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== Piracy ==

=== 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.

* 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>

* 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.

* 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.

* Manifest Scanner (optional, effective only to monitor how many LTDs left in the target's hold, otherwise replace with a Shield Booster)

 

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]].

 

 

New and updated piracy missions were also added to the [[Bulletin Board]]. These changes provided a more open-ended path with more choices for players choosing piracy. Players can now engage in a form of piracy that is reliable, lucrative, and well-paying without having to rely on only attacking other players directly; this also had a secondary effect of lessening the social stigma and impact of the term "pirate." Since it is possible to carry out the activities of a pirate without having to attack other players many are more likely openly admit to pirating, leading to open discussion about the profession between players and helping to further piracy as a career. Piracy has become a more lucrative career choice with the potential for a much larger income less reliant on PvP than it had been previously.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/ships-1-5-beta-update-patch-notes.199470/ Frontier Forums: Ships 1.5 beta update - Patch notes]</ref><ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/ships-beta-1-5-3-incoming.201170/ Frontier Forums: Ships beta 1.5.3 incoming]</ref>

 

== Guides ==

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