Traders?

[badkarmasix]

It's considered OORP to smuggle into Manhatten? Foolishness. Preposterous even. Not that I smuggle into Manhatten - I don't - but it's still foolishness. A smuggler, by virture of being a smuggler, should be able to dock just about anywhere (excluding Nomad, Phantom, etc. planets/stations). That's the whole point of having the ID, isn't it? Makes it within RP to buy contraband where it is cheap - namely an unlawful port; then sell that contraband where it will fetch the highest price - namely a lawful port.

As for getting rid of the smuggler ID on grounds that no smuggler in his right mind would broadcast that he was a smuggler - true enough, but as it has already been said, don't take the ID quite so literally. And what would be simpler - checking a player's ID (smuggler, for instance) who is docking at a pirate base, or having to listen to an RP explanation (which may or may not be true) as to why a player with say, a trader ID, is docking at a pirate base? In fact, make that EVERY time a player docks at a pirate base with trader ID.

Pirate - "Avast! Wots yer reason for dockin' 'ere? Quickly, or by me barnacles I'll keel'aul ya 'ere an' now!"

Trader - "Shhh. Don't tell anyone, but I'm actually smuggler looking for some illegal goodies."

Pirate - "Yar, matey. Welcome den, an' make yerself at 'ome. Wots mine is yers."

Repeat ad infinitum/nauseaum.

Right. Don't see that happening.

If you are going to smuggle, then just get the ID.

Restricting smugglers and independent traders to freighters (which would also exclude using the Mammoth, Firefly, etc.)? Great idea. It's one I've expressed before and it just makes logical sense to me. Smugglers moving 1000+ units of contraband cargo just doesn't seem right. Not to mention the whole independent owner/operator discussion regarding anything bigger than a freighter.

Cheers,
Cap'n Idaho the Black

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