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Q: Whats with all the frigging pirates?
A: Pirates were put in place to force clan leaders, members and everyone
in general to pay attention to their planets. For too long the power
for most clans was reserved for friends alone. That sort of mentality
is counter-productive against a growing pbase.

Q: My ship got blown up by a pirate. Can I be restored?
A: Only people who were destroyed by the pirates when they were tractoring
people and then self destructing will get a restore. The rest are just
sad but fair. It's not like there have not been warning. Heed the GNI,
MOTD and other forms of being alerted if you'd like to keep safe.

Q: Fine, pirates are fun and all, but why so many of them?
A: The system is designed to work thusly - A clan decides they want the
revenue from a planet. They move their ships in there, put them in
orbit, set their autopilot routines (+pirate, a new one), and the
ship(s) they put there will guard the system from oncoming
pirates. This also gives citizens (unclanned PCs) the chance to
form an IC political alliegance, and gives some interesting RP with
an IC political alliegance, and gives some interesting RP with
regards to protection of planets where smaller clans have their
base.

Q: Don't you think that all the pirates will drive the newbies away?
A: If some people quit there isn't much to stop them. Those who quit
because of being killed by pirates aren't the type who would
learn how to play. All the veterans know how it's always been: die
a million deaths to learn a million truths. The saying holds true
for pirates.

Q: Alright, what can I do to get away from them in a public shuttle?
A: Try to stick to zones that clans are protecting. The home
system of each major clan are pretty well guarded (if they have
+pirate enabled), so those are a good bet.

It's best, however, to be self reliant. Before launching make
sure your shields are charged at least half way. If you launch
and you see a bunch of ships and your shields are low, an easy
way to get away is to type CALC LOCAL. You want to set a course
away from the planet. If its at 0 0 0, try coursing to 1000 1000 1000.

If you are surrounded by pirates, don't be a hero. Eject quickly and
get on your comlink to ask for help. A barloz can easily make it to
a planet despite a bunch of pirates.

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