(12-18-2014, 01:45 AM)Nyx Wrote: Oh jeez, this is probably one of the silliest things I've heard, I'm sorry but it is.
"Oh, I can't do missions - it's against the rules to shoot them because I'm a freelancer!"
"What's that? NPC blocking the gate? Ha, sucks to be you! You can't shoot them!"
NPCS are NPCS, they're useless, used for repping and also killing for cargo. It's not really against the rules or OORP to shoot the npcs and sell their cargo, probably is a bit more OORP if you use Zoner ID though. If you really care that much - park a flipping Cruiser up their exhaust which can tell them to "stop terrorising the drones" or something. You CAN defend if someone is shooting your own npcs of your faction, or shooting allies. So there's a solution if someone really annoys you that much.
Shouldn't really be telling people off just for killing npcs
If you can't wait up to 30 seconds for the gate being unlocked, I can't do much about that. However annoying, I find that more "real" (there's something like traffic) than shooting down your own NPC, because it is a bit ooRP. I just pointed out that NPCs and Player vessels are the same for ID, as rules says so. I asked admin yesterday if NPCs are treated as Player vessels in certain lines (such as defence) - and they are.
However, when I am against sanctioning out of the game (rules), it should have consequences in roleplay, if you get caught by the authorities. I believe it would be descibed by the term "going postal", because you are fed up by traffic and smash other ship out of the rage (in roleplay).
I'm keeping to that, because this is ROLEPLAY server for some reason and we should keep both our messages and actions in character. You are fed up by a transport? Good, roleplay it (while in a convoy). The other thing is if you are alone - so do what you want, but don't whine if you get caught by officer of the local area.