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Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - SnakThree - 05-01-2011
Oh you creepy ninjas! The fact is, there is too much of PvP as pirates. Why the hell does Mercenaries and Freelancers have to register with bounty board to have legal PvP while he could get Pirate ID and maybe have even higher profit with less effort. That's the problem. Pirates should keep pirating (money). Terrorists should keep terrorizing (casualties).
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - SnakThree - 05-01-2011
@ Akura,
who enforces that, huh? Nobody.
@ Spazzy
may they dodge all NPC battleships then.
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - SnakThree - 05-01-2011
As I said. In my opinion pirates shoul be pirating and not risking "engaging all I see". That's not what Pirate ID should be reflecting.
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - Toaster - 05-01-2011
' Wrote:There are 50 players online, which are unlawfuls.
40 of them are off looking for PVP.
Other ten are sitting on their own lane and demanding all of your cargo.
You want them all to do so? Poor traders..
Kinda true. If they kill me, I at least end up where I bought the cargo and can move out again. If they take the cargo and let me live, I'm stuck halfway between my business places with nothing.
But it's true. Pirates PVP too much. And one reason, I believe, is: it's easy and satisfying. It's easy to chill at a lane in a bomber, a buddy with you to chat with, just waiting for a transport. When one pops up, you demand some credits, and when he tries to run (which 80% do) all you've gotta do is buzz around the transport and pepper it with SNACs until it pops in a nice, satisfying cloud of molten metal and debris.
To be honest, that's why I used to pirate.
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - Akura - 05-01-2011
' Wrote:@ Akura,
who enforces that, huh? Nobody.
Server rules.
Admins.
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - elrica - 05-01-2011
' Wrote:Why the hell does Mercenaries and Freelancers have to register with bounty board to have legal PvP while he could get Pirate ID and maybe have even higher profit with less effort.
You are sadly misinformed. Generally, it isn't very profitable unless you are hunting miners. Which isn't such a big issue since they are pretty rare nowadays
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - Heraklion - 05-01-2011
' Wrote:Pirate IDed characters can only engage anyone in self defence, to protect a smuggler, or if their demands are not met.I second that, I recall that I read this somewhere in the rules board a while back and that's also how I used to do it when I was still playing a pirate ID. Fact remains that pirates are supposed to be greedy, have long beards and have a parrot.
If a pirate just randomly attacks a transport without making a demand first it's just plain old pvp abuse, however if the same thing happens with a lawful fighter or bomber or whatever, I don't really see a problem to it. In that case it's just survival of the fittest.
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - SnakThree - 05-01-2011
' Wrote:You are sadly misinformed. Generally, it isn't very profitable unless you are hunting miners. Which isn't such a big issue since they are pretty rare nowadaysI am not misinformed. I am talking from my personal experience.
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - Kontrazec (Somni) - 05-01-2011
Tsk. I've had pirates ask me for more credits than I can sell my cargo for at the base I'm taking it to. Best request ever was 15 million on a hull-load of Mining Machinery. (5000 cargo)
That's plain old pvp abuse, but I managed to run away in time.
Pirates, terrorists and PvPabuse - Cond0r - 05-01-2011
If pirates would not be allowed to engage lawfuls, how would they pirate?
"Hello, could you stop your ship so I can rob you?"
"No cuz you cant shoot me!"
Yes, that is an extremely well thought out plan.