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Drogue's proposal seems to be fine, however I am concerned that the Pirates will probably not accept it. Their strategy so far seems to be to act as Chiron's merchant fleet, gaining techs, EC, and whatnot by acting as a go-between for factions. They will therefore milk it for everything they've got... this advantage can't last for long. This means it is in their interests to keep commlinks from the other factions to themselves. I highly doubt we will get any commlinks from them without having to pay an extraordinary price.
Now, as for their proposed deal...
This was exactly what I was worrying about. They're expecting us to compensate them for everything they've had to do to get to the position they are in. I'm surprised they didn't ask us for money to pay off the loss of some gunship they lost in their exploration while trying to find the Angels, thus getting the trade set up. They are making it seem as though everything they are doing (especially in research) is for our sake, and that we should thus compensate them for it.
In further negotiations with them, (tactfully, of course) remind them of the fact that we are not responsible for actions taken by their (incompetent) probe foils, unless they're undertaking a mission we specifically request them to take. Our pact was founded on openness in tech trading, and they are now trying to back out of it. They've probably just forgotten, it's understandable, so continue to remind them of the text of our pact. Quote it to them if necessary, and send it to every member of PEACE.
Something tells me we're going to have to go through something like this with every proposed tech. I suggest that our best strategy to level the playing field is to get other factions' commlinks. We can't count on PEACE to give them to us, and it will probably be difficult getting Doc: Flex... they'll think of it as hostile. Our best strategy, therefore, is to get that Unity Chopper. Don't let PEACE know we have it, and let's go exploring.
Now, as for their proposed deal...
This was exactly what I was worrying about. They're expecting us to compensate them for everything they've had to do to get to the position they are in. I'm surprised they didn't ask us for money to pay off the loss of some gunship they lost in their exploration while trying to find the Angels, thus getting the trade set up. They are making it seem as though everything they are doing (especially in research) is for our sake, and that we should thus compensate them for it.
In further negotiations with them, (tactfully, of course) remind them of the fact that we are not responsible for actions taken by their (incompetent) probe foils, unless they're undertaking a mission we specifically request them to take. Our pact was founded on openness in tech trading, and they are now trying to back out of it. They've probably just forgotten, it's understandable, so continue to remind them of the text of our pact. Quote it to them if necessary, and send it to every member of PEACE.
Something tells me we're going to have to go through something like this with every proposed tech. I suggest that our best strategy to level the playing field is to get other factions' commlinks. We can't count on PEACE to give them to us, and it will probably be difficult getting Doc: Flex... they'll think of it as hostile. Our best strategy, therefore, is to get that Unity Chopper. Don't let PEACE know we have it, and let's go exploring.
We want Doc Flex though. If they're going to milk us, let's get an impact foil and see how much we can milk them 
) and to try to convey our disapointment at their actions and diplomacy.
Indeed. That doesn't sound good. But there's not much we can do about it. It would cost enormous amounts of minerals to probe defend all our sea bases. I doubt we can afford it in this stage of the game. 
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