Quote Originally Posted by Tellos Athenaios
Based on my experience with EB pirates: the way to get rid of them is to ignore them. Attack them, and they'll retaliate. Stay out of their way, pretend not to know about them blockading one port once in a while, and make sure your fleets are out of pirate attacking range. Pirates really come and go, and only stay if you hinder them.
ya, ive noticed that if all your fleets stay in port, there are none. i havent seen a single pirate fleet for over 30 turns. maybe its because im after the marian reforms, when piracy was suppressed.