Sorry for posting a second question., but...
Will energy ever follow the economic law of scarcity?
I could see numerous applications for this in the economy.
- Fuel would need to be mined.
- That same fuel would need to be refined
- Ships, Stations, Warp gates, all require fuel.
Just these three things would give you an ample demand of fuel that would lead to the necessity of mining factions
I seriously doubt that the supply would remain constant so you would need to give admins the ability to adjust the average energy output of one unit of fuel and possibly an expiration date on refined fuel, as to prevent big money players from buying preemptively in hopes of skyrocketing prices only to crash the server economy unleashing a flood of low priced fuel that would make a grown Hayekian cry.
- Running out leaves you stranded, send out calls for help and hope whoever finds you is a Samaritan at heart
