Piracy is a joke.

[St.Denis]

The sad fact is, the lack of piracy also then adds to the lack of need for police factions. Whats the point of "patrolling" your ZOI as a police unit, when theres nothing to really police?
It also means that Trader's have no need to hire people as escorts.
I remember back in the day during my first months in Discovery making Credits as a Freelancer/Merc by being hired to escort Traders through certain systems and routes, sometimes nothing would happen, sometimes there would be a pirate, and it was fun. I dont see that really happen these days because theres no risk to being pirated as a trader. If your sploded, the rules state your still allowed to trade in that system just as long as you don't get involved. Personally i think pvp death should apply.
IF a trader dies because of a pirate, whether its because they refuse to pay or didn't have an escort, then that's the risk they take. Theres no repurcissions to being a trader with the current rules, theres no need to worry about a pirate because you can just pay him off and be on your way and lose very little.
Something needs to change to give incentives for Pirate's to Pirate. If you do that you give more activity for Freelancers and Police factions

I think you need to read the Rules again.

If you die in any ship from PvP, then you are not allowed in the System for one hour.

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