' Wrote:Logic flaw? I think not! The only thing the "softening up" process does more often than not, at least with me it does, it make someone very angry. I may play a diplomat but he is a diplomat with a very hot temper and a short fuse but that's beside the point. I have yet to rp a pirate out of a tax. I usually get "pay or die" which is week. But, I do keep a list on the board by my machine of those who use our fine facilities (Freeports) and still find the need to tax us. Yes, the word is getting out.
If they decide to just start shooting, well, I'll take my chances even though I will most likely lose, especially now since most pirates pirate in gunboats.
I'll call it as I see it, like it or not but I'm not hyjacking this thread on it. If you don't like me calling it this way, start a thread and call me out on it.
*headdesk* My point is this ... rule 6.19 applies ONLY to a piracy event (combat vessel vs trade vessel) ... rule 6.21 applies to PVP (combat vessel vs combat vessel) ... that's the difference between the two rules.
Now ... sorry you haven't come across me ... but don't throw the baby out with the bath water. If I based my opinion on lawfuls completely on encounters with those that just give me the "die pirate" then I'd be a bit prejudice ... correct? Not all pirates get paid ... and some let they're target go (done it many times myself). But pirates who encounter those traders that give us the "just kill me its cheaper" line don't do your argument any good. Now ... did you go back and read or are you just on the attack?
On the gunboat bit ... have you ever tried to take on a container transport in a fighter? As you say ... MOST pirates are in gunboats ... well that's probably because MOST traders are in huge transports. Size of the pirate is usually gonna be dictated by size of the target. Fighters are great against freighters (with small cargo holds) but they can barely get the shields to go down on a huge transport. And with those transports carrying hundreds of bats/bots and 12 class 7 turrets (on the CT) ... fighters don't stand a chance. So ... when this server starts to see more small freighters we might see the population of pirates in fighters go up in kind. I guess what I'm saying is that your complaint about most pirates in gunboats is falling on deaf ears ... its a mute point.
