I've returned from a long hiatus of attempting to further myself in life to no avail, and I started playing way back in uh... let's see...
6... about 7 years ago, so like 2009 or something.
Anyway, it's kind of hilarious to me that even after all these years, and I've played each year, the same issues always arise.
"y trdr no pay?" "y no rp p1rat?" "y bigg factin no rp evr?" "wut e z trad root?"
Although I have seen all of these things with my own eyes, mostly from the corsairs back in the day, I just find it easier to not ask these questions.
It's easier to just RP myself and hope others do too, because if I don't bother to, why would I even play?
From the beginning, and up to the end, it will never be fun to just power trade or trade lane farm.
Sure, we gotta all make money, but if it's not fun, why play at all?
It's like real life, if you don't make a purpose for yourself, a reason to live on, there never will be one. lol