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Re: Is Slimdragoon a NAP breaker or not ? Fri, 17 February 2012 23:45 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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LittleEddie wrote on Sat, 18 February 2012 05:00

Now if player A has ship somewhere, anywhere.
And Player B knows that the ships are there.
Then Player B can not attack player A without breaking the NAP.


But player B has Player A set to friend. Player B cannot therefore start a conflict. Only player A can create the conflict through their actions.

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I don't see what's so hard about that. If Player B doesn't know the ships are there then it's friendly fire.


Not caused not by player B's actions if Player A is set to friend. Player A's ships need to do the attacking.

Regardless, Player A knows that Player B is at war with Player C. Surely they visit any Player C planets at their own risk.

Player B's mistake is providing a warning and asking Player A to leave. Why would they need to if their NAP is good and they are each set to friend. Any ensuing friendly fire is Player A's problem. It doesn't even matter if Player A is set to neutral if Player B has orders to attack enemies only. Effectively, when Player B attacks Player C, Player A is "choosing" to defend C: hence they are the aggressor.

Unfortunately, Player B's communication allowed Player A to define player B's legitimate actions as aggression and Player B knew that it would be interpreted that way, making them the aggressor instead.

Beautiful statesmanship on Player A's part.




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