New Player : I want to be a pirate but who to steal from?

[nzguzzi]

Hello,
Game start : Terran Cadet
I am looking to plunder ships, freighters etc to nab a few free haulers etc.
My HQ is in Grand Exchange, I have not built anything.
I have starter ship Osprey and 1 million credits
Is there a preferred race to pick on at the start?

[nzguzzi]

Originally posted by Geist:

No its totaly your free decision who do you want to be friends with and who will be your enemy.

Will it impact on any plots?
I have all DLC

[SpaceToast]

free families, they dont matter much

[nzguzzi]

Originally posted by SpaceToast:

free families, they dont matter much

cheers, where do they hang out?

[BGratz]

Before you start a war make sure you have all blueprints you need from that faction

[blackphoenixx]

Easiest to start with would be Scale Plate Pact.

Nobody cares if you attack them, their reputation is locked so you're not making enemies, their destroyers usually have few marines and you can even find SCA L freighters in systems like Silent Witness XI or Hewa's Twin V (though usually Teladi ones).

[nzguzzi]

Originally posted by blackphoenixx:

Easiest to start with would be Scale Plate Pact.

Nobody cares if you attack them, their reputation is locked so you're not making enemies, their destroyers usually have few marines and you can even find SCA L freighters in systems like Silent Witness XI or Hewa's Twin V (though usually Teladi ones).

nice

[Pathogenic]

The best people to pirate are the pirates. Steal from SCA, your rep is locked at -5 with them, so you can do whatever you want, nobody will care, and as long as you unmask their identity by scanning them, the local police will not care that you are attacking and/or boarding them.

[nzguzzi]

Originally posted by Pathogenic:

The best people to pirate are the pirates. Steal from SCA, your rep is locked at -5 with them, so you can do whatever you want, nobody will care, and as long as you unmask their identity by scanning them, the local police will not care that you are attacking and/or boarding them.

Ive not seen a single one yet.

[Daddy Shark]

Anything with "marauder" or "plunderer" in the name is a pirate in disguise. You have to get close and go into scan mode shift+2, then scan them shift+f to bust them out. Then they'll be revealed for who they really are and you can do whatever.

[Snork]

It's not who to steal from, it's WHERE.

Find an unowned system and do all your stealing there. The penalties for taking ships there will be very small as compared to any owned sector.

A good spot to go to would be Nopileo's Fortune

[Eightball]

Originally posted by BGratz:

Before you start a war make sure you have all blueprints you need from that faction

Things like this are answers that basically say:- No, you can't be a pirate. You have to play for 100 hours and make 500 million first, THEN you can be a pirate.

Really discourages new players who want to play the pirate lifestyle.

[BGratz]

Originally posted by Eightball:

Originally posted by BGratz:

Before you start a war make sure you have all blueprints you need from that faction

Things like this are answers that basically say:- No, you can't be a pirate. You have to play for 100 hours and make 500 million first, THEN you can be a pirate.

Really discourages new players who want to play the pirate lifestyle.

Sorry, but thats the true answer, there is only one way to get Blueprints for ships and equipment.

I can make a savegame the player has allready all Factions on max but nearly nothing else, if there is interest. (savegame would not be marked as "Modefied" no idea if the new starts in 4.1 will solve that anyway)

[blackphoenixx]

You don't need to start a war with a faction just because you steal a few of their ships.
Just sell off some of your loot to them to make up for the rep loss and you'll be fine.

[BGratz]

Originally posted by Geist:

You aim to get all blueprints if you play pirate?

Well specially as pirate i would want the Blueprints to build my own ships

[SpaceToast]

Originally posted by nzguzzi:

Originally posted by SpaceToast:

free families, they dont matter much

cheers, where do they hang out?

top right corner of map, you can also pirate the segaris pioneers with no real downside, u dont need good relations with them after you do the one short questline with them.