Touché....
Not really. Just commenting on the 'Defeating the whole point of breaking into servers'...
Actually, I would like to see less emphasis on research and more on hacking into and acquiring software.
Perhaps missions that would direct you to a bit better version than what you already have.
- Mission would require you to
- download to your server
-delete the program off of the source server.
It could even require you then to upload the program to a secure server. Time intensive, but you would get a better program, AP and HPD out of the deal. Basically you are supplying the 'stolen software' that the Software brokers are selling instead of them having free reign to everything out there.
Researching just seems too boring to me. Queue up a few hundred research items. Wait a couple weeks, pay big bucks and start over. Not much hacking in that...
Nearly all my software acquisitions have been through hacking into other servers and other players gateways. Unfortunately, most secret servers out there are so loaded with Bandwidth robbing virus's that it makes it much more difficult to hack your way into rank.