Halt

[Karlotta]

Yes, and even though its now more openly worded, pretty sure it was always so that anyone who bids another ship to stop can destroy said ship without any further demand, or perhaps without even having a reason to engage in the first place. Even Freelancers can bounty hunt for people or cargos, and can order ships halt, and technically shoot down any ship that runs regardless of whether they have right to demand cargo or engage at all.

It's been handled like that ever since the line "Shouting "Halt!" is not sufficient" was removed. Or am I mistaken?

I think it's not be considered a "demand" to give a halt order, in the same way a demand for cargo, or credits is, so you arent technically forced to give double demands by ordering a halt, then ordering cargo or credits. Traders could claim they fulfilled the one demand available to the pirate by just stopping.

But asking someone to stop IS a demand, and the rule says that only cargo or monetary demands may be issued only once, not other demands.

If the last sentence in the rule really has made traders say "you cant shoot me or demand more things after I halted", it's shorter to change it to:

4.2 Demands should be reasonable and only one monetary or cargo demand can be issued during each piracy interaction. Upon compliance with other demands than "stop", the demanding party must not interfere any further during the same interaction, unless provoked.

Maybe Saronsen can use his big brain to tell the people who thought it was fine the way it was why it isn't.

Best would of course be if it was explained in the announcement.

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