Crime & Punishment

I always see there are plenty of [hisec] merc corps offering services and have given some passing thought of some possible contracts.

But I have one primary question, do merc corps battle other mercs? From a general overview, it would seem names like Marmite, Whores, Kane, and even this newbro Somali Bootcamp thing are very buddy-buddy together and don't mind sharing station/trade hub camping space together. Though I have no idea about their actual red/grey/blue standings to eachother.

So what if someone were to contract Whores in Space to wipe out Somali Bootcamp? Would they? Or would they not take up that business proposal? Or take it, but then not give any results on purpose.

I'm just curious what the atmosphere and effect would be if trade hub camping mercs were paid against one another. I always see plenty or Marmite and Whores camped around Amarr & Jita among some other names as well. Would trade hubs become total warzones, or do these hisec mercs operate as some single ring of no blue violence?

Talking as a player from Marmite and taking a general guess is that merc vs merc would be pointless and conflict with both alliances other contracts, also most merc alliances ceos are good friends.

There are many smaller merc corps or alliances such as PIRAT and Dark homeworld and many others who we have had engagements with and its alot of fun compared to people who wont fight.

Wait, really?! Haha. wow!!
Did this happen in Amarr? Because I have in the past seen a Bhaal suspect baiting on station but never being fired at.

OT: I would hope so, since someday it could be entertaining to watch the biggest merc alliances fighting over camping rights on stations to pop their own indy/newb WTs.
Just sit and watch the areas outside Jita/Amarr burn....
(with actual pvp, not that silly burnjita hauler gankingfest)

I personally think they would dec each other, but the price for such an action would be no pocket money.

Merc on Merc work just looks bad and is honestly bad for business. It's a big step to dec another merc alliance because there is no going back. Also to be truthful, if a merc alliance did collapse, another would form up in its place. There is nothing like high sec pvp :)

For the money. Then secondly for the lulz.
As been said by another, such corps/alliances can't be wiped out, as more just take their place. I just think it would glorious and entertaining if large merc names could be contracted into shooting eachother. Trade hubs will be littered with the fallen. A graveyard of pvp ships not seen anywhere else outside those huge null fleet battles.

Merc vs Merc is like TEST and Goons being at war..... they all lose isks in the end.