' Wrote:If you stop someone flying a pirate ship (Pirate Transport, Pirate Train, properly-IDed Border Worlds Transport), ask where they're going first. If they say one of your bases, "offer" to "escort" them - by which I of course mean follow closely and make sure he doesn't divert from his stated course.
Well, as Tequila said, we try and not shoot ourselves on our collective feet by not pirating food coming to Crete and Artifacts being smuggled out. The food part is because we have hit bottom ourselves and have enough humanity left to pity the people in need back home. They would pirate Artifacts smugglers if it didn't mean hurting the people who are bringing food on their way in. Hell, these are guys who would steal from their mothers if they could get away with it.
This guy from yesterday was in 17, coming from Theta, with Deuterium in his hold. He was going to Kusari.
' Wrote:The Order are Corsair allies, and as such, they have certain leeway - that doesnt give them the right to come into Corsair space and trash talk you - there is such a thing as respect? Yes its earned, sometimes by just being there, other times by fear, intimidation and occasionally making someone suck vacuum.
You did the right thing as everyone as said attacking the trader - It doesnt matter who your other character is, they are seperate people in the game (unless otherwise Role Played) and its at your discretion as to how you treat them.
With rules lawyering - it's actually sanctionable as far as i know - so let them lawyers, screen shot it and write a report, that might stop their legal jousting.....
It seems it's too difficult a concept for people to wrap their minds around, them being each character in turn and not the player all the time. Another thing that I've noticed is that some of the players that play pirates suck as traders when it comes down to being pirated themselves, ergo the guy switching to his fighter to come bully me. Whichever connection an Order fighter has with a Pirate transport besides being played by the same person is beyond me.
' Wrote:1. If a trader claims they're a Corsair, with no obvious telltale signs (iff/id/tag) pirate 'em even harder for lying to you.
2. If there's threats of reports, or pretty much stupid behaviour in general, please report the bastards? At the moment Gamma is a right piss hole with OOC and stupidity rampant everywhere, if we all pitch in, we can nail these bastards to the wall:P
Thank you! That's precisely the reasoning I use and that people can't understand. Actually, they CAN understand, but people try to metagame their way out of being pirated themselves. It's funny for them to corner a trader and rob them, but when it's them on the receiving side of the stick they simply can't take it. With a completely neutral ship such as that one, I would not be surprised if the guy tries and get around being pirated by both the Corsairs' and Outcasts' alliances saying that he works for them.
