Couple of questions...

[Doom]

To Doom:

I have a dragon GB. I known what kind of damage it can made to a transport. I also was already attacked, in my large train, by a nomad gunboat (and escaped).
And about cruisers, its unrealistic that a transport with 4500 cargo should have, with a class 6 capital armor upgrade, more armor than a unarmored cruiser. This is my opinion.
About so-called "massacres", just look at the fact that lawfuls are using cruisers and battleships to attack traders who are smuggling. So, if you want to flame someone about it, flame the lawfuls first. And dont tell me that it is because they are on patrol etc. this will sound like a excuse to me.

Oh come on...u took my post wrongly...in 90% cases on server when trader dies it is because pirate killed him...Traders are very rarely killed by lawful forces (although it did happen to me...it seems that Bs don't like smuggling in their system also:P)...

Also, if u wish to smuggle large train isn't the best choice for the job, it is simply too slow...i recommend large transport ...

About trains hull strength...it is only thing that train has...it has no speed, no weapons and no shields that can match attacking cruiser...maybe it is unrealistic...but gives traders better chances...

for Doom: Hey I never said they should prance around letting me do anything, i merely said for the sake of any smuggler having a shot that something needed a change. I tried display an idea that was feasible and fit well with the role play. The loophole i mentioned would be to have 2 patrols running simultaneously with them switching when one got to the previous patrol in the system that needed it. This would simply make smuggling possible where as more recently there has been some fighters, a couple cruisers(1-2 depending), and a battleship all blockading texas. That is ridiculous, i don't care what you say.

Again..artificially created loopholes?...If u wish only to dock and sell undisturbed most of the time, become trader...don't smuggle... once u made your name on server as smuggler every house faction will be on the look out for you...and when they see u in system or near it do u really expect them to let know criminal go in peace?...Good smuggler creates loop holes...he don't expects police to make them for him....

U can always pay some small amount of money to some pirate or merc to create diversion while u dock and see your cargo...that would be making some RP...not only buy and sell procedure...i only say to take a look in different aspects to smuggling...