Peoples mentality about Piracy demands baffles me..

[Jinx]

i think the answer is simple

your cargo is worth as much as you payed for it - until very very close to your turn in point.

cargo is only worth the turn in - when the turn in is almost certain.

as a pirate - i am a bit at a loss why i would ask a trader for over 5 millions. - i don t pirate to buy me a battleship. - i only pirate to cover my piracy expenses. - i m not sure how much inRP it would be for my char to try to accumulate money via piracy in order to purchase a battleship.

i have conducted cargo drop piracy - but it made me feel bad. - when i ask myself how i would feel if i had been on the receiving end - i had to admit to myself that i would not enjoy it

... so why would i do it to others - just cause i currently sit on the nice end of a SNAC...

i have made the observation that you get MUCH better results as a pirate when you get the trader into a situation where he feels comfortable ( as stupid as it may sound )

- so i do initially ask for little ( 500k ) - i know that this does not hurt a 5k trader
- i take my time - and i do talk ( maybe cause gaians still do have an agenda they wish to spread )

when a trader gets the feeling that you don t make a silly countdown - and that you actually take your time - and that the worst to come is 500k or if he really pushes it - destruction ... i have had very few traders that were a disappointing encounter.

of course - we do have much more badass pirates out there that roleplay to take what they can - fair enough... but for me - that would not be of any fun.

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