Cargo piracy

[ryoken]

So, yeah. Since the late .85 i noticed that pretty much ONLY use of ptrans and other alternatives is by junkers in omega and sigmas, thats for hunting ore haulers. Another use is the anti-cap rule protection which is partialy usefull mostly in Liberty. I would really like to ask cargo from regular haulers or haggle with them if they "dont have any cash" but in the end i have no use for the cargo because the unlawfull selling points are greatly lacking.

Using transports to avoid caps is in My Oppinion just cheap, and finding a way to abuse rules. Which is why my Bomber, and GB is docked in same system:P

Now for the point of this thread:
1- If somebody have different experience, please tell me. Is robbing players of their cargo instead of cash possible. As in... If there even are places where the pirates can sell the loot with decent profit.

Sell it at junker bases. They pay 50% of what max price is. so 4-5K most times.

2- Do you think cargo piracy should be promoted more than cash piracy?

If RP'd yes. But most cargo pirates i see just yell "drop cargo or dai" which is even worse then "2 mil or dai" fools. Also if you are demanding all cargo? 99% will run, or fight as worth the risk since no profit for them at all. Why drop all if you have even 5% chance of docking safely right? Ask for 50% at most if you ask me. Unless a xenos against non Libs ofcourse.

3- etc.

I am not against cargo Piracy. But both sides need to understand RP it. Ask for all cargo and transport will not pay. Alot will dump/shoot it. Which by Pirate demand of "drop cargo or dai" is following demand, and if shot after can be sanctioned for it. So watch your wording. "Give me/us all/50% cargo please or we will get nasty" is much better. Also remember killing the transport will not net you its full cargo either. So ask for an amount just under that. I ask for 10-20% myself. Most pay that. After all 4000-4500 cargo still gets trader alot of cash right?
So be nice, do not ruin traders day, and you will find you earn alot more.

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