' Wrote:This is why I decided to post, instead of just reporting, because its a grey area. I didn't want to have any names named, but anyways... <-- There's nothing gray here since the one doing the pirating is the gunboat. The destroyer being nearby does not violate any rule.
The problem is, while the trader got pirated, the destroyer was attacking the LPI in the area, keeping us from helping the trader. In my view it was violating the rule, but thats my opinion. <-- DUDE ... get with reality ... so we pirates are just supposed to bow down to the LPI right? No ... if the trader can call for help ... so can the pirate. How about we have a rule that says a pirate event can ONLY be between the pirate and the trader ... thus anyone outside has to stay out? A bit OORP to say that the trader gets to call for help from the LPI and we gotta say the outlaw destroyer cannot protect the pirate.
Also according to my screenshot both the destroyer and the trader were around 1k apart at the time of the incident. Assuming I was in the dead middle, it means the destroyer could have been 2k away, still easily in weapons range, IMO. <-- Don't care where the destroyer was ... if the destroyer does not make any demands from the trader and does not open fire on the trader ... there is NO rule violation.
Personally I'd suggest that noone have cruisers or bbs anywhere close to a pirating event (have them on standby maybe to cover your fighters when they flee back to base, but not withing 20k of the pirating area) Its just too risky that you might accidentally break a rule. <-- That would have to go for all those bounty hunter battle cruisers, Liberty battleships and cruisers, etc etc etc. If we're gonna say no capships involved in the piracy event ... you gotta say NONE for either side. Otherwise you are loopholing yourself to a free ride.
Since the trader himself has no obvious problems, I certainly wont be reporting, but I will be keeping an eye on this destroyer in the future...
GEEZ ... why don't we just make piracy illegal.
Admins ... just go ahead and end it all now ... just make a rule that says nobody can pirate a trader. Make traders untouchable like those under 40. That's where we're headed. Traders absolutely refuse to role play. They look for EVERY possible rule interpretation that is in their favor. According to mb52 here, only the pirate is supposed to be in danger. Pirates have more restrictions on them than ANY other role play on this server. And the rules just continue to get translated in the trader's favor.
There's just one additional thing I'd like to say about "your opinion." [color=#FFFF00]DOUBLE STANDARD
