have not gotten this game yet as I was introduced to sins not too long ago...and I plan on getting this game a bit later. But does anyone else notice how odd it was that the pirates seemed to be only TEC in the original game?

Can anyone tell me if the pirates in sins II actually have a mix of various sips from the various races and factions?

To me logic would dictate that the pirates would actively steal some of your ships as well as ships from other groups and races and possibly retrofit them and I feel this should be reflected in the new game. So far I have heard nothing and can not find any data on this aspect.