(01-15-2013, 06:33 PM)Remilia Scarlet Wrote: The thing is, can I pm the guy I want dead that I'm sending a mercenary after him (thus making him know about that) and don't go into the fight myself? Or, for example, merc will tell to the guy on spot that he was hired to kill him by person X and then engage. (Both cases w\o forum bounty posted)
This is breaking the rules.
You cannot hire a freelancer on the spot to go kill someone unless you're in combat with the target aswell.
To defend you, or to assist you, that is when you can hire on the spot.