Piracy 101

[Malaclypse 666]

mac, you'll get used to the coffee-through-nose trick.. It's actually quite healthy and invigorating.

I DO scan the system ahead. Sometimes I'm looking for "known" enemies, but sometimes I'm also looking for familiar faces who've given me amusement in the past. But, easily 90% of you are unknown to me, (unless you insist on having a silly name like "[X]Give3M3UrStuff[X]" or sommat)...so what's my advantage?

Mostly, I pay attention to system chat. If I hear "2 Mil r dai!", that's usually a red flag that I shouldn't just continue blithely on my way.

So, what are my options?

Proceed happily ahead, knowing that it will cost me money and/or "kill" me?

Turn around, or dock, cowering in fear?

Or, perhaps match wits with the pirate, use the occassional taunt or misdirection .. ("Ageira? Is he near the gate? Coming in hot!", when I'm actually 20 klicks away about to slam a jump hole.), and generally trying to turn the situation into something enjoyable.

I don't succeed every time. I've paid, and I've run, and I've died. There are the odd times when I'm just glad to be done with an insipid scenario. But, there is still the feeling of anticipation and hope every time I see a red blip on my scope.

Now, if you consider this "metagaming", then warn me in advance, and I just might "dumb down" a bit, and quit trying so hard.

Mal

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