I've run into this event a few times. There's an engi ship that automatically surrenders without a fight, saying something like "transfer of goods acceptable?" There are two choices, 1) to accept the surrendered goods, 2) to assure them that you mean no harm.
Every time this happens, I can't bring myself to take their stuff, so I choose the second option and they take off without another word.
Is there anything more to this event, or is the optimal choice always to accept their stuff?
Best Answer
It's always better to accept the surrendered goods.
If you accept the surrendered goods, you get a standard reward of random level.
If you don't accept the goods, there's a 50% chance you get a standard reward of random level (i.e. the same thing), and a 50% chance they just leave.