Disagree that pirates are granted a shortcut to beg for credits. Cuts out the player dialogue and interaction.
In a multiplayer system who is the pirate talking to? The pirate must engage in full dialogue. Currently too many are rude with minimal dialogue before they open fire. My experience has shown that 1 in evry 2 pirate uncounters, the pirate fires first before he states his demands.
I can understand the shortcut need in battle between friends but not in any other scenerio.