NPCs are damn too strong.

[Champ]

On the other hand, Scylla camping lane between West Point and Norfolk is absolutely ok with me, if someone wants it removed, he should get few buddies, log and pew it.

A hispanic capital ship in New York? Really? Then the fundament on which we disagree is not the strength of NPCs, but rather the lore by which a Hispania cruiser manages to get into New York and then survive when noticed.

@MiniStryke, I don't see what does not make sense about a pirate, a known criminal and presumably murderer, being shot down by whatever forces are present outside a capital planet. Sure, it's invasive, it's dampening your roleplay with a player, whatever. The fact is that it doesn't make sense for this criminal to be sitting comfortably having a chat outside Manhattan. In a less populated place - say, the Colorado side of the New York Jump Gate, "Ashcroft" could sit and have a word with the players. If you don't want a character to be shot when they're positioned next to the stronghold of a nation, you want a shady Freelancer, not a pirate or an Outcast.

I'm sorry but I'm not prepared to cruise several "K's" out of the way to avoid 3 bases and a planet, especially when i'm trying to pursue a transport.

Any pirate willing to take that risk should be prepared to die. It's like running into a police station (Manhattan is a Police planet, NPC-wise) as a known, clearly identifiable criminal in an orange jumpsuit, chasing after some merchant who just ran there for safe haven, and then being surprised that you get caught. Don't be. It's a planet. It's defensible. If a trader manages to throw you off their tail, that's their win and your best bet is to chase them elsewhere, not charge defiantly into a hostile planet's reach.

Yes, the server is about roleplay. As part of that, the way the server acts has to be consistent with that roleplay - it has to make sense - meaning places that should logically, be heavily defended, are.

Edit: I always get the Scylla and Storta mixed up xD Replace Hispanic with pirate; the point remains.

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