1. NO GOOD WAY OUT
I understand your point about bullying – can definitely feel
like that and I believe it does exist a lot in the online gaming community.
Your options really are to accept you are indeed online – and that comes with
the good and bad. To Pirate demands – pay up or die. To Fat cops – drop your
cargo, pay up and probably die as well. Learn from your experience – note the
clans etc.
Pirates normally have an “X” in their name somewhere – cop clans
– their ships usually have a larger cockpit space so they can get their fat
behinds into the captain’s chair – smell of jam and coffee.
If you run – do not switch – your opponents should not be
doing that – if you escape and they end up docking and loading up another
character – it is they who are breaking the rules.
It is no bad thing to pay a fine or a tax – respect others
role play choices.
2. OPTIONS Hire, bounty etc
I agree with you here – normally does not work – until you
build up relationships and trust with a bunch of pilots and clans. Most people
won’t drop what they are doing to help you – unless there is something in it
for them. Promise them lots of fun – maybe some cash?
Note – there are other things to do online apart from making
lots of cash – baddies – whatever their smell – can be avoided – but yes,
switching and jumping around with multiple chars is not right.
3. Switching/ enforcing roleplay on the weak
Yes – true – but normal behaviour for any society. When the
top guns/clans fight each other it can turn out very bad for everyone.
Rules are normally enforced unfairly on the weak by the
strong – that is normal as well in most societies.
In summary it is up to the senior players to strike the right balance and tone on the server - does not always work.
Remember - you have other options - and paying a tax - or - cough - a bribe - is also an option.
If someone is switching around and making your experience online very bad - make a complaint to SP.
If you avoid them in space by using your superior piloting skills and knowledge - they should not be switching around to catch you - that is also roleplaying.
