(07-11-2023, 09:45 AM)Sally Wrote: Nice way to say you just want to grief transports for the hell of it. I could answer you with your same rhetoric, there's Wild Pawn ID which is the most powerful offensive ID right now, RP a nomad infected pirate/terrorist using that ID if you just want to shoot sitting ducks.
Pirates in Freelancer most of the time (not always) are looking for a quick buck or easy loot even since 1.0, you could get pirated by NPCs and they demanded you drop some cargo, same concept applies to RP in Disco.
I haven't even played a pirate in many years. And this rule is one of the reasons for that. It is just counter-immersive and not fun for a pirate to sit on the lane for 30 minutes just to rob a trader for 2-4 millions which I can make in 1 PvE mission with minimal RP efforts from the traders. Some people say that RP from the transports can be great, I haven't witnessed those. Even one time when a pirate asked the trader to sing a shanty, it was rather cringy. PvP = RP, the more opportunities for PvP, the better, IMHO. Powertraders already dominate the server hours outside of the peak. There are no threats or obstacles for them whatsoever. At least combat pirating can be more enticing for both the pirates and the traders who will actually have to Alt-tab back into the game.