(02-06-2014, 10:19 AM)Pancakes Wrote: I didn't stop them to extort money. I slowed them down until they hired me as an escort for that system (or the next if I caught them close to jumping point) - something like paying up protection - pay or get bullied.
I didn't do it in empty systems however, only in those that they might actually need an escort. Something like the sorts - pay up and hire me or you'll soon enough be caught by pirates.
Saying that's invalid RP is the same as saying corporate bullying is invalid. It exists, and if you actually bother to roleplay instead of mindlessly power-trading it can be fun too.
I'm not saying it's invalid RP, just that it's piracy and as such, not permitted by the Freelancer ID for balance reasons.
I'm sorry but repeatedly CD'ing a trader and cutting their lanes, while demanding cash for you to "escort" them through the system, IS piracy, whether you name it as such or not.
(02-06-2014, 10:19 AM)Pancakes Wrote: I didn't stop them to extort money. I slowed them down until they hired me as an escort for that system (or the next if I caught them close to jumping point) - something like paying up protection - pay or get bullied.
I didn't do it in empty systems however, only in those that they might actually need an escort. Something like the sorts - pay up and hire me or you'll soon enough be caught by pirates.
Saying that's invalid RP is the same as saying corporate bullying is invalid. It exists, and if you actually bother to roleplay instead of mindlessly power-trading it can be fun too.
I'm not saying it's invalid RP, just that it's piracy and as such, not permitted by the Freelancer ID for balance reasons.
I'm sorry but repeatedly CD'ing a trader and cutting their lanes, while demanding cash for you to "escort" them through the system, IS piracy, whether you name it as such or not.
It's not, piracy involves the threat of violence, what he's doing is blackmail.
(02-06-2014, 10:31 AM)Thargoid Wrote: It's not, piracy involves the threat of violence, what he's doing is blackmail.
Do it to me.
I sanction you for it.
100 %
Let's stop this stupid debate.
You had Admin green in it already.
That's a threat to report over there. And the admin Green was about a whole different matter.
@Krast, it's not piracy, nor am I demanding something over and over again. I am being a bully - it's a different matter. At other times I just yelled the trader's location in system chat, if he refused to hire me as an escort - Is that also considered piracy by you? Mind that I don't go "Hire me or I'll slow you down!" I go "hire me, you can't know what will show up" and if I am not hired, I show them exactly why they should hire an escort.
All you malicious, bored people sneaking around the borders, balancing on the edges of the rules, trying to find another little corner where you can bend a little loose sheet with the aim to piss someone off who just plays the same game as you do... omg. I guess I will never understand it.
P.S: Thank you for telling me what I wrote. Totally came as a surprise.
(02-06-2014, 10:59 AM)Jack_Henderson Wrote: All you malicious, bored people sneaking around the borders, balancing on the edges of the rules, trying to find another little corner where you can bend a little loose sheet with the aim to piss someone off who just plays the same game as you do... omg. I guess I will never understand it.
P.S: Thank you for telling me what I wrote. Totally came as a surprise.
So, instead of actual role play you prefer a Cruiser going 2milordai?
I can arrange that, if you like it so bad.
or you can always go in-game saying "BEGONE EVIL DEMON. BEGONE!"
I heard that DHC managed to summon credits that way.
P.S if you can't handle evil space guys in evil space area - Don't be trader. Quite frankly it's annoying to have traders going all the time "How much?" the moment I CD them or "you can't pirate with FL ID" before I've said a word. Kind of taking the wind out of the sails doesn't it?
(02-06-2014, 11:20 AM)Jack_Henderson Wrote: IDs are there for a reason. Rules are there for a reason.
Pick the right one for your ingame activity.
That's really all I can say.
Yes and I haven't broken any rules or IDs. I didn't find a loophole in them. I played a quasi-lawful, and I did it with a quasi-lawful ID.
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