Newcomer / Intro choosing a side in a random system

[Blazar]

I am playing for now as a bounty hunter; just flying combat and targeting ships that are wanted.
When I am in a random system and there are e.g. 5 factions, 1 major faction and smaller factions.
I usually choose the biggest faction because I get the reward for wanted ships.
But if I choose to fight against the biggest faction, how do I have to approach it.
And how do you get the reward from the smaller factions, without having to take a mission?

 

[Adept]

I am playing for now as a bounty hunter; just flying combat and targeting ships that are wanted.
When I am in a random system and there are e.g. 5 factions, 1 major faction and smaller factions.
I usually choose the biggest faction because I get the reward for wanted ships.
But if I choose to fight against the biggest faction, how do I have to approach it.
And how do you get the reward from the smaller factions, without having to take a mission?

If you are talking about bounty money, you can cash in bounties from all the factions of a system at any of the stations. A minor faction doesn't have to hold a station to be able to pay you.

 

[the100thmonkey]

ninjaed.

 

[Blazar]

what I mean is: if I attack a ship from a or the major faction who is a clean ship and has no bounty. Then I would not get a bounty (credits)
So to change the balance of power in a system if you attack the major faction there is no reward?