Peoples mentality about Piracy demands baffles me..

[Croft]

Asking for the whole cargo is a definite loss of 500k, whereas paying the 12 mill has the potential of being a 12.5 mill loss. It's important to factor in the person behind the screen and I can tell you being pirated twice by 2milordai doesn't put you in a good mood, they refuse to compromise as a standard.
Now every time I have been pirated I always stop and open with some RP, which usually follows a set message of "2 mill or your life" being a veteran trader I attempt to haggle. This is the key I've found to determining what kind of pirate I'm dealing with, a good pirate will respond in kind "You've got a pair on you, haggling down the barrel of a gun" etc and the average clown who will either restate the demand or begin counting down from 3.

The RP doesn't need to be a story, you just need to play your role and that means a bit of compromise. I'm a trader with limited armour and weapons who needs to pay to survive, we can all agree on that, What of pirates? Lets say a standard pirate ID, what kind of a pirate is that? Is it a lone pilot forced to take from others or is it an all knowing, super powered immortal with fantastic knowledge of ship prices and commodity sales?

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