' Wrote:Because traders are supposed to make money, and telling the pirate to kill you does the exact opposite. A trading company will make more money if the trader gives up a few million that it will if the trader gives up his entire ship, his crew, his cargo, and his life.
Did you really need someone to answer that for you?
"Kill me" is an expression. The trader pilot and crew don't actually die, obviously. This is Freelancer--their 100% effective escape pods bring them back to their last base.
Who are you to tell me that my RP is bad? The above attitude is fully supported by the game mechanics.