The Economy of Loss

[Dratai]

Now, I get where you're coming frim with this.
Sure it would make a whole lot more people second-guess their current choices, such as mindlessly 2 mill or die pirates. People would be more likely to hire escorts for their transports. traders wouldn't allow themselves to be murdered.

But.
Not everyone can afford that, in-game.
I know I can't.
I know also that being shut out for four hours from the only truly profitable trading route is basically "that's it for today" for me, because by then I usually have something else to do or I'm out doing something I -have- to.

I also know people don't have time towwait for it, every day, and thus just switch character to hang somewhere else.

But the only people this would really serve anything to do to are the people who go online only for PvP, such as the "give 2 mill or die" pirates.
Ergo, they would be forced to roleplay more, but they don't have the patience for that under two usual excuses "you're calling for help, I don't trust you" funny, coming from pirates, really.
The second excuse I see is "I'm a pirate, I pirated you successfully like this".
And honestly, they're not wrong.

But those are perhaps the only people it would do anything to.
Pirates would be afraid to pirate.
Traders would be afraid to trade.
Everyone else would be having a fun time doing other things...
Or killing pirates/traders because "lolpenalty"

As good of an idea this is, roleplay-wise.
Balance-wise, it is not.