The Corsair issue

[Athenian]

First off, in my experience it seems to be the Corsairs who did all the complaining in the past and not the BHG. Every time some nubs launched one of their "raids" on Gamma in a fleet of lollercruisers, the forums got a new thread. I wouldn't call that "complaining" though, more of raising a concern. It was making the game a real pain for people.

While I see the RP sense behind giving anyone entering your home system a solid thrashing, I would make every effort to make sure anyone doing so got, well, if not an equal fight, then at least a chance to RP and odds that might be hard rather than impossible. I know this isn't always possible to achieve. But when someone comes in a fighter, don't send a GB after him straight away.

I've been in one fight in Gamma in a bomber, and that was when I was caught trying to leave. I got, and to be fair, expected a trouncing. I've been outnumbered and outgunned equally massively in Theta, Kappa and Delta as well as the Omegas.

Frankly I <strike>think</strike> know some Corsairs have it in for many of us, possibly on a personal level. Sadly these chaps are not of the official factions, so there aren't feedback threads where I can tell them what I think of their manner of playing. Plus their English isn't the best.

My reasons for being wary of Corsairs I meet in game are down to experience. I know well enough to not treat all Corsairs equally. But it's hard to remain gregarious when you experience
1) six to one odds
2) RP being "enaging"
3) being told "leave the system" which comes to two words more than was said by the entire gang before the fight.
4) getting attacked by a dreadnought when you are in a GB
5) when above fool realises it is a trap and he gets killed by three smaller ships, to then be accused ooc in system chat of intentional ramming with threats of admin action
6) being accused of never fighting fair having killed a opponent in a three versus two bomber/fighter fight
7) when you try to stop a fight by saying "Stop" so you can offer an outnumbered opponent a chance to withdraw, to have the fool ignore the request to stop
8) odds of, I'm not kidding, eight to one - in a Manta

None of these were in Gamma. This is all in the last week of playing in the Omicrons and Omegas. I was reluctant allowing our faction to start playing there, and I can see why now. But these are the actions of players, not Corsairs. Players make this game what it is.

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