Pointless piracy...

[Doc Holliday]

For all you traders saying your ships are defenseless, or dont have enough firepower, ask yourself one question... are you flying a 5000 unit transport? If the answer is yes, then you have answered your question. The 5000 unit transports are sitting ducks, and they are supposed to be.... you give up defense for all that cargo space. I have three trade ships, 2 BW trans and a Big Dragon, I can handle most lone opponents, whether is be taking on a bomber or fighter, or getting away from a GB. I give up cargo space for defense, thats the trade off that I make. I also have 2 Raba's and a Ptrans that I use for cargo piracy, so I know it doesnt take a bomber or gb to take down a transport. Balance your risk and reward when picking a ship to trade in, I advise against the Super Transports.

Well said, Zelot. There is a reason I don't fly a ZBT and that's it. If you are flying one, you may as well have the IFF of "Pirate me!"

I too fly a BW transport with cap armor. Sure, I'll give a fight in it but I don't last long. With everyone carrying a SNAC nowadays, freight pilots are grossly overmatched 1 v 1 and more often than not, I see many a pirates working in pairs. If you don't believe me, fly through California! Also, many pirates use gunboats.
The best course of action? Escorts! Take a million less and hire some firepower to go with you. If you're in a faction, they usually do. If no escort, some pirates will be reasonable with some RP.

As to the question of credits, it's been covered. Xenos are out to stop foreign shippers....period! One faction is solely built for stopping shipping in and out of Kusari and they do a great job of it. It's not really an issue of money as it is disrupting economy.

As for piracy itself, I see more and more pirates and less and less of everything else. I suppose it doesn't help when Hollywood glorifies pirates.

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