Piracy according to the rules

[SigCorps]

From a traders perspective I think the pirates need to be a tad bit more specific in their halt or die commands. Now if i am the only one in the area, then yes you are talking to me, but please atleast be on my radar. But if I am inbetween trade lanes and there are 5 or 6 of us and someon yells halt or stop then do not get all upset when I do not stop.

And if you do disrupt my trade lane and can not stop me from getting to cruise then thats on you. It's your job to try and stop me and my job to keep my credits, cargo and skin intact. Now if you disrupt me and it is obvious that you can tear me into little peices then I will happily considder what ever offer you present. Thats good RP.

Now I have only had one opportunity to be stopped and the pirate in question was after bigger game then my little AT. The pirate was excellent ar RP and stopped his primary target with a well placed CD and then demanded payment. Not sure if he got his cedits, I had cruised well passed all the excitment by that point, but it was a good RP.

I used to play Eve online and I was incarge of exploration and the movement of small costly items for my Corp. So I used to run afoul of PC pirates all the time. They tried to capture me and I tried to keep away. It was awsome, but if I have to stop if you shout "stop or die" from 10K+ away then whats the point.

Pirating was never ment to be easy, neither is trading. I avoid some of the best trade routs so I do not have to deal with pirates. I have found if I stay off the the main lanes then I am left in peace. Just like they suggest to taders to travel in packs , then so should pirates. If you have one ship making the demands and another covering the trader, then how could I get away. If you travel by yourself then you risk not being able to do what you want.

So I ask if you want me to stop then atleast be within radar range and say my name. Even better use a private channel. Do not get angry when I try to run, just as I will not get angry if you shoot at me for running. Also try to make a reasonal demand. Since I am in an AT I only have a cargo hold of 525, so it's not like I am making millions on one run. I barely make that running the 8 stop circuit I do. Again i aviod the higher paying runs to avoid pirates. On last thing, if you do manage to stop me and make an even half way acceptable request, I'll be happy to pay. Thats the risk I run being a trader.

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Formerly Sam Nichols, creator of OSI