Does RP even matter?

[Not Espi]

Lets look at it from another perspective, shall we?

Pirates always say "you have your ship to think about, even if your empty, so you should be paying, no matter the amount..."

Well, a pirate is an outlaw - he has no income, and is a hunted man. Pirates are not rich. the money you recieve goes toward keeping your ship flying just that much longer, keeping you and your crew fed just that much longer, and keeps you out of the reach of the law just that much longer - pirates, by there nature, are destitute - consider your own rp, and ask yourself "should shooting REALLY come so quickly? I need this money - I need anything i can get really..."

So if you demand 5 million because your greedy, trader says he only has two - shooting him and getting nothing makes no damn rp sense whatsoever. especially if your in a bomber.

Well, if you want to take realism into consideration - the ships do not disappear in the explosion iRP (reality), unlike what happens every time due to game mechanics. Salvaging what is left can be quite useful for a pirate. Scanners, fuel cells, oxygen, water, stuff like that. So it DOES make sense.