Seriously, calling me "harmless" is an insult to those that are actually harmless.
So here's what's up. After running one way boom missions between a couple of system along with the usual planetary scans and a few side jaunts for exploring I got genuinely fed up with the near constant NPC interdiction attempts (They averaged 5+ on a normal delivery mission and are occasional as many as 7. In the later, as soon as I'd successfully evade an interdiction I'd immediately be in another.), Honestly they get more than old in a big hurry. So i decided to arm my ship and have a bit of fun. Mistake.
So after paying way too much in insurance to have it driven home that I need help, I went back to basics, got a disposable ship and started taking harmless combat missions. I found that I still suck. I'd get the usual go kill 2 npc ships from a faction we don't like. I'd head on out to the nearest CZ and find one. Sometimes I'd find one under attack with it's shields down. Once I'd target on the seemingly defenseless NPC and open fire: 1. I'd get the bounty (expected) and 2. Find every ship in the immediate vicinity including those that had been fighting my target had now targeted me and <boom> back to the last station I'd docked at. 3. I'd get a go kill Lord Can'tkillagnatwithanuke mission. Go to the system. Scan the nav buoy. Find the area, find the target. Lock onto the target. Confirm it was really the target. Open fire and get the usual bad boy bounty (expected). Again, any vessel in the vicinity immediately would target me and the mission target would never get a scratch.
No bounties on me, no fines, no legacy fines. All missions have been for the harmless rank. All have been in either solo mode or in a semi obscure system in one of the Mobius groups.
So how do I actually get to the point where I'm not worse than harmless? Honestly I'd just as soon keep on running missions and selling bulk commodities but that's no longer an option in the game as stated above. It's actually starting to feel like there's not really a reason to continue playing.