Missles were removed because 1) they didn't take any effort to use and 2) I think too many missles crash a Freelancer Server, I heard something like that from Laz and I've had a similar problem back then in a different mod as well.
The Pirate-Trader balance is really not in favor of pirates as is, hence we have so many traders but only so few actual pirates
It is difficult and next to impossible to pirate a decently armored and armed transport such as the Uruz, the Kusari 4.3ker or the Bison. 4.3kers have the upper hand in general.
Before .87 transport could be pretty tough when armored and you needed better skill to pirate. But players cried they could not solo pirate so some nerfing was done. But a serenity with Charons can be pretty mean if you can hit anything with it.
pirating is a bigger waste of time than trading, not only you waste your time waiting for traders or chasing them if they decide to avoid you, some of them are also tabbed out or purely afk trading
I get that powertrading might be boring or even tedious at times, but pirating won't bring you any bigger profits either
(10-13-2023, 12:51 AM)Haste Wrote: This is a feature as most Discovery players would not receive a response from women.
Inb4 OP flies armorless whale or something like that. The top cargohold powertraders are meant to be bad at self defense. If you want to consistently escape or even kill pirates you're gonna need a lighter transport and a bit of practice in turret steering.