Piracy in Disco

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Thing is, pirates can ignore OoRP traders, traders can't ignore OoRP pirates...the pirates have the guns...

Bingo!!

It would be pointless and hypocritical for me to comment about "Pirates" unless I was one.
So I parked the Adv Train, made a character, and became a Lane Hacker.

Some good RP Pirates out there. Too bad they are: The few, the proud and the sometimes poor.

First off, it "is hard" to be a pirate. Everything is RED everywhere and I had to turn the damned battle music off!
Second: Because everything is hostile, situational awareness is a different ball game which took me some time to get used to.
Third: Things happen fast & anything on system chat says to all "Pirate! Come and get him!" You are looking at the scanner, victim, NPC's in a hostile battle-group, Chat, trade window, others in your group, others in their group, typing . . . and trying not to get "pissed off" with an OORP-trader-Lawyer.

There is more I am certain, but I went "broke" and trashed the character. I make a lousy Pirate, not because I do not Role-play, it's because I Role-play and was getting a stroke as a crook!
I would rather (gladly) pay a pirate and trade. I make money still.

For Traders:

1) Respond "fast" with anything that fits RP. (example: Hola Corsair!) Make the Pirate know you acknowledge his "role" and you are not being "pissy". Get to know your pirates on your route. (Bad, Good or indifferent) This can save you game cash! Talk to them before you get to the damned system (remember how to scan ahead with those Disco scanners or just looking at who's where?!) Role-Play can start before you even see a pirate. I Pay Udo Ackermann every time he pops up and I have never seen his damned ship!!! (He Roleplays great is why.)

2) If you have a Corsair gunboat (or a wing of them) pointing guns at you, they have IMG IFF and weird tags.
Do us a favor, Take a damned screen shot and report it.
I hope the next mod update makes it hard to get a Cap-ship, with Nomad turrets, for that GMG IFF Pirate sitting in the Baltimore shipyard drydock robbing and shooting players.

3) If you run around with a ton of credits: Even though it may be OORP to look at a players level, it can't be helped. If you have lots of money, just pay. It's a game.

4) Stop giving "kids" large hand-outs so they can get an Corsair Gunboat or Outcast Cruiser that destroys everything . . . including RP . . . and maybe "YOU"!

For Pirates:
1) Stop giving "kids" large hand-outs so they can get an BH Gunboat or Liberty Cruiser that destroys everything . . . including RP . . . and maybe "YOU"!

For All:

1) If you are docked and safe, go to private chat and try to be a mentor/teacher to Bad Pirates and/or Bad traders. Get someone to help on the other side like a Veteran RM, Corsair or BAF player to chat with the player in question. (Remember, sanction is not a goal . . . unless the player is an idiot!) Get confirmation from another player: " Yes, I tried too. . . but he IS an idiot! "
(Take Screen shots) ;)

Thing is, as said before by Johann Brunhild (A good Player who is also a babysitter in Rhineland often) . . . those that really need to read this thread, don't even visit the forum. Why should they.
They did: "Plz! gives me moneis so i can buys a GB plz!! :-) "
They are way too busy shooting players in game with something they did not really earn the right to have.

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