I read next to no posts here....But I saw, don't try to get me to stop before 10k...
Well I warned a trader in Chugoku from Kyushu, and put so much fear into him, he happily waited to pay the hefty first time fine I charge as a Blood Dragon, for those trading though our territory.
Heh....happened a few times. I couldn't believe someone would actually stop.
What really rocks when you're trading and you give the pirate a nice big chase around the system. And when both of you are flying off the map and they're the only pirate in the system. And you then say "quickly everyone the pirate has been distracted" and 50 trading ships make it through before the pirate can get back. And these trading ships all donate money to you.
That's not the punchline. It's after this when the pirate says he will charge you 20 million the next time he sees you.
Depends on the trader's response whether I RP with them much. I use stop or die as a demand and ussually only charge cargo unless I am really hurting for cash. (To the disappointment to other Pirates I fly with)Because I don't charge much and 90% percent of the time traders run or f1, I am quick to destroy them.
I do pirate empty traders because they are still flying through my territory. If they love life they ussually pay the VERY small amount I charge. The cost of travel without an escort I guess.
Basilisk