I just thought of something....
What If you went and got a crappy ship that would have a slight little chance against a higher end ship like the Titan or the Sabre and then taking on one of these higher level missions.... That should increase your difficulty and also the reward for succeeding if you can... Only a theory though seeing that when I was playing MP in the Omega systems I had a falcon and I was takng on Titans....
That mission paid quite well!!!

Mess with the Viper and you get the Fangs!

The highest paying mission I've seen is 245k. On a stock server. I recall one of my friends attempting one of these missions for the corsairs. Normally, I wouldn't care less, except he was flying a drom... haha. The result is what u would expect it to be

Titans take forever to kill in a Falcon. Even more so in a Dagger. Might as well just splurge for the VHF.

If killing a Titan in a Falcon is your definition of "forever," you'd hate hunting them in LFs. It's just no fun when you kill everything on the first pass.

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Proud owner and operator of a Patriot!
Proud owner and operator of a Stiletto!
Proud ally of the Bounty Hunters' Guild!
Proud hater of Nomad weapons!
Proud user of all things underestimated!
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For the last time...there is no "N" in "TURRET"!

Try pissing off the Outcasts as much as possible, then heading to Malta in a Starflier. Two words: Jesus Christ. Although to be fair, getting there is a lot harder than being there. When you're coming out of a jumphole, you have to hope there aren't any enemies waiting for you. Unless of course you're crayzee about dying instantly in a shower of plasma.

I'm making record time!
If only I had someplace to be...