Alass.... I am unable to pirate alone....

XCaliber

XCaliber
FD?

I have found pirating to be rather difficult alone. Did you intend on pirating to be done in wings?

I want to do it alone, but if you want wings... please let me know.

Once I pull a ship out of SC, I have to shoot the ships shields to bring them completely down. (I get fined for this) uggh is this necessary? doing this takes time on my own. (no wing...just me).

Once shields are down, I now have to attach a hatch breaker limpet (doing this takes time on my own. (no wing...just me)). Once I attach a HB Limpet, I have to wait for them to be dropped...

Once they are dropped, I can now scoop them up. Collector limpets are pretty fast for this, but wait ! the police arrive and now i got to split and head outta here before the scan me and decide to shoot me down....


I have successfully, got the cargo out of the ship and that ship is now attacking me btw.... and the police arrive and are scanning me and shooting me ...


So all my hard work is sitting there for me to grab and I can't.



I guess pirating (though seemed like a cool idea for me to try) is not for me...alone anyway...maybe in a wing would be better.

But wait...I want to do it alone !!



I guess we can't always get what we want...



I think I am beginning to be frustrated...
Time to go watch a movie and be entertained that way instead.

Too bad... such a great foundation this game has... I want it to work...I really do... but I am not the one calling the shots... merely voicing my opinions...
Never have I ever wanted to do this with a game until now.

I might need to take a break for a while...

what a shame.
 
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CMDR Hagglebeard

CMDR Hagglebeard
Alright, before I give my suggestion, please stop adding "..." at the end of all of your sentences.

Now, you must be flying in a high-security system. Open the system map, hold down both the left and right mouse buttons, and drag away from any astronomical object/station. You will see more info on the screen, including the security level. This wasn't very well planned out, but at least it's there.

Now, I haven't been playing the game simply because piracy is utterly bonkers. I suggest you try a different profession until FD sorts this career out, or stop playing all together.
 

LameoveR

LameoveR
There is another way to get his cargo - shoot his cargo hatch and launch collectors.
BTW, you need a good shield-breaking setup, and with some rails you can break through his shields pretty fast.
And, btw, good pirates only complain about 20 cargo containers limit. Not about "i can't rob this guy".
 

Cat_Astrophe

Cat_Astrophe
OP, you are stopping short by being a simple highwayman. Perhaps you may consider upping the sophistication of your operations?
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Why not look into the local politics and see if you can curry favor with some established group out there who will be ever so happy to pay you to.... Kill, loot, burn, steal, and yes... murder.
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Consider it a promotion to "Professional Thug" status.
 

XCaliber

XCaliber
If there is a way to pirate Solo, I am interested in suggestions.

Granted, I am not very sophisticated. I am however, overwhelmed with all there is to learn. Overwhelmed indeed.

Is the system just guarded more heavily? I Never thought of that, but this does not solve the solo aspect for me. Perhaps I am trying to do too much too fast.

Use different weapons to bring shields down more quickly? I suppose its worth a try. Thanks for the tip.

When I get frustrated, I have a tough time thinking outside the Sandbox.

thanks for the feedback everyone.

One thing is for sure. I have more of an appreciation for those that pirate. This profession is not an easy one and takes great skill.
 

Psycho Romeo

Psycho Romeo
Skill? Maybe. Determination? Absolutely. Pirating things like anacondas might require some friends. But smaller game (T6) would be a lot easier to solo.

I see nothing wrong with something like an anaconda being extremely difficult to rob alone. There's a good 300 million someone put into that ship.
 

Bokugo

B
It shouldn't take too long to bring down shields if you pirate. An alpha strike straight up their tailpipe while they still consider you unthreatening just sitting there ready to take it is what you want to do. Plasma Accelerators or railguns are going to be your best choice for busting shields. A gimballed pulse/multi canon will be enough to break the cargo hatch and make it rain. Then you send out a few collector drones and pray they don't go full . You should be scooping up plenty of stuff this way.
 

Steve72

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How about communicate with player unless you are talking pirating npc.

What ship or weapons are you using. Shields usually go down really quick with size 2 beams or any size 3 lasers
 

Ian Skippy

Ian Skippy
It all comes down to speed. I liberate kumo slaves for antal, same mechanism: shoot shield, open hatch, grab cargo, run. Just grab the fastest hatch braker and make sure you can bring down shields fast. I am guessing the latter is your problem. If so just spend time practicing combat. If that works consider shooting the hatch.
 

XCaliber

XCaliber
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CMDR Holycow

CMDR Holycow
Player pirating in this game is broken ATM (albeit slightly less broken than AI pirating). Better off spending your time doing something else until Fdev fixes it.
 

S~P

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XCaliber said:
Currently I am using this setup:

http://coriolis.io/outfit/python/27B6A5A4A6A6A5C1e1e1e1c1b04040k0c4a05055i5i6k6v2tC4.Iw18eQ==.Aw18eQ==?bn=Python%20Combat


Let me know what you think would work best.

Please use the same website to keep it easy.
Click to expand...
Looks like your real problem is all those pulse lasers, great for punching holes in hull not so great on shields. You could ditch the medium pulse for beams which will go through shields on medium size ships pretty quickly.
 
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