(12-26-2015, 04:09 PM)astroicecream Wrote: Yeah, I observe this in my encounters too. They start bargaining with the pirate , asking why you are robbing them etc. are mostly because their Skype buds are on their way in their combat vessels. So if they start talking unrelated , blow them up.
Well, there is a two sides to this. Back when I used to fly traders around pretty often, by no means did I have any friends on their way to help me when I was caught. My characters tried to bargan, and strike up a conversation with the pirate, in attempts to soften them up a bit to lessen the price that was being asked for. Sure it wouldn't always work, but it's a legitimate RP attempt.
Nowadays when people try this, the pirates usually immediately snap at them to shut up, and start to attack the trader. They don't let them attempt to have a conversation. It looks like they're focusing more on getting credits, than actually having a sort of interaction. It's.. Boring. Really boring. To the point where when I see that happen to me, I just stay still and let them blow me up. I'm sure as heck not going to give them any satisfaction.
Sadly this isn't the case every time. Yeah, I recognize that there are a lot of traders who don't really know what they're doing, and don't work with the pirate(s) - Although as of late, the pirates have been giving the Traders less and less chance to begin with. What fun is it, when you don't have a shot at improving your situation?
