Arrgh could make more money from just raiding those alliances. When Arrgh came after me for raiding UPS, I cost them way more then the contract was worth and if Avruch had allowed me to beige the 3 guys, it would have took many, many months of the UPS protection payments for Arrgh to be back in the black on that contract. On the face of it, being paid for nothing always looks good, but nah, the Arrgh model is actually pretty crappy. Pirates can and should do so much better.