How is stealing from a red/grey being a trammie? There are risks to being a red/grey and it sounds like people just want to be red without any risks.
How is stealing from a red/grey without flagging not being a trammie? There are risks to being a thief and it sounds like people just want to steal without any risks.
It's amazing how you could type up those two lines and think you nailed it. People irrationally cling to the familiar.
When you go grey/red with the intent to get involved with more pvp, that is a sacrifice you must make. You have to balance the good with the bad.
Here's a helpful tip when attempting to formulate an argument: if what you said could be applied to just about any topic no matter how ridiculous it might be, you've failed.
What if reds and grays couldn't recall for ten minutes after being engaged in combat? "That's a sacrifice you must make. Gotta balance the good with the bad."
What if reds suffered permanent stat loss when dying? "Just a sacrifice they've gotta make."
What if all attacks performed by reds dealt less damage than their blue counterparts? "Oops, another sacrifice they've got to make."
There should be no point at which a player can perform a hostile action against another player without the victim of that action being able to retaliate. The current system deters PVP, and for what? So those who are too incompetent to actually kill someone can sit around and molest people who are looking for a fight while incurring no risk to themselves?