A group of Skype buddy smugglers go to land on Crete....Outcast come and raid and create a distraction and clear the gates for them of any Corsair defenders. These Smugglers then undock from Crete....and are basically escorted back to Malta by the same Outcast that cleared the gates for them.
People are starting to play just one side of the equation as a group and not both.
That sucks for us Solo smugglers, that are not in a "Cool" kids group.