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.
Ah thanks for reminding me, I forgot that the generic trader needs to go too.
You are mighty touchy about pirates aren't you? Every little discussion you blow a fuse over it. I never said you had bad RP, but those I seen have. To date my good pirate encounters have all be pirates in factions, generic ones? not so much. Most just float around wherever the most prey is, and say "2mil or die!" (Like alot of other "unlawfuls" mind you).
No matter how you put it, about how the dragons/mollies, etc aren't pirates, we are talking about pirating. Something they do.
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