Capships + Traders

[McNeo]

Do not that the Guard IDs say you MAY attack and demand from hostile traders.. However, it does NOT say you can do so in a capship. Guard IDs are also used for fighters/bombers/transports/GBs. So the ID does not contradict the rules at all. You may demand hostile traders drop cargo and turn back, but you may not do so with a cruiser or battleship.

I agree with Dab. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing.:unsure:

But in all seriousness, I know it's frustrating as a Corsair, seeing an Outcast in a Borderworlds Transport go past your Legate with a full load of Cardamine. It's equally frustrating in a Liberty Dreadnought sitting outside the Alaska gate in Zone 21 when you see a Corsair in a Pirate Train carrying a full load of artifacts.

However, I think the problem here isn't the rules that should be changed to allow you to shoot them when such things happen, as you would if it were reality. The problem here is, you love your dreadnought or cruiser too much. I mean, hey, I sometimes find that in my Kusari destroyer, Zoners or whatever taking things through the Taus into Bretonia. What can I do about it? Sod all.

The very clear message here is this:

"Don't like it? Jump in a gunboat or smaller ship."

It's a very simple solution that is being overcomplicated a lot by people wanting just that little bit extra. Remember, trading is hard enough as it is. It doesnt need to be made harder by huge capital vessels murdering the everliving crap out of trading ships before they can even thrust out of range.