Pirating

Pirating
Pirating is the act of destroying a ship in hopes of looting it for money. Any ship with a decent armament of guns and speed can be a pirating ship, but are the ship of choice for most pirates.

Summary
When a player is pirating, they will usually be in a faction that has declared war on the majority of factions in the game. Pirates usually choose agile, quick, and powerful ships to pirate since most ships will run when attacked making pirating reliant on ambushing and quickly subduing the target.

A List of Recommended Pirate Ships

 * Ampharos: While the "Amph" is a Battleship, its agility and firepower make this a go-to pirating ship. It is also good for defending siege ships from smaller ships.
 * Sixfold: Fast and powerful. The Sixfold can dish out a ridiculously large amount of firepower quickly, then catch up to the the target and finish the job.
 * Cobra: This ship is fast, but doesn't have much firepower. It is mostly used by new players in taking down miners or weaker ships.


 * Grievion: While not very maneuverable, this ship can belch out a lot of damage for its class to ensure the target is taken down quickly. It can also hold its own in a fight against other battlecruisers.
 * Gideon: Powerful, the Gideon can dish out a lot of damage, and can take ships at their base with ease.
 * Zero: Agile and powerful, but it does require large use of its spinals since its turrets are too weak to kill anything on their own (only 2 turrets), this cheap destroyer has a lot of fire power and can kill the miners before the base kills it if used correctly.
 * Razor Wing: This battlecruiser can take down dreadnoughts and carriers easily with its ridiculously powerful spinals (6 medium phasers and 6 medium cannons). It also has 4 flak guns help takedown ships. However, majority of the firepower lays in the spinals meaning that to use this ship effectively, the pilot must make use of them.

Triva

 * Pirating is usually frowned upon as it is simply killing newbies and vulnerable players for fun. It is recommended to not bother killing Wasps and Tangos, as they don't hold enough to be profitable (none, in the case of the wasp) and are usually flown by players who just started playing within a few hours.
 * Pirating can be very profitable if you are fast enough to get a Freighter to the wreck.