Is this what Discovery is coming too ?

[Zelot]

edit: You are misinformed. The mercenaries were sanctioned for explicitly demanding credits which was prohibited by their ID. Bribery is still a viable option, however holding a gun to someone's head and saying "Pay or die" lacks the subtlety of a bribe.

Who would have thought that killing for money required such sophistication?

Sure Athenian, so basically from my reading it seems like a merc can say, "hey why don't you offer me a sum of money to let you go" and then they either have to accept the amount offered or kill the guy. Where the two particular mercs went wrong is that they said "We don't think thats enough, if you want us not to kill you it needs to be this much."



So as I read it, you can say you are open to a bribe but cannot set the amount or negotiate over it. I guess negotiating a bribe is too much like piracy.



Am I reading the cloudy admin ruling on this matter right?

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