iv read ppl debating this in comparison to rl muggings, and all apologies to ur rp, but if u drop the 20$ uv got on the ground and show them an empty wallet they will leave u th <strike>fk</strike> *heck alone, and if ur smart and uv got money u will put it in an account ur not holding the card for, so even if they ask for ur card and pin u can giv it to them without worrying(thus the point of internet banking), besides whether u actually have any experience with being mugged, only an idiot would do otherwise, not saying any of u are, thats not my intention. if u are playing a character that has no common sense then fine, give all your money to a pirate/mugger(rl or ig).
from an employers pov, they pay for a ship for 1000 employees and if they get back 1/4 of the ship+commodities price per ship run only 3/4 have to get back after 5 runs alive to make even. if there all told when the best times of day to travel are, the best paths, they all stay in radio contact, and keep resonably grouped and armed then that figure is extremely reasonable and only the lucky/ones capable of surviving return, THUS LEAVING THE COMPANY WITH THE ONES THEY WANT TO KEEP(IE TH GOOD ONES):rtfm:
and expressedly rp, yes i like my rp and have paid pirates in one way or another 7/10 times recently, not that iv given them there demands but being honest and giving them 3/4 of all th cash on hand or paying them a % of my take if they'll follow and defend me on my route if i have none on hand. rp is easy if uv got common sense irl. the problem is ppl rping something they know nothing about.
and besides all this remember be exellent to each other irl and in this mod. if u see some theif irl hes probably just hooked in the system needing another fix, the govt. is to blame not the person selling it, if it werent illegal the prices would be lower and he wouldnt need to steal so vigorously to stay f*d up, show some pity and be generous.(and have a reason for being a pirate in RP)