Intergalactic Summit

As one of the most war-torn areas in Black Rise, Aokinen constellation needs all the help it can get.

These are your choice of words. Please try to keep your personal grudges out of this otherwise fruitful discussion.


"Aokinen needs all the help it can get" was said provocatively, because I do not think Black Rise will be controlled from there.

In comparison with the Intaki market, for example, the markets in Aokinen have been established right at the beginning of the conflict and developed over the years. I know this, because I've been part of it directly as supplier and then user, and indirectly, as owner of suppliers. The fate of war-zone systems was never linked to any scarcity in these markets as at the best of times, they were rivaling Jita prices for the most commonly used goods, and at worst were subject to selected manipulation of select items in order to attain higher profits, which this endeavour is mostly all about. Slightly bloated prices ahve been referred to me by individuals as "taxing LP".

What has a direct impact on the combat readiness of pilots is ship availability close to key systems, especially staging/station systems that are worth defending. Nennamaila can be namedropped in this regard. Staging from high-sec has never been a good move used by any group I've seen as the entrances are routinely blockaded.

As all this is hardly rocket science the question regarding stability can be legitimately asked. What kind of stability are we speaking here? A stable SCC market has been there from the beginning, although it can always benefit from expansion. Investing capital into this is a sound business proposition and will most likely lead to attractive returns of investment.

Over the course of this thread it has moved from talking markets to talking 'security' and other fancy buzzwords provided by third parties, which has spawned the question that was asked by Pieter Tuulinen.

Secrets? Fair enough. I'll continue to wait and watch and wonder, then. Although it should be noted that while Ishukone certainly profited from its flexible attitude regarding managing the trade in the Intaki system, and whilst that stance certainly proved to be FAR more productive than any approach that demanded the system be in the hands of the State, it's more difficult to see how this benefited stability within the contested zone.

Note that I am NOT one of these economic heretics who would claim that a profit for ones home corporation is not an end in and of itself. I would also argue that if the profits from the Intaki system have directly aided Ishukone with raising the capital to leverage its buyout of districts on the Homeworld then what has been good for Ishukone has been of direct benefit to every single citizen of the State - and that we do owe Ishukone no small measure of thanks and respect for its achievements in that arena.

That said - you have to expect combat pilots to be wary of anyone who ascribes lofty goals to an expansion of what is a lucrative market for those who service it. It should be added that market hub logistical routes are all heavily penetrated by false-flag trading companies that directly service the opposing militia, however, and so such expansion generally doesn't benefit one side more than the other. Hence my wariness.

That said, the respect I mentioned earlier has earned Ishukone a lot of leeway when it comes to trust. Let's see what Mama Ishy has dreamt up this time.

Ishukone-Raata has been conducting development projects since our foundation, often under the direction and policies employed by Ishukone. During the height of the Intaki development, we acted as an administrator in cooperation with groups like the Intaki Liberation Front. How did we bring stability? We installed infrastructure, lines of communication, we deployed assets and security personnel with allies to aid in combating the local pirate threat both planetside and in the trade-lanes. We expanded upon the same blueprint in Syndicate to a even greater success. We will adapt the same strategy to our BRSI efforts. It isn't perfect, it isn't easy but it is better then the alternative.. doing nothing.

And you ought to be kinder to the people minding the store while you go on your little vacatiion. Ushra K'han are back and they've sent their regards. I'm sure they'd far rather have found you waiting for them than us.

Now let's all be a little nicer to one another, shall we?

I've tried wordy, so now I'll try laconic.

Plans for Black Rise that don't involve the Militia Conflict are like plans for burning buildings that don't involve the fire.

Metaphors that don't make sense are like indicator permanent apples mythifying.

At this point I'd rather lose the store than allow demons to continue profiting off of it.



If the fire can't be stopped, you have to look for other ways of minimizing the damage it causes.

It's only when we've gained things by dubious means that we really, truly, understand how having them can make us feel uncomfortable, huh? Mind you, all those souls that can be saved now, eh? One would imagine you'd be frantically attempting to hold the line at this point - especially as companies like ours have little to no vested interest in what happens groundside in our deployment area.





And yet, the fire still burns.

Well, Revenent has politely (to his credit) told me that I'll get no more information. I'm not surprised to hear that the solution will lie outside of the arena of fighting the Federation and conquering systems - even the ones that have traditionally been Caldari - since you and I know the amount of work involved in that.

I suppose I'll just have to wait and see what this magic solution is.

There are no demons, only people. If you see the demons, not the people then I feel sorry for you. Samira, if you ever want to talk, and see for yourself there are no demons, I will be available to avail your concerns anytime I am in space.

As to the main point, all economic activity is good activity, I hope this brings more development to Black Rise.