One of the activities you can enjoy while playing Vendetta is '''pirating'''. Pirating is an accepted aspect of Vendetta. Pirating people in a nations space is not wise, as this will cause your standing to plummet. Pirating happens most often in sectors that have a wormhole but don't have a station. When you partake in pirating, you need to consider what ships to pirate, and what ship to pirate in.
==Going on Account==First off, pirating trading is far from easy in Vendetta. However, it has to be one of the most fun occupations in VO. Here are some tips to getting started that should help out you young land lubbers wantin' to test yer mettle. So without any further ado... Arr! First off, you need to decide what you want to do.* Do you want to be a purist pirate, who only takes cargo and kills unarmed traders?* Do you want to be more of a modern pirate, who takes bribes to let traders pass with their cargo intact?* Or, will you be a hybrid of both? Many of the pirates in VO are a mix of both. We make our money mostly from taking money from traders and offering them safe passage. For those that don't pay, we kill them and take their cargo. Keep in mind that it is very hard to make any money as a pirate, so it helps to have something of a plan. Mine is something like this. * '''Never pirate a trader more better than once in one log in'''. This keeps those greedy traders from feeling like you are taking all their money and helps make sure they pay you next time.* '''Make a funny hail message'''. This just helps make you stand out from the n00b in a bus with an eye patch and a bird who has a funny dye job.* '''Never charge more than the ship and/or cargo is worth'''. I used to have multiple hail messages for different ships. My policy was to make my price around 5k less than what the ship was worth. So, for a Centaur, I would charge around 25k, whereas a Warthog would be around 15k. Just get a feel for it. If more than 1 out of every 10 people you see are running rather than paying, you may want to think about lowering your price.* '''Never go back on a deal'''. You're telling people who already think you are scum that if they give you money you will let them live. They have no guarantee you will, so you need to build up a rep. So if they ask all their little trader buddies (traders are cliquey, and due to them being so rich they have many "friends") if you are good for your word, they will get a yes back and then they'll pay instead of run.* '''Find a way to make your name stand out'''. You have some pirates who do this by killing everything, kicking dogs, and biting flowers. These guys are often hated and almost never make any money. (Though there is something to be said for being able to log in and kill anything you want and then make the people you killed cry by peeing on their cats.) Then you have pirates that are kinda nice; these guys are often thought of with a warm fuzzy feeling, and people like to thank them for making the game fun. Then, you got guys like me who are known for doing anything for money. Which ends up leading me away from piracy and into other fields of work. Whatever you decide to do, make sure you have fun with it and remember it's just a game. Don't you ever forget: without pirates, there will never be a need for human traders, as any robotics man can make a bot who will haul cargo from point A to point B. But only a human will dare try to take pirating move on a pirate. So remember: you're doing it to help humans keep their jobs.-Borb, Pirate, Merc, and BLAK council member.
==Ships to Pirate==