IP Store suggestions

[virus man]

"If SGP was to use IP Change we could do every single Disinfect mission and our IPs would never be released to the public."

  Your virii are the only ones worth disinfecting and you know it. And without IP CHANGE,your virii would be the only ones installed. "Setting aside" servers for other players to use is a noble idea,but a farce in the end. How long would it be before SGP gets bored with its own rules,and goes after the vassals it claimed would be safe? No IP CHANGE= The REAL GOD MODE. No one can touch your income for research-"right now I think SGP combined has around 2-4 million HPD unspent." So were to believe that removing or gimping IP CHANGE would be best for all,or best for those that can afford to have a higher UnDeleter?

SGP Actually suggests that one of the best way to earn money is to install virii, prepare to delete them, and then look for missions. Delete all of your own virii you can get missions for, and restart.

So who cares who has the Virii worth deleting: they will be perfectly happy deleting and reinstalling their own virii



And by the way, once you can be certain of getting enough money to do the IP change exploit, it's hard to hurt you. It is a break in the game.




Getting back on topic, I don't see how keeping one's IP secret is worth it. Given the whole IP change thing, someone has to move quickly to take advantage of a purchased IP if it is any good. If you're going to be changing your IP anyway, why bother keeping it a secret. If it costs substantially more than changing your IP, more people will change their IP regularly.

This might bring money out of the game. On the other hand, it might backfire, and just result in fewer people buying IPs.

Except IP Change costs 300 AP + 1000 HPD now.

[ZacQuicksilver]

Getting back on topic, I don't see how keeping one's IP secret is worth it. Given the whole IP change thing, someone has to move quickly to take advantage of a purchased IP if it is any good. If you're going to be changing your IP anyway, why bother keeping it a secret. If it costs substantially more than changing your IP, more people will change their IP regularly.

This might bring money out of the game. On the other hand, it might backfire, and just result in fewer people buying IPs.

Except IP Change costs 300 AP + 1000 HPD now.

Ok. So let's assume 1AP=10 HPD; so a IP change costs 4000 HPD. Blocking my IP from being bought is perhaps worth 1/2 as much as changing IP, since there are other ways to get my IP.

Therefore, if the IP block costs more that 2000 HPD, it isn't as good, and no-one will use it. If it costs less, anyone who thinks that it's possible someone will buy their IP will do it, and not change IPs unless they feel they are at high-risk

[virus man]

Getting back on topic, I don't see how keeping one's IP secret is worth it. Given the whole IP change thing, someone has to move quickly to take advantage of a purchased IP if it is any good. If you're going to be changing your IP anyway, why bother keeping it a secret. If it costs substantially more than changing your IP, more people will change their IP regularly.

This might bring money out of the game. On the other hand, it might backfire, and just result in fewer people buying IPs.

Except IP Change costs 300 AP + 1000 HPD now.

Ok. So let's assume 1AP=10 HPD; so a IP change costs 4000 HPD. Blocking my IP from being bought is perhaps worth 1/2 as much as changing IP, since there are other ways to get my IP.

Therefore, if the IP block costs more that 2000 HPD, it isn't as good, and no-one will use it. If it costs less, anyone who thinks that it's possible someone will buy their IP will do it, and not change IPs unless they feel they are at high-risk

AP's are worth closer to 200HPD per AP if you optimize them.

[ZacQuicksilver]

AP's are worth closer to 200HPD per AP if you optimize them.

My point remains.

[virus man]

AP's are worth closer to 200HPD per AP if you optimize them.

My point remains.

And so does mine.   Here I will explain it a bit more.

IP change does what 3-4 things.
Changes your IP
Changes your Password (remember it removes admin access)
Breaks connections of Virii installed on localhost
Makes it impossible to trace back

Using the Buyout option I suggested.
Allows you and or your group to create a "semi" secure server to be used for transferring of files without tieing up the BW on any main servers.

Does that paint a clearer picture as to it's uses vs IP Change?