' Wrote:GEEZ ... why don't we just make piracy illegal.
Admins ... just go ahead and end it all now ... just make a rule that says nobody can pirate a trader. Make traders untouchable like those under 40. That's where we're headed. Traders absolutely refuse to role play. They look for EVERY possible rule interpretation that is in their favor. According to mb52 here, only the pirate is supposed to be in danger. Pirates have more restrictions on them than ANY other role play on this server. And the rules just continue to get translated in the trader's favor.
There's just one additional thing I'd like to say about "your opinion."
DOUBLE STANDARD
I think some common sense is in order here. (this isnt directed at you Baltar btw - just using your post to illustrate.)
I do not want to see piracy become illegal. I think that piracy is a valuable aspect of FL.
If we restrict it too much then it becomes dead.
I think for the insane amounts that traders can make, piracy should be able to be...
let me put it this way.
I think pirates should be able to pirate in groups.
I think Big ships should be able to fire upon and interfere with a piracy.
I think the trader should be able to call in big guns, and so should the pirate...
BUT (much like some of the other threads) USE ROLEPLAY COMMON SENSE.
Can a pirate afford the big guns? From what I read in most Infocards they are not extremely rich.
Is it fair to the trader to pirate him in a BS when the trader is in a CSV?
Is there a different way to pirate other than "500k or die!" I chose to get blown up in this instance because the piracy request was totally unreasonable - didnt use common sense - and wouldve stripped me off more than half my entire life earnings - this is my first trader and he was a low level. And I logged off and didnt play for over 4 hours...during that time I had my ship towed to some base and repaired.
These issues and why there are restrictions are still because of the e-penis "biggest ship and biggest weapons" thing. It is not Roleplaying. It is PVP thinking which is where most of the problems come from and what everyone needs help in getting out of. Pirates arent roleplaying fairly. So in return the traders arent roleplaying to give them money. If the pirate in this case had said 200k that would have been ok - and I would've paid. That would have taken me about an hour and a half to recover at my current level.
Sovereign Wrote:Seek fun and you shall find it. Seek stuff to Q_Q about and you'll find that, too. I choose to have fun.
