Corsair with a Question

[carlabrams]

Regarding combat around Freeports / Other bases:

Simple rule of thumb that should apply, and is quite simple to follow:

You do not INITIATE combat within the no-fire zone around one of these bases. Thus, if you are a bounty hunter / corsair / whoever - and you're cruising by and you see someone undock from the bae - leave them alone.

You are free to CONTINUE combat within the no-fire zone if that combat began OUTSIDE the no-fire zone. Thus, you as a bounty hunter / Corsair / whoever start a combat with someone and you're 15K out from a base - and your target then flees towards the base - well, it's his choice to try to flee, and your choice to pursue. Feel free to engage him all the way up.

As far as ESCORTING cargo is concerned - you can escort to where ever, just get the hell back out of there and don't hang around. New York would not be in the corsair ZOI for staging raids. However, there are MANY times when corsairs escort artifacts all the way in - I've chased them many a time and had some wonderful combats against them when they realize it.

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