A request to pirates

[Dane Summers]

I'm quite certain 0.0 refers to OOC behavior, not in-rp.

I would think a "nice" pirate would ruin my immersion more than a "jerkus"....we're roleplaying bad people who steal from innocent traders.

Being a jerk IS our rp, for the most part.

I find trader rp (which is usually ooc or non-existent) far worse than pirate rp most of the time....90% of them are power traders who don't even speak most of the time, and I take joy in introducing them to vacuum.

Eh, the sad part is you have a very good point - pirates are supposed to be pretty cutthroat. and your right, most traders dont want to be bothered, just want to move their cargo, get their money, and put that money toward more interesting characters (assuming they have any...) - a friend of mine got so bored doing regular runs to grind out money, he used to look forward to pirating just for the interaction.

In times ive run into pirates, ive both been lawful, and semi-unlawful, and rp'd every time. the only bad experience i ever had was being shot in the middle of my rp, because the guy didnt understand who my character was, or what i was trying to do. as a smuggler, most pirates leave me alone, or let me pass, and i pitch them a mil or so anyway. im nice like that.

Here's the crux of the matter - those of us on the other end of the gun, want to feel like were talking to an actual person, an actual character, not a player trying to grind money the wrong way, fulfilling the barest reason for rp-engagement to avoid a sanction.

those players here who play impatient cutthroat pirates just make themselves look like jerkus half-ass rp "2milordai" pirates, which are the majority.

Remember, when you're pirated, you shouldn't feel like you just had a great conversation with someone at a bar, you should feel like a victim. You should feel like someone took something of yours and there is nothing you can do about it.

You should feel vulnerable and violated.

which is fine from a character stand point - but we, as players, come to the game to have fun - as players, we shouldnt feel violated and angry - we come here to have fun. im getting too much of this "hey were pirates, were jerks, thats our rp, deal with it, cry some more, and if you dont like it, leave." which, from what i gather from Cannon and others, isnt the type of gaming environment they want to promote.

*shrug* but ive only been here a short time - and ive had few truly bad experiences with pirates - the ones that charge a mil or so, i pay - the ones that get uppity, charge all my cargo or outrageous amounts, i tell to piss off, because i know ill respawn at the base i picked my cargo up, not out that much money. if their gonna be jerks, i dont see why i gotta be nice and "roleplay" being afraid\cowardly\dead.

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