Pirates & Traders

[gafwmn]

I've been pirated by some of the best, and , sadly, some of the worst on here. If a pirate demands that you drop all 3k+ cargo, and he is alone , in a snub, that pirate deserves the R.Noggin award because he is only hoping for the blue. Any pirate that has all of his messages pre-programmed , and waits about 3 seconds between lines of text before shooting is also eligible for the Noggin award. Some of us , myself included, do NOT have messages macro'd....I type everything out. And typing takes time......Pirate gets bored after 12 seconds and starts shooting. Since by that point its obvious he only is only interested in the blue , I'll dump and destroy everything, cargo, ammo ,all of it. I'll use every bot and batt. He will get his blue....and nothing else.
On the other hand , I have been pirated by some good ones , interested in the rp aspects of the game....the pirate has followed me part way to my destination , we tell stories ,talk politics , whatever....and these types of encounters usually wind up with the pirate getting what he asked for , he will also get a bonus for the rp...that's just how I roll. Some players on here do not have English for their primary language , so they have to translate the message , then figure out a response to the pirate. Problem with that , is the pirate is worried about the trader calling for help , and just shoots him for "taking too long to respond".
I've been here long enough to see both extreems for pirates....some of you will remember the Platinum ore runs from Penny back in the day...some of you were miners / traders.......and some of you were the noggin pirate types. Those were dark days for Disco........very dark days.
The next time you pirate someone......put yourself in THEIR shoes for a minute and re-examine the situation , and see if YOU would like to be pirated in this manner.....IF you are only interested in the blue , I would suggest a trip to Conn.....you can get all the blues you want.

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