(03-21-2013, 06:30 PM)Karst Wrote: So, I'm a little confused about what is necessary to initiate an engagement as a pirate.
The ID states
Can demand cargo and credits from lawful and unlawful ships, and attack them if they do not comply.
Obvious enough. However, I've been browsing previous rule discussion threads regarding this, and it seems like the existence of
Quote:6.6 Aggressors are not allowed to destroy a trade vessel prior to issuing a demand, in system or local chat, and allowing sufficient time to respond. Demands may be cargo, credits or an RP demand, such as leaving the system. "Halt" is not a demand. You must say more than this to ask a ship to stop however you may destroy them if they attempt escape.
actually turns it into
Can demand cargo, credits, or a reasonable RP action from lawful and unlawful ships, and attack them if they do not comply.
No. The ID and the rule cover different things. The rule does not expand your ID restrictions, it defines an additional restriction specifically for cargo ships. The rule is separate because different IDs have different demand requirements--the indy pirate may only demand credits and/or cargo, while a Rogue can demand anything, but both of them must make some kind of demand from a trade vessel before killing it.
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