This occurs to me to sound much like Xoria's last proposal, except, of course, not a threat of rules, but rather something we cannot avoid. Today, I crashed, twice, with 5000 units of cargo. This cargo, I bought for between 4 and 10 million credits. I did not once F1, and I was flying in convoy. This convoy flys through incredibly hostile space (Gamma). My convoy cannot stay in one place for a minute while I wait, or three while I struggle to log back in.
I, personally, encountered a pilot, F1ing in space, this morning. He F1end, I flew through a lane, and the npcs dropped me. Should he lose his cargo?
I pirate. If 60 seconds, if 30 seconds of nonresponsive traders or fighters is not enough to kill it, or force a reply, then the pirate fails.
The current policy is fine. Or increase the time limit. Losing one's cargo is -not- ok.
Or reimburse me. Double my loss, or something.
I -do not- deserve to be victimised because someone else is breaking rules, none of us do.
This creates a defacto rule. Don't log out near Jump holes. Don't log out near Gates. Don't log out near Tradelanes, or traderoutes. Don't log out where someone might be nearby, or pass you. Its not fair. Hell, a trader who F1s in piracy should lose his cargo, if the pirate is at all any good. Log off only on bases, people. Xoria had a social experiment. Apparently it had more than a little admin backing.
