Question about PvP between Mercenary and the Bounty

[Ursus]

I have 2 questions to ask.
The rules say RP and engagement notice is needed before shooting.
So let's say the bounty ship came in front of us and we came in front of him suddenly.
Now the Mercenary quickly said :
"Bounty ship, there's and bounty on your head and I am here to claim it"
Then he suddenly starts shooting and kills the bounty ship before he said any thing.

Q.1 : Is this allowed ?

I'm not sure I understand what you're asking about but I'll take a guess that you are asking about the "suddenly" part? Technically that is only a rule requirement when shooting at trade vessels (6.6) and is not required by any other rule. However the admins tend to get grumpy about it and sometimes they go all arbitrary to remind you people who holds the power. Its not a rule but its bad manners and that might get you in trouble.

Also, the rules do NOT say "engagement notice is needed before shooting" only that RP is needed. Its good form to provide roleplay that explains why you are engaging somebody but its definitely not required and I have never even seen an admin get grumpy over it. Hell I have even been killed by a mercenary who lied that he wasnt registered to claim a bounty that he then killed me over as soon as I turned away. So, no engagement notice is needed, only RP, and the RP part can be "hows the weather BAM BAM BAM"

Now let's say there are two mercenaries 1 and 2 and there's and bounty "B".
Now Mercenary 1 got to the bounty "B".....

1 : B theres an.......
1 RPs with B and is going to start the battle but suddenly 2 comes.
2: Well well well.....What do we have here ?
1: 2, leave this bounty to me, i wonna claim it !
2: What ? I say you must be joking.This bounty is mine.
Now Q.Q starts between them and they start shooting and fighting each other.
After some time,
"1 is killed by 2"
2: Hah ! Now the B is mine !
btw wheres B ? B ran away !

The fight which took between 1 and 2 doesn't seems to be matching server rules.

Q.2 : Is this also allowed ?

Its not against the rules to get into a random fight with somebody. Its against the rules to kill players with your own ID (except for Freelancers), but if was one-time thing that came about from actual role-playing then the admins wont enforce it.

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