There needs to be a limit on how much Pirates can demand....

[schlurbi]

The Pirate:

I have never pirated, so I don't know all the details, so if I get something wrong, please correct me.

1) Starting your day:
a) you have to fly around, or find a spot where you're likely to encounter a Transport (whether it has a valuable cargo or not you won't know until you encounter it)
b) You then have to determine if it's worth pirating. (empty cargo might be worth pirating, you always get the satisfaction of blowing them up if they refuse)
c) Now you can do 1 of 2 things: RP out the act of pirating the transport (this assumes the transport RP's in return), or just do like some pirates. Credits/Cargo or die.

2) What next?
a) You just successfully pirated a ship and got credits, so now you move on to find your next victim and repeat #1 above.
b) You just successfully pirated a ship and got a full cargo (or blew it up for cargo). Now you have to go back to whatever base you have, or find someone to sell your cargo to, if you can't take it yourself.
c) You unsuccessfully, for whatever reason, did not pirate the ship, and now must start at #1 above again.


End of your day:
You count up your credits/cargo, subtract out the time you spent waiting/stalking. cost of ordnance used, and other expenses. Then prepare to do it all over again.

As a pirate you do a lot of waiting more than likely for a suitable target.
You also use up ordnance, and other expenses that you incur.

You are the one primarily in charge of the RP, you have the guns, you control the situation (unless help arrives for your target), it's up to you to open up the RP.

If pirating would be that easy :rolleyes:

You'll have to deal with: *Inhales*
Traders not roleplaying.
Traders using F1
Traders just shooting at you before you can even say something
Traders running off until they explode because of the System Border
Capital Ship swarms hunting down your Fighter/Bomber/Gunboat/Transport
Other Cops using something else than a Gunboat or Cruiser or Battleship
Mercenaries
Bounty Hunters
Freelancers
Other Criminals
Other Idiots
*Exhales*

I don't see a Reason why there should be a maximum Amount that Pirates could demand from a Trader. Even newer People know how much a Trader is paying for his Freight and Live and Ship and Crew.

I'd rather see the Rule that Traders can re-enter the System after being blown up removed than seeing another Rule for Pirates.

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