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There are jump freigters that cost 5-6+ B ISK that can fly in highsec, jump to a cyno in low- or nullsec and carries vast amounts of cargo. There are rorquals that can be used as a transport of kind in low- and nullsec. They cost 2-2.5 B.

So they are expensive but fills a need for logistics of large cargos for large corps and alliances that also have the ISK to buy them and to skill for them.

For small but still adventouros corps with few members that likes to produce stuff mainly in lowsec, there is a need for a smaller jump-capable and affordable ship that still could carry more than a blockade runner but less than a jump freighter. To keep up the logistics of fuel and material for production based on moon mining, and still have time over for activities IRL, this would fill a need in EVE! This would enable entrepreneurs to move to lowsec, compete with T2-products on "equal terms" as the larger null/lowsec alliances etc.In short they would work just as jump freighters, but be smaller and less expensive. The target customer group would be small corps for smallscale jump transports to and from lowsec-nullsec and highsec. Lets say price around 600-900 M, cargo capacity as a Iteron IV, jump capable, T2 with maybe only 2 rig slots, possible to fly in highsec, no cloaks

A suitable name could be "Jump Haulers", perhaps!?

CCP and EVE community - any thoughts around this?

I agree with Drake - there are plenty of logistics options already. It sounds like you just want to make it easier. If you're really producing enough to need a JF, then you should be able to afford one pretty soon.

If not, it just sounds like you want safety without having to pay the price of a JF, which is a personal issue that doesn't need a game mechanic change.

too many jump drive ships already

Ok, thanks for feedback!

Yes, I want to make it easier for small corps to compete with the larger ones in primarily lowsec space. Lowsec is very scarcely inhabited today, and thats because the incitements for small corps/single players going there are not present (risk/reward and logistics).

I have flown for close to a year in a few-man/single-man corp using cloaky blockade runners running POSes for T2 production. I have had absolutely no problems jumping through gatecamps with pesky pirates, avoiding those beautiful disco-ships in Rancer on the gates, avoiding wartargets waiting in highsec etc. Its THAT easy today allready! Also its very VERY boring and time-consuming. I dont mind risks, not at all - beeing a small-corp industrialist in lowsec IS risky! POSses DO burn from time to time ;-)

So a suggestion for something that would balance the risk/reward would be welcome (i.e. reward beeing less time-consuming having to jump those 23 jumps to Jita 11 times in one day to fill up your POSses fuel bays....)

Concerning safety - a "jump hauler" can be shot in highsec if wardecced, I dont think they should be cloakys. Also it would have to use a cyno to jump to so thats another place you're vulnerable. Going back to highsec means jumping to a lowsec system, and flying to the nearest jumpgate. Finally, the cargo hold would not be THAT big, meaning many more jumps and increased risk/opportunities for gankers/pirates etc. On top of that, if you want to get to a small corp in lowsec - just fly in your dreads and kill the POS! Nevermind the haulers!

Also, using a black-ops would require 3 toons, right? One for the cyno, one for the Black Ops making the bridge and one for the blockaderunner. Now, I'm talking about small corps! Having 3 accounts or even 3 players online at the same time - then you are a medium size corp in EVE ;-)