PVP rules vs. RP

[Laowai]

@ScornStar and Laowai - Yes it is an RP stretch that you can't attack a train in your cruiser, you'll get no argument from me there, but how happy would you be to have to go and buy a new ship every time you were destroyed? One of my characters does that. That's why he flies a fighter.

Kudos to you for taking the RP that far - Whenever my capship is killed (which is usually every time i take it into combat) i usually RP that it was "Crippled but salvageable" - which i consider perfectly reasonable. That being said, i usually do apply a little of what you're talking about - that ship will keep a low profile for a few days, maybe RP some engine tests (and failures) etc etc - i do this for myself as much as anything else, it helps keep a bit of the story in my own head going.

That being said - and i'd say this in answer to Del - I cannot see any RP reason that is not easily dismissable as to why a pirate cannot pirate in a cap ship - see my previous thread, i listed 4, that was just quickly. Granted, attacking a train when you're in a Cruiser IS overkill... but so is attacking a cruiser with 7 bombers.
In Rp, a pirate in a cruiser will see a target of opportunity and either choose to take it or not - and i believe they should have that right. Is it open to abuse? most definitly, but so are many things on this server (the nerfing of caps and the sheer dominance of supernovas for example) but thats why we have admins, and responsible players.
Being a manager myself, i know its an unfortunate reality that rules usually have to aim at the lowest common denominator - so we have to make a rule that says you cant pirate in a cap ship because.. well, idiots will come on and just fly around blowing up traders right?
Possibly - but it happens now anyway, with bombers and gunboats, who do the job just as easily, limiting it to gunboat size is quite token given the punishment bombers and gunboats can dish out. So this is where PVP rules would kick in i would say - Yes... pirate in your cap, but don't abuse it, because THAT is sanctionable.

Still - thats just my personal views. On another note - the unlawfuls in cap ships stopping "contraband" in trade ships that i did a poll on a while ago - I did actually send Igiss the Data and asked that it be ammended... wait and see on that one i guess.

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