Originally by: Hestia Mar

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Ok picture the scene - the pirate capsuleers is in his ship and makes an announcment to the ships crew..."AARRR you scurvy dogs... we are going to carry out a suicide gank on that hulk over there. We'll get concorded in about 20 seconds, but don't worry, I'll be in my next ship doing it again in a few minutes. Oh, did I mention its a suicide attack...that will be your suicide, not mine, because I have clones. Enjoy the afterlife. Thank You"

As anyone who knows anything about RL pirates would know, they are inherently democratic, though cowardly, institutions; democratic because the crew would vote on what to do (the captain could suggest not order), and get rid of the captain (usually through the combination of a sharp knife and the captains throat) if he didn't do what the crew wanted to do - and cowardly because if there was any real risk they would run away.

EVE pirates often post that risk = reward, but where is the risk for a pirate in Eve? There is none, because he accepts that he is likely to lose his ship, or deliberately loses it.

So how to address that issue in Eve? Simple - implement a 'reputation standing'; the more ships a captain loses (not just pirates, but any player) the harder it becomes to recruit a crew and therefore fly a ship.

I would also like to suggest that a new skill is set up, that of crew training, which could affect offensive, and defensive levels, plus flight skills. The crew training skill could be linked to the chracters' standings so tha that the higher your standings, the quicker a crew trains (which is what would happen in RL).

OK, I'm off to find a tin hat and a trench to hide in...

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Originally by: Kimet Ethonise

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Anyone doubting that frigates have crews should go read the Mission Description for Worlds Collide.

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