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| suggestedupgrades = [[Hatch Breaker Drone]]; [[Manifest Scanner]]; [[Frame Shift Drive Interdictor|FSD Interdictor]]; [[Cargo Rack]]s; [[Collector Drone]]; [[Frame Shift Wake Scanner]] | | suggestedupgrades = [[Hatch Breaker Drone]]; [[Manifest Scanner]]; [[Frame Shift Drive Interdictor|FSD Interdictor]]; [[Cargo Rack]]s; [[Collector Drone]]; [[Frame Shift Wake Scanner]] | ||
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'''Piracy''' is a [[career]] that | '''Piracy''' is a [[career]] that is centered around [[Crime & Punishment|plundering]] [[goods]] and [[commodities]] from other [[ships]] and then [[Trader|selling]] them for profit. The stolen commodities can be sold on a [[Black Market]] which overlaps with [[Smuggler|smuggling]]. Pirates leverage their superior firepower into quick financial rewards by intimidating [[Trader|traders]] and [[miner]]s to acquire their cargo in exchange for allowing them to leave alive. Traders and miners often forego weapons and defences for the sake of cargo space or mining tools. However, many pirates also [[Combat|destroy]] their victims while robbing them, either in self-defence or out of malice. This draws the attention of [[System Authority Vessel|local security forces]] and [[bounty hunter]]s. A pirate is successful when they make more [[credits]] than they spend on maintaining and upgrading their ship. Pirates also go [[On Foot|on foot]] to loot valuable [[goods]] and [[assets]] at [[Settlement|settlements]]. Pirates are criminals so they make excursions to lawful [[Star system|systems]] while living in anarchy systems. Pirates earn [[combat]] ranks by attacking and destroying other ships. | ||
You can fire [[Limpet Controller/Hatch Breaker|hatch-breaker limpets]] at un-shielded targets. These will open the [[Cargo Hatch|cargo hatch]] to extract [[Cargo Canister|cargo canisters]]. Alternatively, once the shields are off a pirate can manually shoot the cargo hatch to damage it and get the cargo. This method requires more skill. | |||
== Piracy == | == Piracy == | ||
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=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
* Piracy in Anarchy systems solves the problem of 1) Getting a bounty for destruction, and 2) Heavy fines if stolen goods are scanned in cargo holds. | * Piracy in Anarchy systems solves the problem of 1) Getting a bounty for destruction, and 2) Heavy fines if stolen goods are scanned in cargo holds. | ||
* Only visit high, medium, low security systems for piracy excursions, then return to Anarchy to offload goods. | * Only visit high, medium, low security [[Star system|systems]] for piracy excursions, then return to Anarchy to offload goods. | ||
* You can be the scourge of multiple systems and just change ship and go back to trading when you get bored. This makes piracy viable as a career. | * You can be the scourge of multiple systems and just change ship and go back to trading when you get bored. This makes piracy viable as a career. | ||
* Most pirates play other careers as well. They just look for the opportunity of additional income and excitement.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/why-anyone-want-to-be-a-pirate-in-elite-universe.456085/ Frontier Forums: Why anyone want to be a pirate in Elite universe?]</ref> | * Most pirates play other careers as well. They just look for the opportunity of additional income and excitement.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/why-anyone-want-to-be-a-pirate-in-elite-universe.456085/ Frontier Forums: Why anyone want to be a pirate in Elite universe?]</ref> | ||
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* Make good use of the downtime between their demands and opening fire to lineup towards a system to escape to if need be, especially if mass locked. You can also try to get your ship positioned away from their firing line so they take longer before getting any damage done. | * Make good use of the downtime between their demands and opening fire to lineup towards a system to escape to if need be, especially if mass locked. You can also try to get your ship positioned away from their firing line so they take longer before getting any damage done. | ||
* Non-assassin pirates will despawn once you jump systems, use this to clear particularly problematic ones. | * Non-assassin pirates will despawn once you jump systems, use this to clear particularly problematic ones. | ||
* Beware that all pirates scale to your combat rank ''not'' your trader rank; higher ranks will inadvertently make trading much harder. | * Beware that all pirates scale to your [[combat]] rank ''not'' your trader rank; higher ranks will inadvertently make trading much harder. | ||
* Pirates will also scale to your ship; sacrificing cargo by flying a strong combat ship is ill-advised for this reason. Making use of [[engineers]] and powerful equipment on a normally weak trader ship will be far more effective for defence. | * Pirates will also scale to your ship; sacrificing cargo by flying a strong combat ship is ill-advised for this reason. Making use of [[engineers]] and powerful equipment on a normally weak trader ship will be far more effective for defence. | ||
* Pirates will always follow you to anywhere you leave supercruise, even highly secure areas like stations. You can use this to get them into areas with plenty of security around like Nav Beacons or mining sites. | * Pirates will always follow you to anywhere you leave supercruise, even highly secure areas like stations. You can use this to get them into areas with plenty of security around like Nav Beacons or mining sites. | ||
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* Manifest Scanner (optional, effective only to monitor how many LTDs left in the target's hold, otherwise replace with a Shield Booster) | * Manifest Scanner (optional, effective only to monitor how many LTDs left in the target's hold, otherwise replace with a Shield Booster) | ||
==Looting | ==Looting settlements== | ||
Pirates who [[On Foot|disembark]] from their ships can loot [[Settlement]]s. The [[Maverick Suit]] is ideal for this task as its [[Arc Cutter]] can be used to cut open metal panels and maglocks to access [[Goods]] and [[Assets]]. | Pirates who [[On Foot|disembark]] from their ships can loot [[Settlement]]s. The [[Maverick Suit]] is ideal for this task as its [[Arc Cutter]] can be used to cut open metal panels and maglocks to access [[Goods]] and [[Assets]]. | ||
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New Crime System- "Law & Disorder" (Elite Dangerous) | New Crime System- "Law & Disorder" (Elite Dangerous) | ||
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== See also == | |||
* [[Bounty Hunter]] | |||
* [[Crime & Punishment]] | |||
== Guides == | == Guides == | ||
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[[Category:Careers]] | [[Category:Careers]] | ||
[[Category:Guides]] | [[Category:Guides]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | |||