' Wrote:I myself got into an incident when i attepted to tax a level 35 player who was camly sittin in space after a battle with an SA officer which I won.. Being a Xeno terroist I decided that al least some RP was required and demanded 200 k (I thhought that was reasonable) from the player.. I was then subjected to a barrage of OOC insults from 3 players in the system who claimed I shouldnt be taxing/attacking players below lvl 40 :crazy:
I was in an eagle and lvl 54 because I had a fair amount of cash on char, on discussion with BULLDOGNK he advised me to stick to players of my own level..
Spear: I can understand Bulldog's advice that you stick to attacking players of your own rank, but I know that attacking players ranked 31-39 is legal according to server rules. However, if you are a Xeno terrorist and have a Xeno ID, I was under the impression that you're allowed to kill other players (being a terrorist), but not pirate/tax them, since the Xeno ID prohibits pirating. You seem to be violating server rules. Am I missing something?
' Wrote:well, he s a madman not a pirate, isn t he? - anyway, its not not cargo taking them to that level, its the other way round - its loosing it that lowers the level. so - a lvl 31 with VIPs on board must have been 31 when he got them - ( unless he beamed htem on board ) - or at least i think it is that way around.
when players pass the level 30 - they become cautious anyway. first time you can actually run into player hostilities - entertaining:D
Jinx: I think I've seen you post elsewhere that you don't do much trading, so I can understand why you and others think that buying cargo shouldn't raise your rank. Buying an inexpensive commodity that is expensive elsewhere can raise you multiple ranks instantly. Start a trader character with enough money to buy a CSV. Fly to Planet Cambridge and buy a full load of luxury food (140 units at $160 = $22,400). I bet you will go up at least two ranks, because the game increases your net worth based on a good (but not the highest) selling price. Selling that cargo at Manhattan will generate a substantial profit (e.g. 125 units at $1200 = $150,000 - $22,400 investment = $127,600 profit). The opposite is also true, as I've sometimes dropped in rank because I purchased an expensive cargo that can make a small profit going a short distance. Also, I've sometimes dropped in rank when selling a cargo, because the game had temporarily increased my net worth (while I had the cargo on board) by more than the profit I actually made. Anyway, the bottom line is that if a player is trading and not paying attention, he can easily reach rank 31+ without noticing.
