Unlawful Bases.

[Athenian]

They may not be sitting right outside, but they are still with in range to act if a target undocks from the base. And don't tell me that in-RP any unlawfuls would let an enemy sit with in scanner range of their base without sending a wing to despatch of them. Because that's laughable.
But whatever. All I ask for is a little fairplay from your faction and respect for our bases. BHG being outside Rogue bases may not happen often, but you will never see a Rogue outside a BHG base. Anyone who thinks of it will be flying a Bloodhound for a week. Such is the consequence for any LR caught camping a base - and I've not had a single report of it.

By that argument, every pirate within that distance of Westpoint (there are many) would be breaking the rules.

You're in a pirate faction, and like it or not, criminals don't get to operate with the same degree of comfort in open daylight as anyone else. "In-RP" arguments serve absolutely no purpose here, because anyone can produce different arguments to back up a particular view on things. "In-RP pirates shouldn't have access to universal armour upgrades. Why? Because that's military grade." This could go and on, and it only ever results in pointless arguments, when in fact there are plenty of rules to direct game-play and establish what is acceptable or not. If they are not sitting right outside attacking you as you emerge, they aren't breaking any rules.

I dont' think coming within 5-10k of an enemy base counts as "disrespect". It depends on who is doing it, why they are doing it, and how thye play it. I don't even think that coming right up to a base should be regarded as breaking any rule. Dabadoru gets attacked frequently by players who demonstate varying degreees of "respect" towards us. I genuinley don't mind it because we have different responses. These ships risk getting a massive swarm of enemies undocking, or, if we think they are only interested in killing and nothing else, silence. Choosing not to play with someone is as clear a message you can give of how you regard their actions. If they stoop to shooting people as they undock, they generally get a smackdown from on high. (although since that first happened, the rule breaking occurs far less often - word gets around)

What exactly counts as fair play? This comes up so many times and is so open to interpretation that it's kind of moot. Too often fair play means "my way". I don't think it's "fair" for me to have to fight an Eagle. I don't think it's fair that a Black Widow does so much damage. I don't think it's fair that I can't have a cd and a razor on my fighter. Is it fair for me to fight against a pirate when I have two to one odds in my favour? What if we two are in sea serpents and he's in a Gunboat? Is it fair if I fight against someone with exceptionally greater PvP skills than me? Fair-play as a concept varies from person to person.

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