Pirates will have a trust factor of Zero.
Trust is relative to:
1. How many trade routes you have.
2. How many successful deliveries you make. (reduce when you lose shipment in an attack).

As trust level increase, your overall market advantage increase allowing you to buy at -1 cost and sell at +1 cost for every XXX trust points.

Trust equation to be determined at a later time.

Interesting - it would work very well with my contract shipping idea,
However do you not think this will make it even harder for new players to get established in the game.

If this were implemented I would suggest the alternate be applied

Terror -

The less ships and routes you have the more battles you win
better chance to beat evade in skirmish
and more gc plundered per attack

Terror would be too close to the piracy tech though. You have many attack technologies but not as much for trade.

PhoenixKnight wrote:Pirates will have a trust factor of Zero.
Trust is relative to:
1. How many trade routes you have.
2. How many successful deliveries you make. (reduce when you lose shipment in an attack).

As trust level increase, your overall market advantage increase allowing you to buy at -1 cost and sell at +1 cost for every XXX trust points.

Trust equation to be determined at a later time.

Getting like the other Merchants I see, ah well... Guess you will be taught a lesson.

-1, it only helps out those with a vast array of Vessels. This is how Da Vinci and such players would own the stage.

PhoenixKnight wrote:Terror would be too close to the piracy tech though. You have many attack technologies but not as much for trade.

Your suggestion has nothing to do with a Tech though, it has to do with game playstyle

If you wish to balance piracy tech, I suggest if should be in the form of a Tech. However we already have
officer contracts, storage contracts and warehouse tycoon so I don't really know if merchants are at that much of a tech disadvantage

John Avery wrote:
Getting like the other Merchants I see, ah well... Guess you will be taught a lesson.

-1, it only helps out those with a vast array of Vessels. This is how Da Vinci and such players would own the stage.

More like attempting to balance technology and features out. It is only a suggestion.

If it makes you happy, my next suggestion will work like ambush.

Same shit, different day.

Oh no, I do not care about the features; merely those that oppose to be peoples masters...They end up betraying them by clearing voodoo off there enemy's.

I stopped attacking people with ships a while ago; so has real 'piracy' stopped.

I see you are still upset about me helping out BMW. I will not apologize for it more than I did. If you want to remain angry that is your choice. If you don't mind, let's keep suggestions to constructive criticism and keep your anger at me to Union of honor or private.

PhoenixKnight wrote:I see you are still upset about me helping out BMW. I will not apologize for it more than I did. If you want to remain angry that is your choice. If you don't mind, let's keep suggestions to constructive criticism and keep your anger at me to Union of honor or private.

Well ok then, what happens next will be your own doing. Regarding your bullshit about 'attacks' in Suggestions, I think not. Pirates get attacked with negative comments on the forums all the time.

Fine! Fine! I withdraw my objection. Do as you please!