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From: Richard L. Riessen chrome@********.org
Subject: payment for runs
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 09:27:17 -0400
Actually, I set the price to match the difficulty of the run. 10k isn't too
bad for an extraction. Considering the repair and upkeep costs of cyber and
gear, 10k can actually be scraping the barrel. Like I said, it depends on
the type of opposition, environment, and how badly they want their 'cargo'.

CT

> Hail Runners,
>
> Now that the topic of cash and credsticks is done to death, I wondered
what
> kind of pay you offer your runners in the game for a typical run. Do you
> offer them 10,000Y for an extraction,...or would you find that to much? I
> have an increasingly big problem comming up with rewards that are
consistent
> with the work they do.
> Here in Amsterdam you could, with the right connections, get someone
killed
> for three beer and 5,000 guilders (about $2,500.-), but then again, this
is
> real life and I have no idea how to set prices. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> Dennis
>
> "Abashed the Devil stood,...and felt how awful Goodness is..."
>
>
>

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