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Q: Why do they show up sometimes 3 at once, especially ASFs? 

A: The pirate system spawns based on the chaos theory. No real regulation

   by code restricts the amount of pirates from a system, nor counts the

   sizes of the ships to see what is `fair` and what isn't. It randomly

   assigns pirates to systems, and the law of averages keeps the 

   distribution of them fairly equal. 

 

Q: What if a pirate comes to orbit the planet I am on and won't leave?

A: Each pirate has a self destruct timer for 3 minutes from it's time

   of creation onwards. Just wait it out, if you can't call for help.

 

Q: Finally, how long until the pirates are gone once and for all? 

A: A mob ship system is being made by Orion, and once that is in place

   for the timeline advancement the pirates will be disabled. For this

   timeline, however, everyone needs to cope with it and learn from it.

 

 

 Consider pirates a way to learn how to fly a ship, so that when you 

 end up fighting real ships you'll know what you're doing, somewhat. 

 

Bitching about pirates to try to get them removed won't work, either. 

 

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