Ryoko Hunter
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Posted - 2006.07.27 16:13:00 -
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 Originally by: jjinn
Corporate Theft is one of those things that really irritates and ****es of alot of people, especially people who only have the guts to do it using Alts, so as to benefit their main character without the risks of being vapourised everytime they leave station.
Now, don't get me wrong or anything - I do not condone corp theft in the least - but I'm one of those people who often play the devil's advocate.
That being said, you do realize that it's this attitude highlighted above that creates the alt theives in the first place? Theives work for profit, and it is almost entirely unprofitable to use their main, because people will run to the forums and plaster their name everywhere. Even in real life, conartists do not use their actual name and identity, they use false ones. Consider the alts to be the futuristic versions of alternate identities with really good facial surgery.
If people want braver corp thieves, then people must stop immediatly trying to tell everyone within your reach (which, given that this game is entirely online, is quite a few people) about them.
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However much under rated is the use of the Corporate thief as a weapon in times of war, or as an act of terrorism post war. Particually if you can do it with a bit of panache and style, maybe like having a transport from the corp your avenging dock and then you rob the place - trade it to the corp and then announce your 'action' and why, before fleeing the base (and acting as a decoy for the loot heavy transport to get away).
Especially if maybe you offer to sell it all back, or steal very specific objects, and then ransom it back.
Now thats classy. Just robbing Corps for the sake of it, is like Pirates who laiden down with warp stabs and snipe from 90km - wheres the thrill and the fun in that, especially if you run the moment anyone looks like getting close.
Now, maritime corp-theft is a good idea, if a little underhanded, but terroristic corp-theft makes me think of using corp theft against a novice corp for extortion (who else would be "terrorized"?). That might be profitable, but that's a crappy way to make isk. Even as a pirate, I don't extort newbs (hell I don't even ransom them... granted that's because they can't afford a decent ransom).
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Thrills and spills, ladies and gentlemen. Anyone can be dull, but being a swashbuckling pirate with swagger or a Raffles the Gentleman Corp Thief, raises one above the level of mearly being a criminal into the heights of Legends.
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Roleplaying. Who wants to be a common theif in their imagination when they can be the most daring one that ever lived.
Just a side note: every time I see a cliche'd D&D/roleplaying party, I always see a theif class. 
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