Unlawful Bases.

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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.

Unfortunately there is nothing I can do about independents that operate close to lawful bases. I'm not green, I'm not ignorant, I know it happens. However arguing 'they did it to me, so that makes it okay' is not valid at all. That only leads to an endless cycle of hate and disrespect towards your enemies.
And just because I choose to play as a pirate does that mean I should accept that people treat me like a bad person? It may all be very well in RP, but this is still a game and we are all here to have fun remember. I am not a bad person regardless of my Roleplays.

I'm not familiar with Dabadorus' roleplay because I'm not usually in those parts of Sirius. To my understanding though, it's part of the BHGs roleplay with the Order for that base to be under attack, just like it's the BHGs roleplay to attack Toledo. However, as much as it is roleplay for BHG to hunt criminals, and while there are BHG patrols that approach Buffalo and Alcatraz, none of them make it out alive. If they're not chasing anyone, they shouldn't be there.

When judging fairplay I find it's best not to think "What should others be doing to be fair to me" but instead think "What can I do to be fair to others?"

And for the record, Krakens still do more damage than Blackwidows.

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