Just means that they would probably attack the average person....since they do some pirating you know...

You need to destroy some Liberty items to make then neutral at the start.

Along those same lines, I have a question about reputations. What if I "accidentally" shoot some liberty ships?

Ok, maybe I should explain.

I wanted to try being a pirate, but hadn't played the game much so I decided to just find a freighter, formed up with it until it was a ways away from a base, then I started shooting it. It eventually blew up and I had to kill the escort (liberty ships), but I was saddened to find no cargo... How does one be a pirate at all? The game "features" on the box talk all about "choose your own destiny", but I can't figure out how to actually BE a pirate (ie, make a living off it).

Anyway, I digress. So now Liberty hates me. Obviously I could try a bribe to get back in their good books, but is there another way? And how do I survive in the Liberty sector without getting killed now?

Newb questions, I know...

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Does all of Liberty hate you? Check your faction list... if the various Liberty groups are still green (or neutral), they're hatred is only temporary. In fact, it might be localized to whatever bases/planets are near the spot you made your piratey attacks. Go elsewhere in Liberty space, come back later (hour or two, perhaps), and you should be okay... assuming they don't con red, of course.

I once did some pirating at the New York/California jumpgate... had about 20 ships gunning for me. After finishing them off, I went to see Juni (story mission, natch), and later, about 5 hours later, both of us came through that same jumpgate into New York... oops, everybody remembered me! Kinda funny with Juni just casually talking about the current mission, and a dozen Navy and Corporate ships chasing me all around the gate area (had to wait for Juni to finish her speech so I could get the next waypoint).

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