Sick of ooRP traders

[JonahC]

I think sometimes we forget that pirates and traders actually need each other.
Without traders, there would be no one to pirate. Without pirates, trading would be boring.
Its a mutually beneficial game of cat and mouse we play.

So if a trader doesnt say anything when you pirate them, maybe one of these is the reason.

1. Their english isnt very good.
2. They are a slow typer (this has happened to me, I was in the middle of typing a reply to a pirate, and he started blasting away, I finally got my mesage out, but was half-killed and it was too late to put up a good fight.)
3. They just bought ship, and really dont have any credits to pay with but dont want to explain.
4. They prefer to die with quiet dignity rather than beg for their lives.

So if a trader doesnt act the way you want at least you get the joy of getting a blue message, that is at least some consolation, the blown up trader gets none.

I have a few complaints I would like to make about unreasonable pirates, but in all honesty for every unreasonable pirate encounter I have, I also have encounters with some very professional fun pirates.
Tonight I met a pirate who was actually willing to duel me to see whether or not I paid him. I lost and paid him and was glad for the experience I got from it. It was credits well spent. So I will keep my complaints about unreasonable "give me 15-20 million credits or die pirates to myself."

Well, thats my 2 cents, thanks for letting me express it.

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