How to deal with SCA

[gizmo6023]

I currently have -5 rep with this faction and attempting to raise my rep by trading with them has done nothing to improve it.
Can you come to any sort of understanding with this faction or do you always have to deal with them destroying your non military ships just for kicks?
There is a harasser in Loomankstrat's legacy that pops miners and drives off without appearing to plunder anything even though the faction description states they will not destroy your property.

[SinisterSlay]

You have to teraform their planet to unlock the rep with them. Won't say more to not give spoilers.

[gizmo6023]

Thank you,
I will quit wasting time trying to play nice then.
Me thinks it is going to be many more hours in game to unlock teraforming so I will just outnumber them in this sector while my miners make money.

[Kackstift]

btw.. SCA is a good way to play "privateer".. because
1. SCA will never get support by police(if not cloaked)
2. SCA reputation is fix.. you can board as many ships you want for really fast cash early on
3...
4. profitsssssssssssss

[Konril]

One interesting thing about all this. Since Scale Plate reputation gets locked at -5 until that endgame task gets done, you can destroy, bully, and capture Scale Plate property all you want without them thinking any worse of you. Go ahead and pirate the pirates.

[gizmo6023]

Arrgh mateys me thinks pirate season is open.
Thank you all for those tips.
Only reason I hadn't started shooting back was not wanting to make a larger mess of the reputation.

[RaideR]

I think you can't attack them in ministry of profit space or taladi, they going to be upset

[gizmo6023]

I hope I can deal with them in Loomankstrat's legacy where I am having the issue with them.

[Konril]

The weird thing with the Teladi and Scale Plate Pirates is that the Teladi Company has a "neutral" relations with the Scale plate. So, nearby Teladi stations might try to report you for "attacking innocents" if you fight the Scale Plate near Teladi Stations, even though the Ministry of Finance police force is officially enemies of the Scale Plate. You can get some reputation loss in this case. But usually it isn't too bad.

Any other faction will actually like you better for fighting the pirates. So in Paranid, Argon, Split, or Boron space, go for it. Just be sure to go in to sensor mode and scan the pirate first to make sure he isn't spoofing his allegiance before going to town on him.