PVP piracy - Destroyed three trader ships over 4t of cargo... help me understand

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GunnerBill

GunnerBill
Eodemos said:
So I was pirating at the Parun CG last night and had 6, or so, customers. My demands were: drop 4t (four!) of cargo. I've stated demands before opening fire (and waited for a response) and then repeatedly while firing at the target. I let players go if they dropped cargo even if they tried to run first (other pirates may not).

But: Some players chose to be destroyed rather than dropping 4t. They are in Open with the chance of piracy and when someone comes along with very reasonable demands they seem to prefer losing their ship over it??

Help me understand.... Why?
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Makes no sense. I enjoy a proper bit of piracy and will always donate even though I know I can get clean away.

You can't use engineer comm's as an excuse but maybe it was one of those gifts to unlock an engineer or mission specific stuff?
 
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StiTch

StiTch
GunnerBill said:
Makes no sense. I enjoy a proper bit of piracy and will always donate even though I know I can get clean away.

You can't use engineer comm's as an excuse but maybe it was one of those gifts to unlock an engineer or mission specific stuff?
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You raise a valid point here (not a Vlad point, thanks autocowrecks) - I typically pirated FOR the engineer commodities, as uninterested in tiny credit increases I thought I would get something usable out of it every now and then. And people DO tend to hold on to these more tightly.

Sylow said:
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Then sorry on that. Also, if you read other postings of me, i think you can see that i try not to be on either side of the fence. I see issues on both sides, but that was just one premium example how things got as bad as they are.
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All good bro, passion for ED is always a good thing in the end. Of course there will be "team sadism", and I won't lie I've made some interesting challenges before, but piracy as a whole would improve considerably for both sides buckling up. Not to mention some care on the pirating mechanics side, but...what part of the game would we NOT choose to improve given the chance?
 
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Globusdiablo

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StiTch said:
If you think you can tell people how to have fun then sorry not sorry, you're a worse person than any ganker. Some of us get enjoyment out of far more than watching our credit counter go up. Hell, exploration can be put down to "repetitive honk/scan/move on for weeks for next to no money". Do you want to waltz into the DD discussions etc. and state "you're all wrong, you can't justify exploration as there's no purpose, stop it now!"?

So to summarise I don't care if you don't find it lacking, different styles for different people. What matters is that I enjoy it.

As for the consensual bit, again, moot discussion. Nothing in Open has to be consensual. Problem with that? Head to the ED site where it states "...or just hunt other CMDRs" as an activity. Piracy is accepted, there is a tool specific to it, and Open is about having a galaxy to play in where NPCs and PCs exist. Not just PvE with a few other CMDRs to ignore.

I would also like to point out that no matter what, comparing someone to a because you don't like their playstyle is frankly both disgusting and the most puerile argument ever. If you can't argue a point, try and have them lynched by using bad associations?

Be ashamed of yourself :) Trolls everywhere...
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I can only agree with StiTch on this. The nature of Open mode is quite clear. And it gives me a(nother) chance to quote myself! Yay!:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...don-t-get-it?p=5004303&viewfull=1#post5004303
 
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DukeIronHand

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I am kind of surprised you are surprised OP.
If someone tried to rob you and steal from you in any game (or real life for that matter) are you just going to roll over like a dead dog and give it up?

But we are in a game. Soooo....
1) They don't want to be stolen from.
2) They don't want to be stolen from and think they can get away.
3) They don't mind being blown up.
4) They don't want to be your content. But their in Open so I guess that negates that notion.

So #'s 1, 2, or 3. Take your pick.
 
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StiTch

StiTch
DukeIronHand said:
1) They don't want to be stolen from.
2) They don't want to be stolen from and think they can get away.
3) They don't mind being blown up.
4) They don't want to be your content. But their in Open so I guess that negates that notion.

So #'s 1, 2, or 3. Take your pick.
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Answer summed up, in a pleasantly succinct manner :)
 
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DukeIronHand

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Globusdiablo said:
So you're saying you would have a go if someone put a gun to your head? I just want to understand what I'm dealing with here.
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*Sigh* x2
No that is not what I was saying. I didn't think I had to "what if" every scenario trying to make a simple analogy.
But if it was you then sure I would go for it.
 

Globusdiablo

Globusdiablo
DukeIronHand said:
*Sigh* x2
No that is not what I was saying. I didn't think I had to "what if" every scenario trying to make a simple analogy.
But if it was you then sure I would go for it.
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*Phew* x1
Your butch mannerism had me concerned there for a minute. You're obviously a very tough guy, and talk the talk very well. I would never dream of going anywhere near you.
 

Jimmysal

Jimmysal
Zannry said:
I've interdicted traders at CGs before and demanded they tell me a joke...it didn't even need to be a good one an two thirds ran or combat logged. Figure that one out.
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I remember you. I think I said "knock knock" then took off in a straight line in my Cobra III at like 450m/s.
 
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