From my personal experience, If I get a notice from a pirate that they want to "Talk " to me, I usually stop. like the other night, I got hit by 2 lane hackers as I came out of the Cortez to Cali gate. The told me to cut my engines, this was a robbery. I complied , gave em what they wanted, and went on their way. Now, I get some yahoo that all he wants to do is shoot me down to 1% hull? Yeah, your gonna have a hard time convincing me all this was is a robbery. 99% of the time if I pay I get killed anyways. Time to start reporting again.
By robbing a trader blind of money, cargo, and then destroying his ability to continue trading, you are killing off the very thing that makes a pirate's existence possible.
Now, if a trader has a chance to run, don't you think he will? Its a fact of life, Fight or flight. Pirate in pairs. 2 on 1 usually convinces people not to try any funny stuff.
Yeah, I understand that your pirates, and pirating is a nasty dirty job, and quite a few of you are doing really well at it, Role Play wise.
Now as to the LPI and the hostage situation, most of the time, the hostages get killed anyways. Sorry to say, this situation is too easily abused. All a pirate has to do is go out, destroy a few NPC navy/lpi/civ pilots, and then he has a get out of arrest card.
When people join the LPI, they actually have to take a test to get promoted from recruit to regular officer, and one of the question is:
6. A Liberty Rogue is sitting 30K above Manhattan, not doing
anything. He has committed no crime. Can you attack him?
a. Yes, die scum.
b. It depends. RP it out and see where it goes.
c. Only on Sundays.
d. Only in time of War.
The correct answer is B.
Hack
Formerly known as LPI Police Chief Hull O'Brien.
Creator of Sgt. V. Price, 207th Precinct out of Chula Vista Station
