Ganking

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Personally I believe that Ganking is fine if it is in RP. A 'gank' should be deemed appropriate if it would be ludicrous for the parties 'in RP' to not engage. Take the point McNeo made about defending the trader. A lawful couldn't just sit aside and allow a trader to be killed, as much as the pirate may complain. And in a similar vein a miner has every right to call on 6 of his allies to defend him, and prevent his entire ore cargo that he spent hours mining from being lost.

In reality I see all encounters as a part of RP in some way or another, where space is a cold hard place to die, which you really do want to avoid with every means at your disposal. So there is no 'in RP' reason for holding back, even in the interests of fun.

Side note: I mainly fly Xenos, so I know perfectly well what it is like to be the target of a ganking.

Side side note: Zoners