For what it's worth, a Cutter can haul almost as much cargo and still have a full combat fit (if not much ability for sustained lengths of combat without visiting a station in between). Pre-Engineers, I ran my Type 9 shielded and armed with some success - though it was also pre-hitpoint inflation, so using seeker missiles was actually viable. Still, with Engineering in mind, I could probably set up a Type 9 to be tough enough to deal with anything smaller than an Anaconda or FDL. Given how those pirates tend to also bring PAs, I wouldn't be confident against those ships and would likely still just evade.
Can you please restrict NPC indications for Trade Missions to 1 or 2.
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For what it's worth, a Cutter can haul almost as much cargo and still have a full combat fit (if not much ability for sustained lengths of combat without visiting a station in between). Pre-Engineers, I ran my Type 9 shielded and armed with some success - though it was also pre-hitpoint inflation, so using seeker missiles was actually viable. Still, with Engineering in mind, I could probably set up a Type 9 to be tough enough to deal with anything smaller than an Anaconda or FDL. Given how those pirates tend to also bring PAs, I wouldn't be confident against those ships and would likely still just evade.
What is that even meaning?
Stacking supply/delivery missions is the thing that lead to tons of interdictions and tons of pirates coming after you
Do random trade runs (no mission, simply buy here and sell there) and the interdictions will be rather rare.
IF you cannot deal with it then dont stack missions
Not all the time, I try to mix things up. ATM I'm out exploring and doing exobiology. I like mining occasionally. If there's an interesting CG I do that for most of a week. But now and then I head back to Taygeta and do the deliveries to Electra, topping up credits for a few weeks' carrier fees and filling up G5 material stores from those pirates.
Try contemplating not needing to stack missions in the first place, and you might get closer to comprehending my point.
for me its about focus
I spend a lot of time killing them, all intentional
as I did say, when I am busy doing something else, then I submit and run..doesn't matter if they do their repeat because I usually have more than 5 after me and the time it takes to fight the interdiction for that is too much, by submitting and running it is usually the same one, so twice per system I go to is better than 5.
not to mention that for me, I want them in specific systems in order to get their bounty otherwise it was a waste.
Know that I do the mining missions specifically for the interdictions to get the bounties to support my anarchy faction.
I have done the mini game, and due to its time and the number of interdictors, it is not saving any time to fight when I am not wanting the fight.
for me to get interdicted 30 times in a day is a normal day.
when I am done whatever else I needed to do, then I go hop in my vette or cutter or conda or krait..,etc..and await their arrival.
Focus.
You don't actually "need" to stack missions, the problem you have is you "want" to stack mission to get higher rewards, but don't want to deal with the added danger that comes with stacking missions for higher reward, you want everything for nothing!
I'd rather it was left alone because this is how I gather a significant amount of materials (or should I say 'gathered' given that the 30+ ships I have are complete as they need to be and I've run out of ideas for more).
I use the T10 as a refugee ship, replace the cargo racks with economy cabins, go to a warzone load up with refugees submit to the inevitable interdiction(s) and hey presto Rep and manufactured mats!
Sometimes I stack missions because I know that they disappear after I complete one and return and that is annoying.
Do these missions attract pirates even you you have not mission-related cargo on board?
In the mission system yes.
I wasn't aware about this gameplay feature. How do you trigger it?
99% of my cargo hauling was in Horizons.
- Stacking elite missions with the same destination system would often result in lots of interdictions, and chain interdictions.
- Stacking source and return missions, I would rarely get interdicted at the system I source the stuff from. If it is a system unrelated to the active missions.
- You can stack up to 20 missions. If you stack +10 elite level missions with the same destination system you can count on lots of interdictions. I could imagine a player in a T9 getting easily overwhelmed and frustrated.
I am not aware of any of my ship trade missions ever disappearing.
Edit: I typically track my stacked trade missions on paper to optimize my travelling & pickup/dropoffs. I would have definitely noticed trade missions disappearing.
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LOL at recent mission pirates happened to emerge just when I was already docking at station. Station defenses annihilated them 
Then what's the problem?
Probably chain interdiction. You really cannot escape npc's for good.
No, but if you're "good" at it, it's not a problem.
Annoying? Sometimes. Game breaking? No. Not at all. That's part of the price you pay for being a trader or carrying anything of value. You can also mitigate it a great deal by where you trade and the routes you take.
Frankly, I can't remember the last time I was interdicted on a trade route. It's been weeks at least.
I meant missions I would like to take are disappearing from message board (if not taken right now) and are being refreshed with missions I (usually) not interested in. Not after accepting them.
There is just too many enemies getting in my way of winning!
Another interesting observation is if you are too close to destination port and pirate dropped from SC, you may follow him and even if they left no-fire zone they won't start to attack you. Usually they jump out, but if they are locked by mass (e.g. outpost in a ring) you can easily beat them.LOL at recent mission pirates happened to emerge just when I was already docking at station. Station defenses annihilated them