Peoples mentality about Piracy demands baffles me..

[SMGSterlin]

You clearly state that the size of the demand has a dramatic impact on your willingness to RP. 1 million demand = you will RP like a boss, 5 million = pirate will get "whiny" RP, 10 million = pirate gets minimal RP. I think that's poor form from a supposed veteran.

Basely, yes, however his RP is a very modifying variable on how everything plays out.

When some pirate demands 15 million credits, you automatically think "oh, one of THOSE pirates, just in it to get as much money as possible with little regard for RP", so the tone of RP is already set from past experience. It's not as much of a conscious decision on level of RP, as much as it is subconscious.

Statistically, lower demanding pirates tend to have a better RP

Really? Where did you find that data?

From playing in various trade factions for the last 3-4 years and a large majority of my characters being traders. I've had more than my fair share of pirate encounters, and some of the best and funnest encounters I've had have been with light fighter pirates and low demanding pirates. One of the best being SeaFalcon's old troll-LF pirate, quite lulzy and fun.

First hand experience.

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