Role play

RP isn't dead, tho I miss the cops coming after me when I'm taxing of smuggling. Most day I log on I manage to have some fun doing my RP job.

It's quite simple:

When I see a trader with cargo I tax them, when I see a fighter with lots of pods I tax them, because those players give me the best chance to get money out of them. If you fly around always in a fighter do not expect to be taxed all that often at least no by me. Why would I, there's no profit there?

I kill cops when they interfere (rarely) and I do not go after them. Again, why would I? I'm a pirate, why would a criminal go look for cops, it's the cop job to hunt pirate. I conduct my business in the shadows not in the light.

As for new player, when they reach lvl 50+ I tax them a small amount (500k usually) and explain to them what are their option (pay, run, fight, call cops, hire a merc)

And for pirates that have trouble getting money out of people, maybe it's time to try RP (Role Play). Just saying tax doesn't make somebody want to give it to you, try to make a little story out of it. And people are much more likely to pay if you catch them with a load of valuable stuff. Why would they pay otherwise? Just killing them over an over wont make them more likely to pay ether.

Well, an idea which I jsut got the time for posting it:

When a cop gets bored for no pirate activity.... he could go to:
Eccentric/Radical Cop: All what's not wearing a police license can be illegal and a reason to engage.

sorry thats a stupid idea ;D

As pirates can do that, and they are very few... then let police do that Who is not police can be corrupt enough to be illegal And so polcie go after pirates jsut for wearing pirate license, the same for smugglers are smuggling is illegal, and mercs as bounty hunting is also illegal

well people hanging out in the Arena a lot these days is also quite a problem (I am usually one of them because what else would I do outside of the Arena when everyone is in there PvPing...)

As long has cop justify their actions within their role play they have lots of options. I'm sure there are lots of pilots flying around with broken taillights, having colisions with other ships, having expired flying icenses, Drunk flying, etc.. You guys have lots of options just use your imagination and try to roleplay a bit.

Ya, if somebody would accept them isntead of telling that the cop is stupid for telling such thing

If you stop trying it will never appen. To have RP you have to be willing to start RP.

Cant be called: Corrupt-Police Man.
The life is hard, Police Mans Wage is low. Thats why, going to chek on the Ships: Brakes, Blinkers, High Beam Headlights, Demmed / Dipped Headlights, Waste Gas / Toxic Emissions. Because a Space-HighWays must to be Safe. And if found some Irregularity, award police Mans Penaltis, called $isius-Credits.

All the time good Flight

do the roleplay instead of discussing about it!!!!

Hello.

Some Players are borred from playing. Know all, or to long playd.. or.. some psycho-crashes

He is borred, go in to Hostile-Clan system, docking there and wait. If Clan members defend system, than he fight and fight.. If you tell him: Leave System, you dont have permission. He answer: NO! And again fight, and fight..
What i mean is, ok, 3 kills.. 5 kills.. but now really, respect RP and Leave!! And if bought Clan-Ship, without permission, than sell.

We need for such Players Prison.
Why:
This player is borred and use "Endless / Eternal" Possibility of Game, to Terror other Players. Ok. No problem. Such player need a little "Cool Down" from Gaming (Play-Pause). Server Police beam him, first time for 24 Hours in to Prison. Next time for 48 Hours in to prison. And.. and..
So can he get to learn better to respect RP. If you want play, than DONT Terror other players!

Please think about my suggestion.

Stealing clan owned ships and invading clan systems contributes heavily to the RP and should not be considered a server banning, temp or perm, offence at all. This adds something to the RP between clans vs clans and clans vs freelancers. Not a good idea IMHO.

It's up to the clan to deal with their system. SP have no business in clan business.

Hmm, player prison ? seen that on, all other mods

but well, if somebody, let's say, me, go and dock at a hostile clan's system... saying Nephele is hostile, I dock there, and kill every UR who's defending, they call SA allies, and I kill them too... while I die too, then PX are contracted... both sides die, or I contract them, or call other CFPD, for a day, two... endless ?

Vor's idea has some point... but that don't usually happen. Yet.

Quote from Vor

... He is borred, go in to Hostile-Clan system, docking there and wait. If Clan members defend system, than he fight and fight.. If you tell him: Leave System, you dont have permission. He answer: NO! And again fight, and fight..
What i mean is, ok, 3 kills.. 5 kills.. but now really, respect RP and Leave!! And if bought Clan-Ship, without permission, than sell. ...

... this sounds good for discussion. Bcos solution that you will need kill some too often that he bankrupt or need leave because RL is . ...Or all here think that is normal that you need spend hours with pawning some stubborn player only bcos he lost his mind? ... Maybe it can be solved with little rules updating or ... after 10? (100? ) kills ignore such player? ... only thinking about this.

... as I one time saw that in one home clan system was unwanted "visitor" killed many times for cca 1 hour until he bankrupted and was send to NY.
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Mike: if this did some really experienced player as you are ...then he really need take some vacation from playing

@Forlon, yes as making 10 kills on the stubborn player may take a while xD in that situation.

I would think most clans are roleplaying already, and that it is up to them (us) if they
feel that is not enough, by enforcing or creating some of their own rules (that would show
good examples to others).

Recalling my own experience when starting MP, I was unsure at first what license to pick up
as I did not really know what it really implied in terms of roleplay (for instance, what is exactely
the role of a smuggler, and what kind of relationship you are supposed to have with different RP
styles)... I have learned about that reading the boards, and it takes some time to really figure out
what you want to use as RP...
Those days we have many newcomers, and it seems normal to me to give all the new freelancers
some time to let them choose their own path.... But we have to provide the information they need.

Now about the pirate/tax problem, I think the problem is simple - but the solution is not - as it comes
from people's nature.
It is sad to say but people do not like to be interrupted in their little "business"... They spend hours doing
trading, but if someone dares challenging the "trader" by taxing or even killing,first they will be pissed off
because they have lost 10 minutes worth of trading (now this is a really sadreaction to me), and second
they tend take the attack personally hence starting a "flaming war".

People need to understand this is an online MP game... whatever you choose to do implies risks...
whatever license you choose implies running into player ennemies (might as well remain in SP if not
liking it)... and more than that you need to stop thinking your day is screwed because you lost some
damn money in a squirmish that puts you late on your master plan schedule to be level100!
There are so many other more interesting things to do... It is up to your imagination as some other
people already mentioned...
Also... About running into troubles and facing them instead of bragging and flaming around... some
people call it... life!

Note: those problems never occur in Arena when a pirate kills a cop or vice versa... So I naturally
think it is just a problem related with money (and greed?)

This ends my presentation, thank you