I think it is time to create a code for pirates, the idea of this game is to test, not to keep people off of it, and piracy causes many n00bs to throw their hands up in disgust and never play the game again. Piracy itself can be eliminated too, as pirates are often taken down after many people come together to stop their lunacy. So for the protection of both piracy and the n00bs I propose a code of ethics be drafted so that piracy can continue unchallenged, and n00b traders can continue to trade, earn money, and become pirates on their own someday!
This code would mean that as long as a pirate follows these rules, they can be allowed to pirate, but if they break any of the codes, it will be met with swift justice:

1)Piracy of Buses is not allowed, it shouldn't hurt to be a n00b
2)Pirating a character more than once is not allowed
3)Pirates must stay in one sector, and declare that as their sector for piracy purposes.
4)Pirates can chose one sector to plunder per day.
5)If a cargo vessel jettisons for a pirate, the pirate cannot destroy the vessel.
6)If the pirate only gets X amount of cargo from the trader, and the trader grabs the rest and escapes while the pirate is dropping off the cargo, the pirate cannot hunt them down and kill them in another sector.(See 3 and 4, if a pirate changes sectors, then piracy becomes a hostile act of the entire nation, not just the acts of a few individuals)
7)If a trader loses both ship and cargo, deal with it and move on. You can seek retribution by trying to kill the pirate, but chances are you will not get your money or your ship back, try to accept that fact.

Punishment should be taken out by either the hurt trader or a policing force of some kind. These policing forces or traders, if and when they encounter the pirate, and force him to retreat or kill him, they cannot continue persecuting that pirate outside of the sector that was declared his domain, unless the pirate starts plundering another sector. If the pirate comes back to "his" sector then the police force can still attack him.

As long as a pirate follows the code, they should not be persecuted, they've found a way to survive the game world, so let them be.

Icarus and Phoenix will never agree to it...but if I decide to get into piracy...I will follow this code.

Please add what you feel might help this code so that piracy and trading can live in harmony and people wont get all pissed off and leave the game.

heh, I tried to follow something like that once, didn't work...


and how are you going to back this up mayhaps?

Like I said, a police force or the begrudged trader will carry out punishment, I wont be carrying out punishment, since I am not a member of a police force.

Parlay!!

Damn to the depths whoever thought of Parlay!

The French, latin based, inventors of mayonase.

I like mayonase

Too bad about the French, obssed with raisens, humilitaed grapes really, lovely signing voice though, unics all of 'em.

its Parley,
means talk in french :)

"A Pirates life for me"
/me sits on an island for 3 days drinking rum...

everyone's blood is a pirates blood
Savvy?

Hmm, I doubt the vast majority of pirates in vendetta have ANY form of honor...

the point of this is.....? WITCHES!!!!

You burned the food, the shade, the RUM!

Yes the rum is gone!

Why is rum gone?

Because it is an evil drink that turns even the most respectable men into complete scandals and 2, that signal is over a thousand feet high. The entire royal navy is out looking for me, do you think there is even the slightest chance they wont see it?"

But why is the rum gone!?

(Mocking voice) It must be awful for you to be stuck out here Jack.
WELL IT BLOODY IS NOW!

(Crests sand dune, sees the HMS Dauntless sitting off shore)

There'll be no living with her after this.

it's a nice thought LordViking, but I dont think it'll work

-outrider

Heh! What will evhun and sf1 say about it? :)

sf1 doesn't like the idea, I hear.

BURN WITCHES!!!!!!

lol Pyroman_Ace

"(British Soldier #1) I said no lies! (British Soldier #2) I think he is telling the truth. (Capn Jack Sparrow) You wouldnt have believed that it was the truth even if he told it to you"

it was like this

BS1: I said no LIES!
BS2: I think he's telling the truth
CJS: Unless he thought that even if he told you the truth he knew you wouldn't beleive it anyways.

CJS: Will you be saving her?
BS2: I cant swim!
CJS: (looks at BS1, BS1 shakes his head)
CJS: Some part of the kings navy you all are.

Tell me you've never been to Singapore.

its:
Some part of the royal navy you are
also my CJS phrase was correct

Yes I know oh I dont know....I thought it was incomplete

/me goes and drinks rum for three days with Keira Knightley

I suggest that any thread that falls behind is left behind....

This isn't role-playing

[locked]