While I'm not used to piracy except the already Xeno 'all or nothing' one, I'll try to make it as interesting as possible. For both sides. Sometimes I ask for bots/bats, sometimes I'm trying to force him/her to buy the scrap metal in my hold (for a reasonable 1500 credits/unit).
However, it all depends on the trader that you meet. The usual 99% just keep hitting the pedal and run. And in this case, I'm glad that my CSF's energy core is quite a big one.
As I already mentioned in another thread, my demands always depend on the RP-skills of my opponent. The better the RP seems to me, the lower are the taxes/demands w/e. Basically I ask for 500k-3mill. So ye, it's completely not as in reality, but I like being a talkative, generous pirate.
' Wrote:Likewise, there are traders out there who look at how much their cargo cost and, if it's a lot cheaper than what you're asking (even if there's no hope of escaping), opt for death. What kind of RP is that? Best way to avoid it is to check what they're carrying and make a demand that's close to or cheaper than what their cargo cost. They're more likely to pay up for the smaller amounts.
I once tried to pirate a [*USI*] For 250k. He called in a navy gunboat and several snubs rather than pay.
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' Wrote:Yeah, [*USI*] are quite competent when dealing with pirates from what I've seen. They don't give away money cheaply.
Risking your life for 250k is ridiculously oorp.
Traders bitch and whine about how pirates overcharge, and then they dont even pay when we charge next to nothin.
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A couple of other thoughts I have. One, people have covered. If you're a pirate in say, a Roc bomber, why pirate for cargo? You can only hold about 70 units give or take. Now, if you're a Hacker in said Roc and someone is carrying trade lane parts, I can see said pirate wanting to destroy the product of Ageira. THAT "drop all cargo" demand I can understand!
Lastly, I try to promote good RP in this server and my being pirated by a Unioner some time back is a good example. He stopped me and asked what I thought of Republican shipping. The RP went on, the story of being shafted by that Rheinland corporation. I listened as he spoke. He also got 5 million above and beyond what he asked for.
If you just give me "2 million or die," you'll get just that if you're lucky.
Catch my drift?