Empty trader attack

[Jinx]

asking for a donation is actually fine. - only a very naive trader would anticipate this kind of a "donation" with something voluntarily. - of COURSE it means "pay me or die" - and everyone knows it.

however, there is a problem about it. - when a pirate asks for a donation without a specific amount of money - and gets like 10.000 credits offered only. - the blame is on him. - the trader fulfilled his part of the "trade" by paying the pirate up - so he has done all the pirate has asked for and the pirate must leave him be - for that time.

so, from the point of view of the pirate, its better to ask for a specific amount from the start. so when a pirate says "may i ask for a little donation of 500.000" - it does not mean "oh, its up to you if you like to support us or not" - it means "pay or die, but i m currently still quite polite..." - any trader that thinks otherwise is foolish.

when someone points a gun at you and asks you in a gentleman fashion to "please get down to your knees and hands up" - he doesn t mean to give you a choice. - he is just polite, but can turn quite determined when you do not comply.

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