Pirates in penn

[Dusty Lens]

If that is the case, Penn should not exist and people should launch out of Manhattan as always.

Frankly, if you are pirating a Starflea, regardless of level, you are ridiculous. (Do you expect to gain more money? Or are you doing it for the RP? Either way, it makes little sense.)

Pirating a starflea makes little sense regardless of the system.

Penn is newbie friendly. It is not a "newbie" system and should not be mistaken as such.

The NPCs are extremely mild, it's out of the way and there is a large pocket of resources right behind Erie to grind some starting credits. This all equals up to being a nice place to get your feet wet.

It's also a system through which several trade runs go, both lawful and unlawful. As such it also enjoys all of the qualities of being a fully enabled system the same as any other. As such it falls under no special restrictions.

In other words, let's consider the pros of it being the starter system without resorting to dramatics and hand waving. California and Penn (due to the jumpholes) are Outcast Gunboat pirate havens. Not much to do about that aside from killing the pukes whenever they show their faces.