Unless the rules have changed, scamming players wasn’t only allowed but actively encouraged. The theme of the game is unregulated hyper space capitalism where players have little to no built-in protection from each other.
Groups can hide bases in space and players from rival groups would attempt to join up in order to find the coordinates and the best times to attack. Sometimes going as far as hanging out with the other players irl to gain their trust.
Market traders would claim to be running mutual funds that you could buy into and receive huge returns when in reality it was a Ponzi scheme.
Players would offer high paying contracts to ship an item to a player owned base. Once another player accepted the contract they’d be denied entry to the base forcing them to fail the contract and pay a cancellation fee.
Unless the rules have changed, scamming players wasn’t only allowed but actively encouraged. The theme of the game is unregulated hyper space capitalism where players have little to no built-in protection from each other.
Groups can hide bases in space and players from rival groups would attempt to join up in order to find the coordinates and the best times to attack. Sometimes going as far as hanging out with the other players irl to gain their trust.
Market traders would claim to be running mutual funds that you could buy into and receive huge returns when in reality it was a Ponzi scheme.
Players would offer high paying contracts to ship an item to a player owned base. Once another player accepted the contract they’d be denied entry to the base forcing them to fail the contract and pay a cancellation fee.