Gray area, need clarification

[Jinx]

in your specific case, chopper - the main question is:

has the combat ended between the two engagements? or was it just moved to another place while staying one and the same combat.

in a stricter sense - the combat ends, when someone :

- enters a JH/JG, tradelane, docks or cruises

in a wider sense, - these rules are made against shield running, which you haven t done in your case. - you have moved the battlefield to a place that favoured your odds a little more than a warship permashooting NPCs for bats bots ( which is not wrong from the BHG, - but unsportive if he was aware of the situation )

so - if the battle was still the same, there was no re-engagement and no problem with the rules. - if the battle ended ( and that is a very subjective thing based on what each individual thinks ) then there has been a re-engagement violation.

mind you, a rule violation is only a violation if someone feels it important enough to actually make it a violation report. many violations in favour of a balanced battle or fluid RP are not and should not be reported ( nor should the participating people feel the urge to do so ) - only when one player feels that he is in a direct disadvantage due to a violation of the rules - there can / should be a report - and, only if it is detrimental to what "feels right". ( i dislike the term common sense, its so worn out )

in your case, i think it feels "right" still, - but if one of the opponents was someone that "likes" to point you to the rules, - you would have been considered retreating and had to leave the zone for 4 hours regarding to the rules. - it would have been up to you to avoid contact and go straight for the exit of the zone. - but it would have hurt the RP more than it helped, i guess. - a very subjective case.

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