Cruise to catch up.....Allowed?

[Reverend Del]

Yes, I have understood that much. I know shield running (a clever tactic in itself) extends fights to the point that many would just rather die and get it over with or flee.

Seems that the possibility to use cruise and to shield-run would make one think twice about getting into a pvp.

But on another note, why does the fighter have to escape the capship?

If you have a fighter, let' say a BH in a Manta, who has just turned a Corsair's Titan into an expanding cloud of incandescent gas. An Osiris or the ubiquitous Lunchbox shows up, a bit late to help his comrade, but not too late to avenge his death. The Manta decides that discretion is the better part of valor and decides to bug out. After being cded a couple times, the Manta finally manages to escape in cruise. RP would dictate, that the BH dog must pay, and the capship would go into cruise to give chase. Even if the pursuer is in a capship and the target is in a wee fighter.

Peace.

In this instance, the BH engaged cruise first, it is perfectly legal to engage cruise in the cap ship and pursue. The Bh cannot turn around and start firing, he engaged cruise first, he is fleeing. Had he engaged thrusters rather than cruise, he would be home free. If the cap ship then engaged cruise to catch up, it is the capship who is fleeing.

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Saint Del is considered a holy healer of diseases of children, but also as a protector of cattle.