+Can PvP piracy be done with integrity and in the true spirit of the game without taking the pleasure of the gaming experience away from other players?
-I like to believe so!
+So what would such a pirate be like?
-The short answer: Me!
-The long answer: first of all let us get one thing perfectly clear. Piracy is not about killing other commanders. It is about player interaction – stealing only a little of players' cargo and adding fun and excitement to the game for all. After all how much excitement would there be in trading if there were no pirates? The NPC pirates do not give that much of a challenge once you get a decent ship.
So here are my golden rules of PvP piracy (that I'd wish all pirates would follow):
Ingame I like to identify myself with a character as Jack Sparrow. The dashing pirate with a quick wit and a large amount of humor. Well maybe I wear a bit less eyeshadow...
So piracy is not about trampling other people into the dust. When I interdict a juicy player T9 I will usually ask for 15-20 tons of their 450 tons cargo (25 if the day has been REALLY quiet!). That way they will still get a decent profit and I will get a little something to feed my family. Often such engagements end up in a nice conversation, but there is of course the occasional pilot who thinks he can outrun me and tries to escape. Sometimes he gets away – at other times my hatchbreaker win. Most important to me is that my piracy is done in the spirit of the game and without being a jerk. There is really no reason to kill other players unless there is no other way.
Piracy has got a bad name in ED because many jerks hide behind the label of piracy to do their griefing killing players for no reason other than their own ego. I belive that PIRACY DONE RIGHT will add to the fun and excitement for BOTH hunter and prey – and I have several people on my friendlist who were some of my former prey as a proof of this.
I would never touch an NPC when I pirate. They offer no challenge and act completely illogical or outright stupid. The real challenge is in pirating players. They offer a real challenge and believe it or not – very many of those I have pirated have later become my friends because they thought the way I did it was “cool” or fun. Many of these guys are positive because I didn't kill them. I am a bit shocked to hear that my colleague pirates would often kill their targets after having taken their cargo. That is just...dumb!
Now the wonderful thing happened, that I actually did find a player group who was not griefers in disguise and not crusaders believing that all pirates are griefers. The Paladin Consortium on Inara. I have joined them in my endeavor to give piracy a better name and have had a lot of support doing so. There is much work to be done because piracy is certainly in bad standing as it is, but I do believe that this can and should be changed!
If you are a commander who believe in doing piracy “the right way”, take a look at the Paladin Consortium. I’d like you in my wing!
Now if people were to ask me, “Have you killed players while doing piracy?” the answer would be yes. Some have died by accidents where we flew into each other, and others I have shot for acting overly offensive in chat or for trying to kill me. I have no morale problems with doing so. Attack a pirate and he will defend himself. I’d just rather not use weapons at all and I'd much rather not kill anyone! If people comply to my requests, I never shoot. If people run, I only take their shields and let the hatchbreaker do the rest. So I would like to stress that for me, killing is the absolutely last resort. That is the way it should be!
Pirates are not killers - Pirates are nice people who also like kittens and baby seals!
If you disagree with me, I'd be most happy to try and convince you otherwise!
-I like to believe so!
+So what would such a pirate be like?
-The short answer: Me!
-The long answer: first of all let us get one thing perfectly clear. Piracy is not about killing other commanders. It is about player interaction – stealing only a little of players' cargo and adding fun and excitement to the game for all. After all how much excitement would there be in trading if there were no pirates? The NPC pirates do not give that much of a challenge once you get a decent ship.
So here are my golden rules of PvP piracy (that I'd wish all pirates would follow):
- Pirates are not killers! We only kill in self-defense or if there is no other way.
- Take no more than you need (feds will come any second – you can’t scoop more than a few handfuls).
- Fighting is bad for business. Words are better than lasers.
- Be polite to your “customers”. After all they are the ones putting butter on your bread.
Ingame I like to identify myself with a character as Jack Sparrow. The dashing pirate with a quick wit and a large amount of humor. Well maybe I wear a bit less eyeshadow...
So piracy is not about trampling other people into the dust. When I interdict a juicy player T9 I will usually ask for 15-20 tons of their 450 tons cargo (25 if the day has been REALLY quiet!). That way they will still get a decent profit and I will get a little something to feed my family. Often such engagements end up in a nice conversation, but there is of course the occasional pilot who thinks he can outrun me and tries to escape. Sometimes he gets away – at other times my hatchbreaker win. Most important to me is that my piracy is done in the spirit of the game and without being a jerk. There is really no reason to kill other players unless there is no other way.
Piracy has got a bad name in ED because many jerks hide behind the label of piracy to do their griefing killing players for no reason other than their own ego. I belive that PIRACY DONE RIGHT will add to the fun and excitement for BOTH hunter and prey – and I have several people on my friendlist who were some of my former prey as a proof of this.
I would never touch an NPC when I pirate. They offer no challenge and act completely illogical or outright stupid. The real challenge is in pirating players. They offer a real challenge and believe it or not – very many of those I have pirated have later become my friends because they thought the way I did it was “cool” or fun. Many of these guys are positive because I didn't kill them. I am a bit shocked to hear that my colleague pirates would often kill their targets after having taken their cargo. That is just...dumb!
Now the wonderful thing happened, that I actually did find a player group who was not griefers in disguise and not crusaders believing that all pirates are griefers. The Paladin Consortium on Inara. I have joined them in my endeavor to give piracy a better name and have had a lot of support doing so. There is much work to be done because piracy is certainly in bad standing as it is, but I do believe that this can and should be changed!
If you are a commander who believe in doing piracy “the right way”, take a look at the Paladin Consortium. I’d like you in my wing!
Now if people were to ask me, “Have you killed players while doing piracy?” the answer would be yes. Some have died by accidents where we flew into each other, and others I have shot for acting overly offensive in chat or for trying to kill me. I have no morale problems with doing so. Attack a pirate and he will defend himself. I’d just rather not use weapons at all and I'd much rather not kill anyone! If people comply to my requests, I never shoot. If people run, I only take their shields and let the hatchbreaker do the rest. So I would like to stress that for me, killing is the absolutely last resort. That is the way it should be!
Pirates are not killers - Pirates are nice people who also like kittens and baby seals!
If you disagree with me, I'd be most happy to try and convince you otherwise!
