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Except that "can trade and escort traders" has been taken off the IDs, so your example is completely backwards.

No offence (that sounded kinda rude).

(wait)

His explanation is good, the example chosen is not. What he's trying to say is that the engagement rules are pretty clear - which they are (most of the time).

As an aside, the ability to trade is a universal right alongside the ability to place assassination / "specific" bounties.

Food for thought: If one were to take a puritanical train of thought, and be absolutely adherent to the rules as they are written - not as they are interpreted - then the only ID permitted to pursue/collect on bounties are Freelancers and the Bounty Hunters Guild (not Core), which makes plenty of sense inRP. Other faction ships would be too busy off doing faction things. Whether or not the generic Pirate ID should be able to take bounties is still not clear, though. The biggest issue might be with cross-legality bounties, ie. a lawful trader hires unlawful/pirate mercs to hit a navy ship which fined him. Now that particular example has ooRP motivation, but it's an unpleasant possibility. The bounty system is intended to avoid grudges by proxy while still being a valid RP and money-earning avenue for mercenaries.

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