' Wrote:Admittedly, this is one in particular that's going to force traders to rethink how they cruise through Sirius. A change in mindset often is difficult to adjust to.
What surprises me though, more than anything, is that most of you folks seem to be of the opinion that having an escort is useless. And because many of the same people seem to think that proper escorting is flying alongside the trade ship and then attempting to destroy the pirate, you would be absolutely right.
What is useful, however, is having a scout. Get him a good ways out, calling back threat assessments to the trade ship 1-2 tradelanes or 30-40k ahead. If your scout sees a pirate, get off the lane and start cruising out of range. Take a different lane. Take a different system route, and meet back up ASAP. If your scout's doing his job, and the trader listens to the scout's calls, a transport should never even appear on the pirate's scanners.
I will agree, though. We'll most likely need to reevaluate the trader docking exemption over the course of this trial period. Just bear with us, it's an experiment.
One thing I noticed is that the community as a whole loves change as long as it's the expected move or change that a member wants in particular. Surprises like these are resisted because of the "OH NO IT RUINS EVERYTHING" factor. For at least the next couple weeks, let's get over that. Let's just try it. Instead of hollering about how bad you think it'll be, get out there and fly. Experience the change, and tell us how it went. Try to adapt, to make the best of what you can.
If you gave it your best and it didn't work, well, then that's a good solid answer for us. If you didn't even bother trying and just want to yell about how awful things are, you opinion isn't much value due to lack of experience.
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I wouldn't say I'm completely against the idea. Any change Discovery takes would have my full support if the idea is to accomplish Roleplay.
Roleplay
Now lets be honest. A Pirate flying a futuristic technological war machine most likely having the firepower to bring a less defended society to its knees with weaponry to rival the rebel alliance and death star, in the hopes to "LolCredits and Cargo PLEASE" . Isn't exactly the contributing factory to Roleplay.
Transport when you think to common sense might not fly with an escort unless they are leaving the comfort of their House. House territories are suppose to be protected by these so called Armadas large enough to rage war with one another. If your telling me a pirate in his heavenly god power would fly there to pirate even near its forever watched borders. Something seems a bit wrong.
Escorts are meant to protect the trader from the pirate. Whether he is a lonely fighter or a gunboat crew looking for make some money. Pirates want a easy in and out without being spotted by local authorities there to prevent them from accomplishing their goal.
Scouts are meant to fly ahead of the Liberty BattleGroup to find where the Rheinland BattleGroup is hiding in the nebula some where. Not trying to seekout the Pirate dictator in his WMD loaded Prometheus.
Gameplay
Pew Pew Pew Pew, lets pretend to roleplay so I can blow you up for fun. Because your crummy 8 million is going to put some excitement in my day... Honestly if I had a cruiser or battleship I'm definitely rich enough to go take over a space station why bother robbing little transports.
Note: I love you guys - Change doesn't effect where I am - Just throwing it out there
