You're looking in arms 1-30 that is the most populated areas in the game from system 1-999 arm 1-30 are the most populous and as a result have the least pirates available.. try arms 50-100. Look for as a blank of an area as you can.. or browse during your normal online periods and see which sections of the map typically have the most pirates... then look at all those players in the area. is it a friendly alliance? can it be one? what size are the players? many big players? many small players? not to be a bully, but small players will have less fleet, less tech, less speed tech, less fleet slots..at least for the time being.. so will be less competition for you.. and hi again :)