' Wrote:It is quite simple, you are robbing me and I intend to lose as little credits as possible to you. I also intend to make it to my destination. Damage may stop me from making it to my destination and will cost extra credits.
After you CD me I stop. Fire an SN after I stop, go look somewhere else for your credits. Piracy is skilled diplomacy not showing off how big your guns are. If you want to do that, go find a lawful cruiser, it can put you out of your misery.
I am a Zoner, I am skilled in diplomacy, my entire faction is. I know how to make it so that piracy can work for both of us, so do not be a jerk and try to establish your manliness, ask politely, it will get you further.
Yeah as Dusty said, this is a very oorp way of looking at it. As players, it's a balanced encounter - both players are playing the game and (hopefully) having a good time. In character, no it's not. The pirate is there to take money, cargo or your life off you. The idea that you can be somehow personally affronted and 'bow out' of the scenario is very lame. I mean, really, you expect pirates not to be jerks? All of them? People are supposed to be RPing characters, not just "wink wink nudge nudge it's not really me from skype lols."
And as for the last paragraph, if zoners are so skilled at diplomacy, why does everyone love pirating them the most?
I am a polite pirate. I don't shoot traders when I'm talking to them, and so on. But that is just how my pirate character is. I don't think it's the 'correct way' to pirate, it's just my way. Even the idea of there being a 'correct' way to do it doesn't sit well with me.
