Roleplay versus Fairness to others

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This is true, and a good response really. If the trader "latches" one your rp, you should reward him for that honestly. I can see the situation of that said trader pleading you and telling you he has his issues, especially if he's an member of your nationality, you should have sympathies for him.

But if he comes back in another 15minutes with same story... That's just recycling it back to abuse.

As a trader myself, I don't mind getting my cargo destroyed when stopped because of RP. And again, if someone says "Oh, that's just you, that's not fair," there are other options besides coming back - switching trade routes, laying low (NOT logging into your RM cruiser and obliterating the Hessian), and bribing the Hessian with less money than your profit. RP in Freelancer is a character's life, and life is bound to be unfair sometimes.