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Sometimes the target will not respond in comms, but still do as you demand. You still get what you want and can count it as a success. Some people just don't not know how to use the game's horrible chat system. | Sometimes the target will not respond in comms, but still do as you demand. You still get what you want and can count it as a success. Some people just don't not know how to use the game's horrible chat system. | ||
Pick your targets. Since pirating requires some special modules, the ship has reduced offensive or defensive power. It can't fight equally well as the same ship outfitted for bounty hunting, for example. This means that pirating traders in smaller and slower ships is ideal. You can | Pick your targets. Since pirating requires some special modules, the ship has reduced offensive or defensive power. It can't fight equally well as the same ship outfitted for bounty hunting, for example. This means that pirating traders in smaller and slower ships is ideal. You can stay on their tail, mass-lock them and they can't kill you. | ||
== Playing against pirates == | == Playing against pirates == | ||
Avoiding becoming a victim of piracy and | Avoiding becoming a victim of piracy and maintain ownership of all your cargo is helped by knowing how pirates operate, using defensive techniques, and a bit of luck: | ||
* Avoiding high risk systems. | * Avoiding high risk systems. | ||
* Traveling in [[wing|wings]]. | * Traveling in [[wing|wings]]. | ||