This is where Freelancer ID fails. There were MANY examples how mercenaries become bandits, because guy who hired them couldn't of just didn't want to pay. Yet this falls under the thing you have pointed out: this is kinda piracy. And this is where Freelancer ID is unclear, because... wouldn't you be pissed off if someone didn't want to pay you money - or you'd became greedy or situation would change or whatever else, so you want more money and the employer refuses it?
Yet, if there's official forum bounty on the player, he can gain the bounty. That's all I can think off right now. The main reason for Freelancer is to gain money... so... why asking for more money wouldn't be legal here (as I said before, friendly Freelancer turning into thug?)
(08-26-2014, 12:26 AM)Snak3 Wrote: So what if Freelancer conveniently and immersively mask such offer - "Greetings, good Sir. May I offer my escort/scouting/security services for 5 millions credits?" - while bounty is worth 2,5M and in such case that the "Sir" refuses such offer, that Freelancer proceeds to politely and with sufficient verbal roleplay destroy the "Sir". Would that be against the rules and counted as straight forward extortion?
It's a very thin line between piracy and accepting cash not to pursue a bounty. You can accept cash instead of pursuing a bounty on the same person, but you CANNOT be the one to bring it up. I've had people offer to pay the cash amount I would be getting plus a little extra to leave them alone and I took it sometimes. Anything else is demanding money under threat of destruction. That's also known as pirating.
I would change Freelancer ID into a more free ID, which would have following lines:
- Freelancer ID allows the player to maintain any action that he or she desires.
(BUT)
- If Freelancer commit a crime in a house space or against any house corporation, he should be reported to the local authorities.
So... If it failed, sanction him, but in game, by a local law enforcer. Once again: mercenary becoming a thug, which could be expelled from certain house space (I mean, from landing on certain lawful/corp bases to no-entrance ticked through any jumpgate) - with a debt in credits, say, several hundred million as a token for pardon.
(08-26-2014, 12:40 AM)Toji-Haku Wrote: - If Freelancer commit a crime in a house space or against any house corporation, he should be reported to the local authorities.
So... If it failed, sanction him, but in game, by a local law enforcer. Once again: mercenary becoming a thug, which could be expelled from certain house space (I mean, from landing on certain lawful/corp bases to no-entrance ticked through any jumpgate) - with a debt in credits, say, several hundred million as a token for pardon.
How to fix that without paying much at all: buy bribes, rename, or make a new ship and move equipment over for a grand total loss of like 3 million.
What enacting this calls for: a hell of a lot of fr5 work.
What already allows freelancers to do this and at the same time makes them unlawful to boot: Pirate ID
And uh.. Seeking to loophole is rather obvious Snak3 xP. I wouldn't try it. If you want money instead of blowing things up just go pirate and demand ALL the cash!!11!1!1!1!11!!!!11
(08-26-2014, 12:35 AM)Evo Wrote: It's a very thin line between piracy and accepting cash not to pursue a bounty. You can accept cash instead of pursuing a bounty on the same person, but you CANNOT be the one to bring it up. I've had people offer to pay the cash amount I would be getting plus a little extra to leave them alone and I took it sometimes. Anything else is demanding money under threat of destruction. That's also known as pirating.
(08-26-2014, 03:00 AM)Highland Laddie Wrote: In my Freelancer, I usually avoid getting screwed by folks who hire me by asking for a % of cash up-front for a job.
That's.. a bit on another side of things but that's fine and understandable assuming you aren't asking for the percentage and shooting them if they don't give it xD.
How about this: "You've got a bounty on your head. Any last words?" ? You don't deny the possibility for the victim to offer cash for his life, but you also don't imply you outright want to go for that, even if you do.