Decent Pirating

[Archelon]

I play and support both sides Arch. I agree with a lot of things you say about piracy and trading, especially when it comes to crap like "i'd rather die than pay you". That's just horrible RP. But you know, most of those guys aren't flying trade ships for RP reasons, they're doing it solely to fund their capships or factions or system purchases.

They don't want to be interrupted or slowed in their money making and likely beileve you should get your own ****ing trade ship and stop bothering them. That mindset is tough to break when they can't or won't look beyond the need to fund their "real" characters in favor of RPing the tradeship they're flying.

I'll condemn every one of those people's RP actions and motives; nobody would risk their 20mil ship for a 2mil tax if they don't have a really strong chance of escape. But, I also hope to see more variety in the pirates I meet when i'm trading, and that's not happening. So I argue for better RP and more self-examination of how we play, be we trader or pirate, arg! Plus I often get bored at work. :unsure:

Morrigan ... YES - we are in total agreement on this. I think you've made your best points in this post.

These are the traders I have no mercy for - those who are trading for the sole purpose of getting that battleship. I've heard from these traders on several occasions, "just you wait till I get my battle cruiser, then you'll be sorry." Yeah - this is the trader I'm gonna hit on a daily basis. If you ask me, these type comments from a trader should be considered OOC and sanctionable.

Traders that trade for the sole purpose of trading in their Container Transport for a Battle Cruiser or whatever are definitely not here on this server for RP. Those traders that do so strictly to support a faction are more in line with RP so long as they act like a trader. There are many traders I do not pirate from because they are associated with factions friendly to mine or because they provide humanitarian aide to my people.

Keep in mind, Nayehiya is not strictly a pirate faction. Piracy is only one tool we use to help keep our people alive. We also conduct smuggling operations. We have even been known to run a rescue operation here and there. Oh yes, and we also have a Nomad License allowing us to participate in this trade (one of the few legal things we do).