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Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - Exsiled_one - 12-11-2009
Change the route. I mean seriously, it's like all the bad things in sirius happen only to you. I never encountered so much issues.
But I did manage to run into an great situation today.
I stopped a bumblebee 15k from Narita full of ore.
I told him to cut down his engines and obey, and that if he calls for help, he'll die. He said nothing and I left him at 1% hull.
Then i asked him to stop again and he did. His buddy in another bumblebee was empty and came near him.
The guy with ore said he is new and he needs a moment before he drops third of his ore.
I kept my close eye on his radar, because I knew what will happen next.
He traded the ore to his friend. Then they both died.
And next time I see them, I'll probably ask for their whole cargo. Forever.
Its a neat way to make new friends
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - mnbnbf - 12-11-2009
I haven't pirated anyone for more than 1 million, even 5k cargos full of silver. AND THEY STILL COMPLAIN. AND TRY TO GET THE PRICE LOWERED.
Next 5k transport that complains about my prices will find that my fines have increased. Just a general warning. ;)
Also, I find it funny when miners see me coming and just cruise straight up so they don't have to pay. If they just paid me the 1 million once, it would probably save them money since they don't have to waste time flying back from 150k above the plane. It's not like I don't stick around the minefield waiting for them.
Also, the most I've ever BEEN pirated for was 2 million. I only have a 3k cargo though, so maybe that's why.
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - Tenacity - 12-11-2009
As far as I'm concerned, unless the pirate belongs to a terrorist faction, demanding any more than 2 million credits is absurd. Trade routes are not nearly as profitable as they used to be, and in most cases the pirate is taking most, if not all, of the profit that the trader would make with his cargo.
For terrorist type factions like the xenos, you dont care about money, you have an ulterior motive, and thus you want to stop that trader from making any money, through the demand and destruction of all cargo. However, there are few factions which deserve that right.
The problem I see nowdays is that pirates want to make as much money as traders or miners, without doing any of the work. That attitude needs to be done away with.
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - Exsiled_one - 12-11-2009
5k ore = at least 25mil profit
1000vip = at least 10mil profit
5000 gold = at least 12mil profit
not that I take 5mil, but don't you still make profit if i do, if those are commodities?
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - Boss - 12-11-2009
I've yet to pirate someone for more than one million.
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - Exsiled_one - 12-11-2009
i pirated about 3k ore today in 30minutes, and 1500 optical chips.
33mil roughly and I'm not ashamed at all
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - Mounteblanc - 12-11-2009
I've only met one 2milordai pirate. I undocked from Leeds on my Planetform| percheron, and a Gaian gunboat dropped out of the lane, demanded two million, and started shooting.
I absolutely love Battleship Derby. It killed him within three seconds.
That aside, if you demand something over five million from a non-ore transport, you're doin' eet wrong.
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - Baltar - 12-11-2009
Be real man ... give another option for the $$$ demands. MY pirate generally demands on 500k ... but increases the demand when I get a lulwhut trader.
As for cargo ... NPC's ask for 100% ... why ask for less?
EDIT: Unless you know of a way to change the amount of cargo the NPC's demand.
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - mnbnbf - 12-11-2009
' Wrote:As for cargo ... NPC's ask for 100% ... why ask for less?
Rule 0.0?
I know I would be uber-pissed if I was doing my trading run and a pirate made me drop all my cargo.
Average pirate demand amount? Noticing a pattern here... - discola16 - 12-11-2009
I had all my cargo pirated in my 3000 cargo transport, I was very sad, as i was one trade-lane away from selling it.
So around 6 million credits worth. That is the only time i have been cargo pirated. I usually try to talk my way out of it, or talk them down but I don't try to run.
Usually though the pirates are reasonable, between 1 and 3 mil