Just to clear something up... The NovaPG ask for 2million, for rites of passage, not tax, you'll need to pay to be allowed through Dragon space. Of course, I would love to be able to type at FTL speed, unfortunatly, I don't have that ability, and, I'm sure my keyboard would be tattered by that time. Second, you get traders... " I'd rather die than pay a pirate scum like yourself!" * Runs and docks at nearest base *, you sign some kind of treaty, agreeing that you'll stop and pay each time, then I'll sign a treaty agreeing to type a full explanation as to why I want that money, in RP. However, until then, it'll stick at " Halt, Pay two mill, for rites of passage, five seconds left", but, of course, that'll never happen anyway, so..
And, need I say, thinking only of the cost of your cargo is rather silly, you've got to remember, if you die, you'll respawn at your last base, have to rebuy the cargo, fly all the way back to your destination, possibly getting stopped by the same person again. You can make 10million per run, 15million maybe, is two million REALLY a big chunk out of that? Hmmmm? We've only blown up one guy while he was actually paying, and that was by accident, we gave him a full week of free trading for that little cock-up...
I don't agree with using the level system to tax more is right... but, if I see a Transport pilot, of course I tax him less, we leave most people under level 40. If you can't afford it, fine, drop a little cargo, then we'll spare you.
It happen just the other day. We are pirating outside Kyoto, we stop a trader, he starts saying that he'll pay, then he crash docks, minutes later, we get re-engaged by a gunboat, baring the same name, haggling isn't an option with me, you pay, or you die, keep it simple.
