(01-02-2025, 10:56 AM)IahimD Wrote: Question for lawfuls and Nika (who's sole purpose was/still is to deny smugglers) did you try to haul at least once to see why people act very protective with their cargo? It's because no matter what you fly, be it a 5ker, a 3.6ker, whatever, the money required to purchase a full load of Slog is not negligible. Therefore, having some lawful intercept and take your cargo then destroy what they cannot carry is... annoying to say the least. And you need to make 2 extra runs just to gain what you lost previously to some "low effort" snubs or scarab just harassing transports... But I guess it is inRP so nothing to argue against. But if you're taking the role of annoying people, at least don't complain about it when people do what they can to protect their investment. Especially seeing that the time restriction on the event is in the lawfuls' / pirates' advantage.
I tried, and I know. I quickly found it unsatisfying, even in spite of Smuggler ID that I'd like to have on one of my characters.
But if being "protective" means disregarding any sort of roleplay, planetdiving and doing whatever to lose all cargo instead of just half of it then these players are horrible at doing so and deserved every consequence that came their way, be it from me, lawfuls, Xeno or whoever else clamped down on them.
All the loss they had they personally brought on themselves, and only have themselves to blame for it. Though I doubt it'll teach them the lesson of interacting with the pirate instead of ignoring their adversary.
Edit: generally, I demanded half the trader cargo. Not even enough to fill my Scarab, even if I catch a 5ker. I was around for only three days of the event so rightfully, I can't be called an oppressive, annoying, or unfair presence. Yet people very rarely cared to find out. Some Gaian in a 3.6ker who just tried to waste my time and was jumping back and forth between Texas and California, eventually dying without saying a word. The order 5ker who preferred to dive into Chisos instead to deny me cargo instead of talking to me; I have bad news for you, by the way - your cargo survived.
And there were probably many more I have not seen due to my absence.
