected.\u201d Those words were drilled into my head by my mentor, Geddy Tremonti, who commed me last week to say he\u2019s finally decided to retire. Didn\u2019t quite hit me until just now what a shame it\u2019s gonna be knowing he ain\u2019t out there, but after sixty years chasing scumbags and running protection missions, I\u2019d have to say he deserves it.\n\nI first met Geddy when I was a young buck in the Army, and we kept in touch after his honorable discharge. When I returned to civvy life, I have to admit I was a bit lost about what to do. It was actually Geddy who said I might just make a halfway decent merc. From the beginning, I idolized Geddy for his cool and composed demeanor even when under immense pressure. He was the definition of a stone-cold professional.\n\nI can\u2019t begin to tell you how much I learned about the merc trade from this man. All I can say is that I wouldn\u2019t be here, running this show, if Geddy hadn\u2019t been so generous with his time and knowledge when I was coming up. So, congrats on the illustrious career, Geddy!\n\nHopefully, now you can focus on becoming a halfway decent trigger player. Maybe I\u2019ll even give you the chance to win some of those creds back.\n\nNow, Geddy and I haven\u2019t spoken too much over the past few years. Hearing from him definitely had me reflecting on everything he taught me and how sometimes I learned just as much about the job by watching him work and learning what not to do. I know that sounds pretty confusing but let me try to explain.\n\nSee, Geddy loved being a merc, but it was still a job for him. He always used to say that everybody needed an exit strategy, whether it was on a job or life in general. So, he sought out the biggest paydays because the more he made the less he\u2019d have to work and the less often he\u2019d have to put his life on the line. Every time he checked a job board, first thing he\u2019d do is sort it by payout, then work his way down the list until he landed one.\n\nEven though Geddy was a great merc, he wasn\u2019t the best at running his business. To him the promise of big credits overshadowed a lot of other factors, including other costs that might come his way. I tried to explain this to him once, but he wasn\u2019t having any of it. I even laid out a whole slew of numbers that showed sometimes after expenses, a gig that pays less can end up being more profitable.\n\nNow, this all popped into my head right before the show as I was looking over two similar postings that hit our Job Board. The first job that came through pays pretty well. It\u2019s looking for mercs willing to work the Leir System and help clear out some of them Vanduul raiding parties that\u2019ve started operating out that way to avoid Bishop and his Retribution. Guess even though the Outsiders don\u2019t want anything to do with the rest of the universe, they\u2019re still willing to shell out significant creds to mercs willing to protect them from it.\n\nThe second gig is protecting a water shipment from Jalan to Vosca for the Yu Shi Corporation. They\u2019re also worried about the increase in Vanduul activity in the Elysium System.\n\nIf Geddy had seen these two gigs next to each other, I know in a heartbeat he\u2019d be ready and raring to go to the Leir System. My first few times out in the field I went about it the same, but after each job, I\u2019d go home, calculate my expenses and be left scratching my head. It\u2019s then that I realized some of these high paying offers weren\u2019t as lucrative as they first seemed.\n\nI quickly became aware of these hidden costs, and started factoring them in. Once I did that, it changed my view on what was really a good paying gig. Unfortunately, there\u2019s no simple formula to guide you to making the right decision. Each job has its perks and drawbacks that need to be worked through.\n\nIt\u2019ll be easier for me to just show you through example. So let\u2019s look at the two jobs currently on the table. We\u2019ve got the good paying gig protecting the Outsiders in Leir versus the security run for Yu Shi Corp in Elysium.\n\nThe first thing to consider is distance. Unless you\u2019re one of the very few mercs who actually live in Leir, you\u2019re most likely going to be burning extra fuel to get there. Now factor in refueling costs. You can bet fuel costs a premium in Leir compared to UEE systems. Same goes for resupplying ballistics, rockets, missiles, chaff and just about anything else. Unless you\u2019re bringing your own personal supply ship, which is another expense in and of itself, it might be tough to restock those items without blowing through a good portion of your pay. And that\u2019s only if those resources are available in system.\n\nContinuing on that train of thought, what happens if your ship takes some damage or malfunctions? How much help will the Outsiders be if you need your new Behring shield generator fixed? If you\u2019re lucky, you limp back into UEE space and pray you don\u2019t run into any trouble on the way. Most likely, you\u2019ll be blasting out comms to find a repair ship and paying a high price for their services in an unclaimed system. All these things could add up fast if you\u2019re not careful. So, while that water job doesn\u2019t pay as much, what you clear at the end of the contract might just wind up netting significantly more than the higher paying gig.\n\nThat\u2019s just an example of the other considerations I\u2019ve learned to factor in when picking up jobs. Stuff that Geddy never considered. Taking one of these jobs over the other won\u2019t make you a better merc, but it might let you take fewer jobs, and expose you to less risk, while still clearing the same amount of creds. When you\u2019re in such a dangerous line of work I think that\u2019s something worth considering. Even though he didn\u2019t know it, Geddy taught me that just by showing me what not to do. That make any more sense to you all? Hopefully so. And hopefully, Geddy won\u2019t begrudge me too much for pointing out a few of his flaws. Maybe next time he\u2019ll take me up on my offer to be a guest.\n\nAnyways, we need to take a quick break, but once OP.NET is back, we\u2019re going to talk to Reza Warner about the increased number of Vanduul incursions and what mercs should do, and who they should comm, if they find themselves up against a \u2019duul. All that plus Skiv\u2019s segment on the Avenger Renegade when OP.NET returns."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":25,"created_at":"2017-03-15T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"9 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-14 16:22:21","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15782,"next_id":15785}}