Dumb stuff harms the game

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Does your ship have a pilot in your mind?

Does that pilot have a name?

If offered a moral dilemma, is your pilot's opinion separate from yours?

If you answered No to any of those questions, then you aren't roleplaying, you're just saying whatever you feel will get you to the pews.

That is the problem I see with the community at large. It is not a character, it is just a mechanism to meet the "RP" requirements. There are people that RP in game, but I do not believe they are a majority.

Ex (thought exercise, don't answer):

2 Unlawful gunboats encounter a partially outfitted transport with a partial cargo. The transport captain begs them to let him go, siting the fact that he obviously hasn't got the money to pay them; just look at his ship and hold.

Do you have a standard answer to this, or does it vary depending on which faction you are flying, what faction the transport is, etc? If your answer is the same regardless, then you are not RPing.

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