Traders and Fair Play

[Jinx]

i heartily agree with epyon - but its not always the pirates fault of course.

on a long route - each pirate is a single encounter. - lies and cheating is part of getting out of a situation. - so when a pirate encounters a trader and asks for his "share" that might appear reasonable if it was the only piracy attempt on that route... - the trader can comply or get mad, cause who knows.... maybe he payed 2 other pirates already.

so if the trader tells the pirate "hey, i m really mad now, i already payed two other pirates and already lost four millions and YOU will now get NOTHING!" - it is FAIR from the traders point of view. - unfair from the pirates point of view.... even unfairer, when its a lie which no one can prove. - so what is a pirate supposed to do when the trader tells him that?

the simple solution would be to make routes that go through highly pirate populated terrain a LOT more worty of the time to compensate for the piracy ( but it would also mean that the pirates don t get carried away and ask for 10 millions .... how often have i read [ even by veteran members ] that asking for 10 millions is OK, cause that "sick powertrader makes 100 millions an hour anyway" )


its all to do with respect. respect is sometimes hard to come by ( both, by newbies as well as veteran players who should know better ) - respect is such a rare commodity that its worth a lot. many players play and behave / treat others "just as bad as they are allowed to" ... *cause they can*. such an attitude must cease in favour for a more "together" than an "against" each other. - that involves every part of gameplay on our server... and NO rule can really change it - its in the players heads.

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