' Wrote:To be honest, I think the generic pirate ID should be removed along with the military one.
I don't remember having any good RP encounters with generic pirates. Now the factionized pirates... they usually have good RP. The politics make a character.
To me, generic is just a way to go anywhere you want, with no RP behind it.. but thats just me..
Yes ... its just you.
Like I've said many times ... if you get rid of the generic Pirate ID ... you MUST get rid of the generic Trader ID. Force traders to actually pick a trading faction to align with. There are many to choose from. The Trader ID lets these people trade with whoever they want without restrictions. I doubt Republic Shipping would trade with Red Hessians. And for a trader to truly role play ... he'd have to carry ONLY cargo that his faction would carry. But alas ... so much for role play when it comes to trading. Its like role play is on hold until they get the cash they need to buy their uberships. Go lecture somewhere else please.
As for the non-generic "pirates" ... they're not really pirates by the way ... proper role play would require them to follow their info cards and read up on their faction rumors. Like Baconsoda and I have mentioned ... each of these non-generic "pirates" are not necessarily all pirates. But that's ALL the lawfuls treat them as. Lawfuls would have to interact with them properly and stop calling them pirates. But to a lawful ... all unlawfuls are either pirates or terrorists.
You cannot call Blood Dragons pirates ... they're not. They are fighting for the rightful heir to the Kusari throne. Mollys are not pirates ... they are fighting against Bretonia for the gold.
So please spare me the garbage about generic pirates not role playing like the non-generics ... cause the non-generics are not truly role playing.
I have a pirate ... and he role plays just fine ... he's a flipping pirate ... duh ... he actually pirates where traders are. Incidentally ... he pirates where traders are OORP trading anyway ... so before you go trying to pluck the splinter out of my eye ... pull the plank out of yours.
