Question regarding piracy

[NixOlympica]

Pirating is part of game i know it. But RP is part of game too . At my pirate character im trying to play RP. Im not glutonous and dont kill trades, only if is not another way. But if someone say that he want 5 milions and you are trying to speak with him about price and he meanwhile kill you that is not fair and RP. I know polite pirates. I pay them and they every time say something like: Thank you, Good luck, My childs will be happy etc. and I say: see ya or something This is normal pirating. I play at disco long time. Lot of pirates catched me and taxed me. Almost of them was polite and they have normal tax about 2 milions if you have full Tanker (4800 cargo) with Nobium. But glutonous pirates are problem. You can talk about price that is normal. But if he is firing to you and you are trying to write something and he kill you meanwhile that is problem for both sides. He can catch your cargo but and Gunboats and fighters have small cargo. They catch from 4800 cargo about 500. Then you see flying cargo in space. Try to be more polite, more RP, and less glutonous. This sentence for all pirates.


PS: Sorry for my English if you find mistakes

[timmychen]

Pirating is part of game i know it. But RP is part of game too . At my pirate character im trying to play RP. Im not glutonous and dont kill trades, only if is not another way. But if someone say that he want 5 milions and you are trying to speak with him about price and he meanwhile kill you that is not fair and RP. I know polite pirates. I pay them and they every time say something like: Thank you, Good luck, My childs will be happy etc. and I say: see ya or something This is normal pirating. I play at disco long time. Lot of pirates catched me and taxed me. Almost of them was polite and they have normal tax about 2 milions if you have full Tanker (4800 cargo) with Nobium. But glutonous pirates are problem. You can talk about price that is normal. But if he is firing to you and you are trying to write something and he kill you meanwhile that is problem for both sides. He can catch your cargo but and Gunboats and fighters have small cargo. They catch from 4800 cargo about 500. Then you see flying cargo in space. Try to be more polite, more RP, and less glutonous. This sentence for all pirates.
PS: Sorry for my English if you find mistakes

I'm sorry, but no. Think about it as if you were getting mugged.. do robbers don't hold a gun to your face and say "can I please have your wallet?" No, they push you against a wall, jab a gun in your cheek and basically -force- you to do what they say. They can shoot you in the leg and that doesn't make a difference. They want your money; they shouldn't be all nice about it.

Likewise, when I come across a trader doing niobium/diamonds, I tax at least 3-4 million credits. All the while I keep their shields down and hull damaged. Why? So that if he tries to run, or tries to call in a mercenary/bounty hunter/"friend", I can blow them away quickly and engage the attacker.

[NixOlympica]

OK shields but do not destroy you.

[ryoken]

I don't see how's 3 million overtaxing on the route where train makes 15 per run.
There are some places where I pirate and ask for bigger cuts on purpose, to either move him from the route forever or to at least make him think about how oorp his route is.

OK i been here for a very long time. Where can you make 15mil each way? I have almost the entire system mapped, and i know of 2 run's where i come close to 15 mil 1 way, but return usually suck's, or no return at all.
Now saying that, 2mil or less i will pay IF,and only IF i feel i cannot get away, or kill said pirate. I have never lost 1 on 1 to a fighter, and bomber's are about 50/50 win/loose. GB i just pay.

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