Hmm... perhaps it's time for me to show my face before this turns into an all out flame thread.
I do not like Bounty Hunters. Straight out, let my bias be known. That said, I understand their purpose.
As a pirate, it is not that I cannot pirate every trader that comes along, I rarely do that anyway even if I'm not harassed by your kind. But it has become a bit ridiculous of late. I step out of base and I have about five minutes before one comes down the line and with minimal RP, attacks. I won't complain that I get killed, that's part of being the scum of Liberty, right? But when I get to fly for five minutes at peak time before one runs down the line is downright annoying. At least give some good RP if you're going to rain on my parade.
Now, that's the end of that part of the rant. Some of you DO provide fun RP. Sometimes, I get to fly around on a multi-system chase that ends up usually with my death. Barghests just can't turn fast enough to track ya, but that's part of the fun right? I love those encounters. I end up shaking with adrenaline and have a huge smile on my face. Kudos to those bounty hunters that provide such an experience.
Unfortunately, those experiences that I'd list as fun are few and far between. I mostly just run as soon as I see a tag or IFF now because it's not worth it to stay. Perhaps if you did something about that, I don't know what, you might have more fun too.
But perhaps not.
I'm to blame somewhat as well. I realize that sitting in some of the lanes that I do makes me an easy target. I have begun moving around and not hitting the same place for too long and I'm better for it. I'll tell you what though, if I see less bounty hunters, I'll not shed a single tear. Not a one.
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