Crime & Punishment

Unfortunately, low sec piracy was better 5 years ago compared to now. There were more targets in lowsec then.

The Kingpin remembers the good old days.

Ok I read through some posts. I find them more amusing than useful (in a good way don't worry) but luckily I've had the chance to fall in with a good pirate corp. I use the phrase 'pirate corp' loosely however because it's more of a PvP corp since most targets we engage are out also looking for PvP. I've always found that piracy is sneaking up on some hapless belt humpers and sticking my Mega Pulse in their thermal exhaust shaft. These days belts (from what I've seen so far) are so abandoned that you could probably Safe Spot in one and nobody would ever find you. Despite all these new developments I will always be an OG Pirate at heart. Long live the skull and crossbones.

Rofl, Yes all low sec entities are poor.

As you can see from their constant cheap ass fleet comps and inability to titan bridge anywhere.

Except the rats all switch aggro to you

There are still plenty of old school pirates like you describe, they are just mostly based in highsec these days, not lowsec. I've had great fun living in lowsex, but found that what I was doing there was mostly simple PvP against armed opponents. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but opportunities for truly piratical activities in lowsec are few and far between. In highsec you can pirate your heart out all day every day without ever needing to look hard for targets.

I have no idea what to call myself anymore. I fall into that -10.0 that shoots any non-blue I feel I can beat, so whatever that is. Low sec is great for it thanks to FW, they are a little blobby and they do need to be taken seriously when one of their better FCs is present but the run of the mill soldiery will have a decent fit but will still die in a fire easily enough on his own. It's not much money but at least it provides free mods for fitting new ships. It's very unlikely that I will ever rep my sec status both because I don't really want to and that I'm playing for pvp, live in low and have no qualms about firing first. All that being said I will accept and honor ransoms if the price is right so who knows what category that is supposed to be.

If you are someone who's just looking for pvp without the diplomacy or fleets of null sec there is still plenty to do in FW regions of low sec (outside of FW regions is dead a lot of the time). Additionally small gangs frequently can be found roaming through low sec space on Friday and Saturday nights for those who like the idea but are not quite brave enough to set out alone on an average Tuesday. As for simply camping a gate and farming the ships that come through for loot or the piracy I encountered when I first started playing in 2007, not so much.

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot to mention that the final reason I will not rep my sec status is that I would rather perform my own bowel surgery with a chainsaw and no anesthetic than play high sec docking games and smack talking local that is so much of the time spent in high sec "pvp".

The shades of Sir Francis Drake and Edward Teach would approve. Piracy isn't just hoisting the Blood Flag and killing 'em all. The Jolly Roger implied that surrender and ransom would be honored - so long as you didn't resist. Resist, and the Blood Flag went up - Kill 'em all. That was simply good business. Fleece 'em and release, they can be caught a second time. Kill em', and you'll never be able to rob 'em again. Sacking ports, or holding 'em hostage - even lengthy overland expiditions - all were game.