Pirate Discussion

[daedalus]

I must ask. Why don't you also attack the house factions? Seems kinda unfair for a pirate faction to go against only the people they want. And yes, they are picking IG because they are our allies. Pirate has a grudge against AW so he takes it out on the allies as we are too big. I ask the other house factions declare them hostile as they have still said they would attack your convoys if out of your space. Again he is trying to side with the greater powers here. But he forgot we have just about as many members as RM. Maybe Phantom should merge with them btw, as they are pretty much the same thing.

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NPC factions do have enemies that they hate above others, so why not player factions? This sounds fine to me, although I'd rather roleplay as if I were part of an npc faction.
What's worse for me, and I think is what you're getting at Dab, is that many characters who are supposedly pirates (quite a lot have appeared recently) are neutral to just about every npc faction, making the game reputation system redundant. Some players want the best of both worlds, playing a pirate but being able to dock at Manhattan - well it doesn't work like that. If you can dock at New Tokyo, Berlin etc, you ain't a pirate.
I said this a while ago and it's still the case - bandersnatch is loved by the bad guys, hated by the good guys, but has *still* not encountered a friendly player chatacter (as showing green on the scanner).
I guess the answer to your question Dab is that there's really little to be gained by attacking House factions. Other than roleplay and enhancing your reputation with the criminals, and making some quick money early on. I think now that Igiss had a good idea increasing the price of bribes. I'd raise them even more, particularly for the Corsairs.

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Role-played characters:
daedalus - Liberty Navy
bandersnatch - Ruthless criminal possessed by a (huge) alien
Shredder - Small-time Kusari pirate, looking to join the Blood Dragons

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