Good points, well made. Have a rep.
For me the only issue with OP is that his stated reason is meta not RP. It's splitting hairs frankly, as a case can easily be made for his idea being a valid RP proposition. His issue is with the PLAYERS at Robigo. Frankly there's an argument that OP should be modded, it constitutes negativity towards other players who are playing in a legitimate way.
The heart of the problem is that many of us like our RP but things like Robigo are meta-led mechanics (FDev simply catering for those players who want the big ships NOW, dammit). It's game logic, plain and simple. No, it's not 'fair' as such, but it's a contrivance that encourages those players to keep playing, rather than quitting the game because it takes too long to get rich. Ironically, the problem kinda of sorts itself out - the Robigo runners who are just crazy impatient to get to the big shinies will, once they've got them, then get bored wondering what to do and quit the game anyway. Personally, I grind the creds the hard way - it's why I'm still in a Cobra despite playing since Feb. But raging in RL that some players are getting stuff easily is, as already noted, negativity towards other players and their playstyles.
I think the idea of a faction dedicated to this cause is fine. I'd just prefer is was for RP reasons, not meta/RL reasons. I'd have loved it if OP RP'd it, saying 'Local galactic security is too lax near Robigo. These smugglers must be brought to book.' I could really buy into that. Getting upset with other players? Not so much.
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I'd be tempted to complain about filtering again here, if it weren't for the fact that 'cockwomble' just became my newest favourite word. LOL Repped.
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Direct insults aren't always helpful though.
Unless it's 'cockwomble'.