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Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
Anything you lose, you can replace.
Anything Pirates lose, they've lost for good.
Yes, but pirates would win some ships in every battle (unless appropriate countermeasures have been taken beforehand). So they do have a way to replenish.
But you're right, they should only attack isolated ships and small fleets. That's more likely to yield a net gain of ships. More importantly, if they don't take much at one time from any one player, then there's less incentive for players to use up space on ships with anti-pirate gizmos. So they need to keep their depradations below the "pain threshold."
[This message has been edited by dmm (edited 01 March 2001).]