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Carrier and Super-Carrier Drones, Attack and Follow
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Kora Ethereal
Ethereal Beings
#1 - 2013-09-09 16:44:38 UTC
So this is more of a Rules based question, I've heard two different opinions from ISD and CCP, I just want to find out what is more "official".

This is sorta related to Aggression on station but technically nothing was aggressed on station ever.

>Carrier is in CA1
>Carrier engages another ship in CA1
>other ship fights back for awhile
>other ship goes into hull
>other ship warps to station
>Carriers Fighters follow to station
>Fighters kill other ship while it's waiting on combat timer

That basically sums up what occurs, so my question is, is this against the rules? I've seen claims of aggression on station get downright told that the drones came from a fight in a CA so it's fine, I've also had my drones destroyed on other occasions by ISD.

So what I'm basically asking for is clarification, because this isn't exactly stated in the server rules, and the Carriers (I'm not the only one here) Never leave the combat area at all during this engagement. I've aggressed nothing on station but I've had aggression follow people to station.

As much as I'd value other players opinions on this, I'm really just seeking a CCP QA Staff response.
Obunagawe
#2 - 2013-09-09 17:45:42 UTC
If they say it's allowed, then we end up with people ganking on station with fighters intentionally.

If they say it's disallowed, they have to be draconian in their punishments.

Best that they say nothing.
Kora Ethereal
Ethereal Beings
#3 - 2013-09-09 20:09:33 UTC
Obunagawe wrote:
If they say it's allowed, then we end up with people ganking on station with fighters intentionally.

If they say it's disallowed, they have to be draconian in their punishments.

Best that they say nothing.


I've had to deal with fighters before, the easiest route for me is to just go to my pos, as fighters can't enter my shield.
Others are generally smart enough to keep warping until their timer runs dry. Also not everyone can simply go out and gank with a carrier.

I'm not here to talk about punishments or whatnot, I'm just seeking a yes/no, or clarification. Generally now, I keep my Fighters on grid and stop letting them attack/follow. But that isn't always the case.
Vrenth
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-09-11 21:00:48 UTC  |  Edited by: Vrenth
Kora Ethereal wrote:
So this is more of a Rules based question, I've heard two different opinions from ISD and CCP, I just want to find out what is more "official".

This is sorta related to Aggression on station but technically nothing was aggressed on station ever.

>Carrier is in CA1
>Carrier engages another ship in CA1
>other ship fights back for awhile
>other ship goes into hull
>other ship warps to station
>Carriers Fighters follow to station
>Fighters kill other ship while it's waiting on combat timer

That basically sums up what occurs, so my question is, is this against the rules? I've seen claims of aggression on station get downright told that the drones came from a fight in a CA so it's fine, I've also had my drones destroyed on other occasions by ISD.

So what I'm basically asking for is clarification, because this isn't exactly stated in the server rules, and the Carriers (I'm not the only one here) Never leave the combat area at all during this engagement. I've aggressed nothing on station but I've had aggression follow people to station.

As much as I'd value other players opinions on this, I'm really just seeking a CCP QA Staff response.


You will not get banned for your fighters popping someone that escaped from you by warping, same as you wont get banned from warp scrambling someone to prevent them from warping. They are still part of the engagement that happened off the station, so if you happen to pop them before they dock, no action would be taken on you. If you are found abusing this however, the person may have a case on you.
Romana Erebus
Syndicate Enterprise
Sigma Grindset
#5 - 2013-09-13 03:43:25 UTC
pretty sure CCP had better things to do than ban people for warping off trying to escape fighters popping them by running to station while under combat timer. if you are under timer and u warp and die. maybe you shouldnt have been shooting to begin with . Hence the combat timer.