28 replies to this topic

[Iron Horse]

I just noticed that no one's asked this to the community yet. (If someone has, I apologize but I didn't see it.)

Pirates were one of the main factions from BTU, and there's been little to no TTing about their exclusion from MWO so far.

I was just curious if it was due to lack of popularity, or some more important concerns by PGI about game design and/or balance. I want to get a snapshot of the community's opinion on this. Thanks for participating!

P.S. If someone wanted to whip up a Pirate faction logo I would definitely not be at all mad at them.

[Cerlin]

I think the main problem would be that there wasnt one pirate faction so it would be kinda tough. I always thought the line between merc and pirate was how well they followed the law. I personally think if some one wants to be a pirate, make a disreputibale merc corp and do it through that. Morality isnt part of the game, so there is only semantic differences between pirates and Mercs in my opinion.

[Vodkavaiator]

Pirates! Pirates for everyone! Yaaaaaarrrrr.

[Azimilia]

I would be a pirate just to attack the Combine for the Fight of the century!

[Solis Obscuri]

Pirates would be fun to have in-game.

Hell, the entire Periphery would be fun - Magistracy of Canopus, Marian Hegemony, Taurian Concordat, St. Ives Compact, Outworlds Alliance et al.

[purehidro]

not me but I want to see them

[Masterofm]

If this game ever wasn't PvP I think it would be awesome to be them or engage them.

[Adrienne Vorton]

you can easily do that...pirates are basically nothing different from mercs, so you can just say "WE ARE PIRATES!" and thats it xD
but i voted yes

[HexxWind]

I think it would be quite interesting so I voted yes, but I've always been about the Wolf.

[Spooky]

Why did you make the poll multiple choice?

[Thorn Hallis]

No thanks, not intrested in running around with Level 1 tech for quite some years.

Edited by Thorn Hallis, 06 June 2012 - 01:46 AM.

[superbob]

I wish I could get a hat and an eye patch for my atlas.

[PirateNixon]

Did you really need to ask?

[ethnic minority]

I would looove to see some sort of Pirate faction mechanic in the game. It can even just be a subset of the mercenary faction mechanics.
Imagine getting in between a four way faction war between the FRR, DCMS and FWL.

Vikings, Ninjas, Knights and Pirates!

[Rodney28021]

I voted NO for pirates. Unpopular, Unorganized, Underfunded, Unneeded.

[Thornix]

If there were pirates in the game their loyalty would be to money, so expect those players to backstab.

Although it would be interesting to have a pirate faction, I wouldn't be one.

Edited by Thornix, 06 June 2012 - 12:26 PM.

[Gladewolf]

Thornix, on 06 June 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:

If there were pirates in the game their loyalty would be to money, so expect those players to backstab.

Although it would be interesting to have a pirate faction, I wouldn't be one.

Downgrading Mercenaries to Pirate would be another great incentive to enforce contract loyalty. After all...combat ethics were really the only thing that separated the 2. There is plenty of lore in which pirates were still hired by houses even.

[-Teiwaz-]

Real pirates do not take contracts. Pirates take what they need to survive, mercenaries work for pay. No self-respecting pirate would take a job. Some mercenaries did reneg on their contract, at that point they would be labeled pirates, no more jobs for them!

[Das Grab]

then have players raid other players games to get things or have them attack in space.

[SP3CTREnyc]

Thornix, on 06 June 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:

If there were pirates in the game their loyalty would be to money

So those players wouldn't receive loyalty points either. Nor would they be eligible to receive missions from factions. They'd exist only in the meta game, it would seem.