I think you're worrying overmuch about nothing. RP Well and keep your combat within reasonable limits (no werewolves), and you should have nothing to worry about.
The most memorable example I can recall was someone addressing this in a similar thread. Basically, as a trader, you can sit stock still in space while a pirate talks up and down about how he's going to kill you if he doesn't get any money/cargo. Once he's done talking, it's perfectly within the rules to open fire without a word; the pirate has provided sufficient RP to merit weapons free.
The rules aren't meant to restrict your right to the trigger. The common misconception that Engagement Notice = RP doesn't help. Did Han Solo give Vader an engagement notice on Cloud City? No, because the situation and the look on his face were all the justification viewers needed. All you're asked to do is make your character believable, and play your role.
Whatever that may be.
(03-21-2013, 06:30 PM)Karst Wrote: Finally - as far as I can make out, if the other person in any of the above situations is not level thirty yet, I cannot attack them in any of those cases since it doesn't fall under any of the exceptions to 5.3, which includes watching a battle and not leaving when told to, but not other things you might not want them to see.
This seems like a pretty serious loophole to me, since an under level 30 could theoretically fly around following pirates or smugglers, taking screenshots and submitting them to the authorities and the pirate/smuggler wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
Disco jailbait. Sucks, but on the off chance that they're actually new players you want that rule in place.
