Another reason I can't be bothered pirating anymore, along with:
1) There are not enough traders.
2) Silent traders that break the rules and reenter system with the same cargo, or if you killed them in NY, buy more and take a different route.
3) Traders that drop their cargo and shoot it, after you've told them to drop 50%.
4) Miners that fly 700K to escape, silently
5) Miners that die, then fly back to the mining spot to mine more, ignoring the rules.
6) A train can thrust 20K to 30K and dock, with a bomber on its tail.
7) If you're pirating at a gate, trader ignores you completely, takes gate, lanes are so close to the gate, they take the lane and get away.
8) Pirate NPCs buzzing around the lanes, taking them down every 30 seconds, again increasing the chances of this bug.
9) Too much server lag, sometimes a target will magically appear 2K away while fleeing, then take a lane, or due to lag, I can't take a lane down.
10) The incredibly complex and creative roleplay from the Navy/Police players.
And more... but I can't be bothered.
Most of the time, if I'm in a HEAVY BOMBER, the trader either pays, or doesn't pay, I damage their ship a bit, but unless they're an inexperienced pilot, they nearly always make it to a station.Some suggestions:
Remove the ability to fit standard armor to a transport, if the trader wants armor, they have to have the disadvantage of less cargo space, fitting a snub armor that takes up 20 and gives 2.5x to a transport is ridiculous anyway. Armor upgrades for a transport should be really expensive, and take up a lot of space They should only be able to mount special transport armor, NO CAU8s!
Move the lanes further away from the gates.
Get rid of pirate NPCs near lanes, there are no threat to a trader, and no help to a pirate, merely an annoyance for all.Also, do a server wipe, so everyone needs to trade for a while again.
