Warfare & Tactics

So this has bothered me for a bit what CCP's idea is behind this mechanic. How is a neutral non-valid target conducting RR actions on a war target actively engaging another war target legal in highsec? Seems to be the equivalent of me giving a lift to a few guys that just robbed a bank. It would make sense that by providing a buff or any other negative or positive action to a combatant would make you a valid target for this engagement.

It's a valid tactic and anywhere you can take an advantage by all means take it! But it seems to me that it removes from the war game mechanic. Maybe CCP intends to fix this, I hope so. But In my opinion the act of RR a war target should give you a limited engagement timer, the same should go with criminal and suspect timers.

Nothings stopping me, we have used them before. Any advantage you can get for victory right? It just seems cheap. By choosing to rep an active combatant your no longer remaining neutral, your status should reflect this in game to match your actions.

Even better, they go suspect so ANYONE can shoot them.

I think what we are saying is that if a neutral logi reps anything aggressing anything, they go suspect.

To clarify,

My main focus was neutral logi alts being used in wars between corps.

If any body tries to rep anybody else with a combat timer , the RR will go Suspect. Making it completely legal for ANYone to shoot at the RR.

So to clarify

Wartarget A attacks Wartarget B > Neut RR, reps Wartarget A, Neut RR goes suspect, and everyone is free to fire on RR, Now RR going yellow is sometimes hard to catch, because they tend to be 70km out. However that doesn't change the fact that any logi pilot is going to 70km out anyways.

However if the Neut RR joins corp right before then it's fair game to being with.

The only differnce between Neut RR and incorp RR is that the Logi Pilot can chose when he can be engaged,



So Neut RR is almost completely useless in Trade hubs. Neutral RR is easy to counter if you know your wartargets have it. Just bring a neutral Falcon/rook/BB and have at it.


Personally the only thing about RR that needs to be fixed is that when an In Alliance Corp tries to rep another in alliance corp, they will get a suspect timer. This was a HUGE Problem for the Mercs during the Galactic/RvB war.


So I don't think it's OP or cheep or unfair, It's not hard to see a Neutral RR in highsec, and it's pretty easy to catch as it's useally an alt of someones who is Multi-boxiing.

I hope that sums it up?

I would go ahead and check your overview, if your using a tab dedicated to only wartargets then suspect ships will not show up,

Confirming above two posters. Neutrals remote repping any party in a wardec immediately go suspect. I've bagged a few T1 logi cruisers who were repping POSes engaged in a wardec. Good times.

I have been in situations where said logi ship did not show up as suspect in my overview until I re-loaded grid by warping off, but that's an overview issue.