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Skihids Tritan-Industries Legacy Rising 969	Posted - 2013.01.30 18:05:00 - [1] - Quote Back in the original Star Trek series the shuttle craft model wasn't ready for the pilot so the writers invented the transporter to move the characters around. This was a great quick fix. but it generated a host of other problems for the writers because the transporter would be the solution to too many problems. They ended up having to "break" it and otherwise limit it to facilitate story lines. The Supply Depot and its smaller cousin the nano-hive serve to get us mercs suited up and ready for battle in the blink of an eye. They use our BPO or BPC (just a BPO with DRM to limit the number of copies from what I understand) to convert raw material into complex dropsuits and weapons. These are composed of complex electronics as well as explosive material so it's extremely versitile. The Supply Depot is also capable of breaking down a manufactured item and converting it to a registered "copy" in your BPC count. We can even buy additonal "copies" on the fly in the middle of battle because they are just bits in the network. So is the Supply Depot DUST's teleporter? With every object nothing but a digital set of instructions with DRM and devices like the Supply Depot and nano-hives is there any reason to transport finished goods anywhere? Is there any point to EVE pilots burning fuel, taking weeks to travel, and risk billions of ISK to piracy when anyone could have any object they desire by paying for the digital rights and access to a replicator? Is this how things already work in EVE, or will CCP have to "break" the replicator technology in order not to collapse the economy? There are many SF stories that revolve around the invention of this technology and the huge problems it creates for society.
Skihids Tritan-Industries Legacy Rising 969	Posted - 2013.01.30 18:21:00 - [2] - Quote One example of disruption would be skill books. From what I understand these are "injectable" knowledge devices and are manufactured only in certain sectors. Enterprising pilots can ship them to other sectors where they are rare and realize a profit. But at its heart knowledge is just bits, and you only need to design the injector once. After that you just load the new bits into the device and you find yourself shipping "books" across the network just like Amazon is now doing with the Kindle. That's great for the general population, but not so good for the person who used to move the physical goods around.
Skihids Tritan-Industries Legacy Rising 969	Posted - 2013.01.30 18:30:00 - [3] - Quote Some ways to limit replication technology: 1) Cost. Converting raw material to nanites as an intermediate step could cost a multiple of the cost of the finished product, making it advantageous only for those who absolutely must have the ability to make anything at a moments notice. 2) Laws. Realizing the disruption it may cause governments may attempt to limit its use. Not a long term strategy. 3) Capability. Perhaps there is a limit to the size of the nanite field such that larger objects can't be constructed whole.
Skihids Tritan-Industries Legacy Rising 969	Posted - 2013.01.30 23:43:00 - [4] - Quote CCP Eterne wrote: From a lore standpoint, there's always the possibility of people disrupting your supply chains by jamming your communications networks, no longer allowing you to get the data you need from point A to point B. Especially during a battle, this might be likely. This is quite intreresting. Even though your "supplies" are virtual you might face a disruption. To avoid that I can see carrying a physical device credited with so many copies that didn't require real time network access to use. But that means no on the battlefield purchases if your communications are down. In that event you are limmited to what you "brought" with you even if you have nanites to spare. The military always gets to play with the cool stuff though. My main question was about the effect on the average citizen and the economics of trade.
Skihids Tritan-Industries Legacy Rising 969	Posted - 2013.01.30 23:50:00 - [5] - Quote Bhor Derri wrote: BPOs are pre-manufactured so are the BPCs and yes they might need to be constructed on the spot but nanohives only resupply munitions not weaponry or dropsuits supply depots do look like mini manufacturing plants but nothing other than the BPOs have the need to be 'remade' I don't believe that a supply depot has dozens of every suit, module, and weapon pre-manufactured inside.

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