Police is not helping

[Zynth]

Because flying warships into other houses is a breach of sovereign house space. Imagine if a battleship from America decided to fly into Chinese waters. It's going to cause an uproar. Same logic, no large warships in house space.

I disagree with you about the concept of "It's not about roleplay, it's about gameplay" because in Discovery, roleplay is gameplay.

Anyway, even if you -had- a battleship defending you against a pirate cruiser. The pirate cruiser will just target your ship, instantly blow it up in less than 10 seconds and run away. Escorts don't work well, but they are good for one thing: scouting. Having your escort go ahead of you and warn of potential threats is by far the best way of avoiding piracy.

So yeah. Get a Freelancer, a Merc, or a bounty hunter to help scout out. They cost only about a million or two to hire and they'll keep you from being hit by pirates.

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