Piracy 101

[timmychen]

Well, Xenos have this nasty ID-description forbidding them to demand credits. That leaves demanding cargo as a way to make a living. Now, being xenophobic nuts who hate all trade and communication - it makes RP sense for them to demand all cargo, even when they can't carry it.

From a player's point of view - I dont enjoy this... Once on my way up through colorad from NY - I lost my cargo to xenos and had to return and buy a new one. That's not so bad - but if I had been coming the other way from New Tokyo, I'd have lost 15 minutes of travel and 4 million worth of goods. That's way overkill.

Personally, I think Xenos should take what they can carry in their fighters and let us go with the rest, just so we don't have to suffer a massive loss like that. Not as good RP-wise perhaps... but it'll stop traders from throwing their monitors across the room.

Er, there's quite an easy way around having to lose all your cargo to Xenos. Actually, this applies to all pirates and terrorists. Just be a bit more wary when you're in a lane. Like the "advanced lane hack", you also have the advantage of the scanner and can spot a pirate from 14k away. Just learn the names of the popular indie pirates and avoid them. Only way they can really catch you is if
a) they chase you (doesn't happen unless you get too close)
b) you're slow
c) they caught you at a jump gate (doesn't usually happen/shouldn't happen)

Plus, you could always call for help from the local lawfuls and try to buy yourself time.

And Xenos don't really care much about taking the cargo - they're trying to get rid of all (most) foreign trade. So what's the point in taking < 100 units of goods and letting the rest slide?