Here is a term that has been around lately with Sea of thieves, you are role playing a “pirate” and it actually gets me when people define pirates and get it mixed and get it twisted.
There is people who both embrace pvp and try to run from it. You the pirate engaging in another ship to sink and claim their “loot”
Reaper Bone’s is a Trading company in Sea of thieves does not mean you are a “pirate” per-se it’s a trading company that encourages piracy, but doesn’t mean you need to pirate. People assume raising this flag means you are automatically looking for trouble, it just puts you on the map knowing your location at all times.
Being a pirate does not mean that you are a Warrior, barbarian, nor viking etc…
Being a pirate is a robber of the sea in short, You come to steal and rob people if you are looking for pvp there is the Arena that is full of people who are looking for pvp fun, but in the sea of thieves you pirate or be pirate or be the one who hunts the pirates (bullies of the server) IE: Lie, Cheat, Steal… or in better wording “Pirate, Mate”
Flameheart “Not Pirates, but cowards” the thing is with this, this is a contradiction or an insult to actual pirates as pirates are cowards as they will use anything they can to run and rob you later.
TL;DR.
Pirate does not mean barbarian, If they have a reaper bone they are a huge target, The higher the emissary to a pirate this means there is a lot of loot. You can’t be certain if they are going to fight or run 9/10 they will run because “they have loot” My suggestion would be not to engage directly instead trap them into a corner and destroy them with thinking + plotting like a real pirate would do.
Winning is Winning, there is no honor amongst thieves, if you want honor go play “For Honor”
Last but not least, You cannot get angry if they run. If they run, do what ever you want to do, but unless you have the wind favor and the ship then proceed other than that don’t waste your time because unless human error takes place 9/10 you just lost the loot that you want from them and you are now playing their game of cat and mouse. With this I would suggest immediately stop and find another way.
I hope this helps with your way of thinking, yarr see you on the sea’s.