Pirating as a primary source of income?

[cmfalconer]

group piracy.... 1 BIG transport... 1 anti-fighter gunboat and a bomber.....

Go to Tau 23/29/37..... Pirate IMG/CR mining ships.... sell noibium yourself.... or stay 1 system from the selling point and blast them to bits... make sure the trader is a merc so he can land on the base (given his rep allows it)

You, sir, are a jerk, and in my opinion close to violating 0.0. I'll make sure to keep an eye out for you.

*snip [lots of good ideas] snip*

That's why you got rich quick, without many of the nasty consequences. you gained a reputation for fair piracy (if that's possible) and those you pirated left enjoying the game still. Kudos to you.

I feel the Grand Cooperative Mining Experiment has caused a huge inflationary tendency in piracy across the board. It was the "it" way to make gobs of money quickly, or so it was thought. Now, when I am trading standard fair (Boron, Engines, Optical Chips, etc), I can expect to be asked to drop 5-10m credits or anywhere from 50% - 80% of my cargo.

Leaves the trader feeling pretty low about the whole affair. All so the pirate can make the quick credit. I've a couple of pirate characters myself, and even in my bloodhound I tend to get paid more than not, because I ask for small amounts. 100k to 500k. It's a pittance, but when you get 10 traders, all willing to pay you, you've got your 3-4 million for the day, and you don't have to spend the money on new ammo because you didn't have to expend any. I'd also like to think that both parties went on their way happy; I because I was paid and the "victim" because they don't feel nearly as low by being the victim.

$.02

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