Supergroup base and where to go next

Hey there, think this is sorta partially treading on this thread's toes, but this is the situation we are in...

Currently our Supergroup (Justice Squad) has around 20ish members, about 9 players and have worked hard for a modest functional base to date. We have 2 teleporters, a workshop with basic and intermediate workbenchs, and of course power and control (with 12 surplus control....).

My problem is, how do we expand further than this without having the control necessary for rez rings, another teleporter, advanced worktable etc? We currently have about almost 200k saved, but that is the best part of a week or twos work (with all players adding significantly to this figure). Do we try and save up the ASTRONOMICAL prestige needed for a supercomputer, which means our base will not change for the next several months, or is there some creatable item we can make with the workbenchs we have that will help us out.

For the record we currently have the following auxiliary items (actual names forgotten so will use 'wooly' descriptions or guess at actual names
Corner console
Straight console
Holo globe
Monitor Bank

On a related note, does anyone else think that crafted items should NOT cost prestige? Maybe make salvage rarer or created items 'cost' more salvage to make, but it seems a touch backward to pay for something you have already made...

Also, perhaps scaling costs down in a base to enable smaller groups to have a functional base within a reasonable time frame.... Or maybe just scaling prestige up with level, as, I don't know about anyone else, but after level 34, I don't even go into SG mode anymore. No inf and 9 prestige for an even conned mob is NOT worth the hassle....

From what I've been told by a more experienced player in my supergroup, you're really best off doing lots and lots of supergroup missions via the Mission Computer to earn prestige.

Do you need to have a raid teleporter for these or are the basic crafted ones sufficient for this?

Also, dammit. Sold the computer as I figured it wouldn't be useful until we had a raid worthy base, ironically so we could afford the teleporters and additional control. Grr

The answer to your control problem is to buy the 150k control room which allows more items to be placed in it and use multiple databases rather than terminals, this will increase your control quite abit, we currently have 5 databases.

Also the good news is I7 is planned for about mid Feb. and the developers have said it will include useful functions in bases which can be afforded by small Sgs.

Paragon Girl lvl 50 Ill./Emp. Controller

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From what I've been told by a more experienced player in my supergroup, you're really best off doing lots and lots of supergroup missions via the Mission Computer to earn prestige.

[/ QUOTE ]The mission computer only gives one strikeforce, which gives just the same amount than any other one.
The best way is to have people constantly soloing newspaper missions, ghosting to the end so you get the mission bonus as quickly as possible, as that is where the real prestige is.