A Rule Ammendment - a poll with a point :)

[Laowai]

if such a rule is made - a few things should be cleared up.

1.) clear definition of the space that it is allowed. - that means - a whole space-realm, a system, several systems or ... like zoners do ... "only" a certain space around a station / planet.

Of course - This would have to be laid out in clear, publicly announced Role Play.

2.) a clear definition of what is to be considered harmful for a faction. - this should be purely based on RP arguments and not on a wish to limit profitable traderoutes. - furthermore, there should be room for roleplaying around it. - like i explained. when a transport approaches crete with a reasonable ( that means not like 5000 ) amount of passengers, and he explains at the very start that these are farm worker specialists to assist fertilizing the soil on crete - there d be NO reason at all for the corsairs to force such a trader to turn around.

it is up to the factions to make sure that their "guards" are aware of it and can take the responsibility to cope with such a situation, instead of sticking to the letter of a rule.


Anything that was named "contraband" as far as i can see it would have to be named and backed up fy faction RP. There is room for Rp'ing around any situation - if the rule was ammended, it would allow a player in a capship to engage the trader, it does'nt necessarily follow that they will then destroy that trader. Just as lawfuls don't. You have to be careful though with having things like "farm workers" coming to Crete,... all it would take is one Elder in orbit to say "No we didnt authorise that" and its all over.. best to have a blanket RP ban and the individual enforcing player can make the call at the time.


3.) approaching vessels are not to be fined ( pirates are not police ) nor destroyed when they comply and turn around. - it is the will of the defenders to keep harmful elements from docking and not to exercise targetting practice. - a tradeship that is destroyed by a warship even after agreeing to turn around and withdraw should be allowed to report the attacking player for a violation of the rule.

again, it is up to the defender to show the responsibility of a player that is not just after pvp.

Of course it is, that being said, the trade ship has committed the wrong by going there in the first place with contraband - destroying the tradship after he has left would however be pretty unsportsmanlike.... This would be easy enough to enforce though by simply saying that the capship must demand the trader leave and cannot engage if the trader complies. The XA have a "cargo first" policy with traders, and Lawfuls also usually apply this and a fine. (Fine's should not be applicable for unlawfuls though, however, i could see enterprising individuals offering "bribes",.


4.) this should really only apply to house like criminals - that means outcasts and corsairs only. - all the other minor pirates ( even hessians ) are not really up to have a homeguard fleet. furthermore, just cause it is made possible does not mean to install "forbidden goods". while it might make sense to ban tourists from crete, i am unsure what the outcasts might consider a harmful good. - maybe toxic waste?

Well - that would be up to the outcasts,and they would have to back it up with RP. However amending this rule would allow them the ability to enforce these declarations much more strictly. It would be possible to restrict this too the larger Unlawful factions - if the restrictions were part of an ID, which i believe Kuraine has suggested. However that could become complex, having it broadly applicable and being based off recognised official faction decrees (thats official disco approved factions) would keep it relatively simple.

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