Why traders don't pay?

[Laura C.]

This goes both ways, what you described is the exception. Most of the pirates are like:
:: Give me 20 million and your cargo or die.

As far as I know this is sanctionable. Pirate can´t demand both money and cargo, because obviously trader has no reason to fulfill such demand so it would be just cheap way to get a blue. If you meet such guy, just report him.

Actually even asking 20 million tax itself would be sanctionable if the trader is not transporting ore, because with all other cargo demand equals/is higher than value of cargo and profit combined what is again just cheap way to get a blue because no trader would pay it.

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On a ragebreak. Or ragequit. Time will tell.