Hmm, I think it is silly to define a character by the ship he is in.
A pirate with a pirate ID is not a trader, no matter what ship he is in, IMO. He's certainly not formed up with a gunboat, downing trade lanes, and demanding cargo all under the guise of "trade."
OTOH a guy with a pirate ID, minding his own business, hauling a load of berry toward The Ring is clearly engaged in lawful trade and heck, might even be pirated.
And if someone in any ship, using trader ID of any sort, attempts piracy, well.. there's a rule about that.
I do not see the issue, aside from some admin allegedly once saying that
Quote:rule 6.20 is not defined by the trader ID, but instead by the ship being used.
Clearly such interpretation is silly. The combination of actions plus ID is far more telling than the ship being flown, not to mention better RP justification for whether or not to open fire on a ship.
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