not sure if it is a bug or something that has been added, but the ai base in free market is p2p only.

Not a bug.

is it gunna be perminent then?

I would just like to know what was the reason for this change. The only think that having f2p access to at von mises would be the trade skills. If so the proper thing to do is to move the trade skills to a different station rather then locking f2ps out of galaxy ownership, +items, and paxius exploration missions, +whatever else this station has to offer or is needed for. I have a feeling that its not just paxius exploration missions that are being blocked but other mission chains may be affected as well.

this'll definitely have an adverse affect on the supply and market value of trader badge missions as most F2P's (the ones who bother doing them) are unable to buy the +items requried for half of the missions.

It sounds like the lazy way to prevent p2p from leveling f2p accounts for the purpose of level 2k trade skills, then subbing them.

The best way to handle it would be to make a new base in Free Market, copy and paste everything that involved Trade Skills and into the new base, and delete everything from the old base.

Because, as we have discussed, the Paxius Missions, Merchant Missions, the Space Blues, and a buttload of lower end skills and items are located at that base in Free Market.

Granted, it wouldn't be a good idea to yell, scream, and complain on the forums about it if you are locked out of it like someone else who already voiced his opinions....

As ycelpticon said, not a bug, fully intentional. As an added bonus, most of the dev team thought this was in last uni.