^ Fozzie is spot on. I can't speak for anyone else, of course, but for ME the reason why I have a pirate character is so that when I get bored from trading, I can make things a bit more exciting for myself by logging in as my pirate. I never once thought to myself that I was going to get rich by being a pirate. Being a pirate is just one of the best ways to have fun, and make for some interesting roleplay.
For those of you [pirates] that think it's okay to demand 2mil from people who spent LONG hours coming up with that same 2mil, I highly advise you to create yourself another character... a trader.
It's not some secret that trading is [one of] the best way[s] to get rich. But it's also no secret that it's one of the best ways to get bored, also. It is what it is. Get over it.
So far it hasn't happened to me yet, but if I am cruising around in my Junker CSF, with a measly 500 space cargo hold, and someone demands 2mil... I will certainly be making up an RP excuse to run, and run I will. But if the demand is reasonable, I would love to engage in some quality RP at that point, which will end up making the both of us happy.
