Pirate a Pirate?

[Tortured_Soul]

I'd argue depending on the wording of the contract.

If it's a defence contract you could argue that you have to wait for offensive action to be taken against your charge before engaging.

Or, if it's a safe passage contract, you could take pre-emptive defensive action if a perceived threat comes within ~5K of the transport.

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Initial Biography ; Running Story

[Eppy]

...back on topic... Is it kosher to demand preotection money from a pirate?

And methinks you can vaporize them the second they come into range, though it might be polite to wait until they have declared hostile intent.

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Quick comment - we thought that Panzer was the Leader, Swift. -Agmen

Which Dreadnought was that?

One of your nine.

[Victor]

No, of course. I'll warn him to back-off, and then fire when he becomes hostile...

except with the Xenos...

I hate the Xenos...

... but they're not suppose to pirate anyway, soooo I'll squel with joy while the killing commence !! :D

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[Kira1997]

But, they may extort:)

[Victor]

All the more reason to kill them then !!:yahoo:

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[MrSns]

So Epyon the Bored you are saying that you are like the Mafia? Charging protection to pirates, but what is the Protection, lol is it so that u and your friends with there massive guns come down on this poor inasent pirate trying to scrape a bit of money of the botum of your cargo hold to feed his 10 kids and 4 wifes:P:P

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Darkness is a friend, an ally. Darkness allows us to understand others, to see what they value when they believe no one else is looking. It allows us to be honest with ourselves, to express those values that we would disavow in the light. The light blinds us. It is only in the dark that we see clearly, and there is a great dark hidden among these worlds

[Archelon]

Wah! Pirates won't pay for protection. You'll have to kill us on the spot. Heck - we get fired on by anybody and everybody - we're used to it. Bottom line is you want your cake and eat it too. Sorry dude - you'll need to follow your RP. If you ain't a pirate, you can't pirate. All there is to it. Now - if you have a pirate problem, make a phone call to the nearest military, police, bounty hunter, etc. That's what their job is. Or hire yourself an escort.

I'm gettin sick of you traders buildin up stockpiles of cash and then whining about a pirate asking for a handout. Heck - one payment to a pirate is like 1% of your daily income. Meanwhile we're tryin to keep from starving. You rich bastages. I think I'll just add you to my KoS list. Way too many of you traders are buyin the big armored ships and claimin to be innocent. I gotta take out loans to upgrade. Then I gotta make ends meet best I can. Go cry someone else a river will ya and get back into character.

[Doom]

I'm gettin sick of you traders buildin up stockpiles of cash and then whining about a pirate asking for a handout. Heck - one payment to a pirate is like 1% of your daily income. Meanwhile we're tryin to keep from starving. You rich bastages. I think I'll just add you to my KoS list. Way too many of you traders are buyin the big armored ships and claimin to be innocent. I gotta take out loans to upgrade. Then I gotta make ends meet best I can. Go cry someone else a river will ya and get back into character.

your totally right...

pay, try to run, try to fight, hire escorts....u have choices....just don't cry...

[Fellow Hoodlum]

I hope you guys are not including the [IND] in your list of whining traders. We RP trading to give the pirates a
chance of a target or two, but then again we also fly escorts ...
As for the rich bastards, I hope we are. Spend so much time trading, hard not to earn a credit or two, not our
fault if the pirates are ineffective. Choose another profession, or just go kill each other ...
Apart from that, Archelon, Doom .. Have to agree with you.

Hoodlum

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Some say he is a proud member of: "The most paranoid group of people in the Community."

[ryoken]

I welcome pirate's to hit my cargo ship.My crew loves to test the 12 upgraded turret's i have mounted,and i give them a bonus for every pirate they kill.:crazy:

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