Pirating is ruining my game experience

[BaconSoda]

You know, I was going to quote some people and refute some points, but, I think I'll post my "Pro Pirate" (It's a joke, you see) point of view.

First, as a pirate, the most fundamental rule is be confident in the fact that you have a big gun. Of course, the objective of a pirate is twofold:

• 1. Make person pay
  2. Make example of person so others pay
  

You do this through the use of your big gun. Traders should know about your big gun as well, and want to live by some means. Why? Because two things are achieved by living:

• 1. You're alive (Holy crap, that's important)
  2. You make a profit
  

As a person, I certainly don't like exploding. As a trader, this remains constant, as being a person and being a trader are not mutually exclusive but, rather, are highly correlative and if you're a pilot, chances are you're a person.

A lot of people here talk about compromises. Well, the demand is a compromise. The pirate is compromising not to just blow you up when he sees you and take money instead. If you want to compromise, you need to make the juice worth the squeeze. If you tell an FA that he won't get payed for destroying you, oh well, that sucks for you, cuz you're going to explode because you insulted him by calling him petty, but, if you threaten to call over the KNF/KSP, he may compromise with you. You have to make it worth it to the pirate. If you want the pirate to go half, maybe, call out in system chat for a Freelancer to get the same price for coming and helping you. Make the juice worth the squeeze (Sorry for taking that term, but, it's so good, other Chris).

And, really, if you meet one pirate who is mean, does it really hurt your profits that badly? I trade Terraforming Gases and Cobalt, and I LOVE to get pirated. The harsher, the better, because no one can ever force me to pay (Except Phate that one time).

THERE ARE NO ESCOURTS TO HIRE!

Then there is a nice, big, open market for you to fill. Congratulations.

But, this raises a good question. Why aren't there any escorts? It's simply more profitable to not get one. Why? Because some pirates don't make realistic demands. It's more profitable to ignore escorts and just pay a pirate 500k - 3 million credits. It's all a matter of Game Theory. If you play a chance with a pirate without an escort, the chance that it will be more profitable simply outweighs the profitability of hiring an escort every time. So, if you want there to be more escorts, you have two options:

• 1. Escort for free/very little a little bit until people start hiring normally
  2. Pirate for a lot and tell people to get escorts
  

I know it sounds silly, but, really, that's it. Just like with the mining mod, if you hit someone enough times, eventually they'll figure out to move our of the way.

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[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.