Problem with the whole engagement concept is: it can be sped up, changed configuration, added to , subtracted to. I am old world, if you submit your fleet to a fleet move, that should be the end of the story. you shouldnt be able to add or subtract various elements into a fleet, or run away when you figure out the math that will wear you a lesson in combat. i believe if you initiate a battle, that should be your turn over, like chess. no withdraws, no, "wait just want to slide the 6th fleet in there to help" . The defender should then get a chance to either defend, retreat or bolster troops if available. combat is very much weghted in favour of the aggressor in my personal opinion.
Bring on fleet combat because if its worked right, then teamwork becomes important...which is why we form corps yes? social and team work is a good addition to this game

Has a system gone nova yet? is that already implemented? Not sure where i heard/saw it but a system nova was to do with its resource count, or lack thereof to regenerate new minerals. A little birdie tells me that that is likely to happen in the not too distant future where all resources are depleted from a system. Will be interested to watch that event

Sorry Sir Emi, can you define "a few days"? is that an earth-sol day? or are we talking a planetoid that has a daily rotation of 90 or more days? lol We would really love to see the corp ship roll out. Pretty sure i speak for all corps on that.

haha look who respond to a "looking for a corp" post. all the rats....i guess that was to be expected. databases and beaches we got loads of lol though the statement nothing wrong with pirates is a bit distrubing. have a look what it is you want to be a part of in the game. that will help decide which team to be with. active corps will post their stance/preference in corp areas. go where you feel most comfortable.

Good luck to you finding what you seek

Dadds [IMG]

start a new thread. this isnt the place for this discussion. power up if you wish <shrug> coming into this thread and puffing out your chest doesnt impress me in the slightest. As you say, enough to and fro-ing with who did what first to whom...i merely pointed out our stance and roll/game play. your member wants to make a personal issue from it.
 i was the first to suggest you should be talking to me about a NAP. Now you want to talk after an incident in sol. So be it, set a time.

Dadds [IMG]

[Any and all hostilites will be dealt with with clinical and exacting force.]

In keeping ontopic with this thread, i will restate our stance

A guild dedicated to mining & self-sufficiency in deep space with mutual defence of its realms and members. A non-aggressive corps, we will defend our territories and allies fiercely. It will be a long, slow haul, but rewarding to see the fruits of our labours
Dadds (#862) is Corporate leader. PM him for any inter corps dialog including NAP's and boundaries.

We have zero tolerance to piracy since all our members have been victims of piracy at some time or other and as such those groups are outside of the corp non-aggressive stance.
Whether or not one of my members in the past has upset someone previously and uttered war chants, justifiably or not is irrelavent. As with all organisations, such as a church, all refugees are offered sanctuary under our umbrella. That sanctuary extends to full physical protection from marauders. i cannot be a proper leader and say, " oh well if you said something bad then you deserve it" and turn a blind eye when individuals target one of my members outside of the role-play they have chosen.  
Any and all hostilites will be dealt with with clinical and exacting force.

Dadds, Commander-in-Chief, [Independent Miners Guild]

Before this all gets out of hand on who shot who lets nip this thread in the butt. I dont have a personal vendetta against you JanJul or [PMI] in general. My beef is with another so far un-named corp who systematically came into my first system and tore  it to pieces. not 1 pilot, but 3 or 4 of their squad when i was a newly graduated solarian. Thats for another story and day.
You are just the unfortunate who popped his head up and issued a KoS on a pilot under corp protection. Personally i dont like your way of gamestyle cause it can upset the gaming of others, but i accept there are all sorts of personalities and traits when you play a game that involves other players.

Destruction of stations like that is an act of subjugation clear and simple, its certainly not piracy. You can hardly expect that people will not seek retribution. Unfortunately for the game though most newbies just throw in the towel after a few hits like that.

As so eloquently pointed out by Scion, destruction of a space station because a player was trying to defend a territory is not piracy, it is akin to terrorism. There is always going to be someone bigger and better and more powerful than others in the game who can destroy bases at will. Does that make it right or justifiable?  That just paints  a big red target on your back.
There is no doubt that i wouldnt have scrambled to form a position and corp from the deeds of others and so readily attracted like-minded and like-treated individuals so for that i thank all the raiders out there. One day there will be a pay back event in true Karma tradition. Until that day comes, my little pack of furry marsupials will shelter and grow in the shadow of the dinosaurs
Dadds, Corporate Leader [IMG]
"What doesnt kill you makes you stronger"  ^{Frederich Nietzsche}

LOL @ all of you. Sargas, you wear the patch, you wear the responsibility. That will be the big test of your "powerful" corp. i have little else to say on that matter.
Razgr1z cannot declare war or peace whilst under our protectorate. There is only 2 people who have that authority, and i have the veto on all votes.
@JamJulLison, dont pretend to be some sofisticated privateer, lets face it, you are just an opportunistic bully that takes enjoyment out of killing for its own sake. With regards to the postings, i can quote anything you chose to quote at me in a public forum....there is nothing private between you and raz since you posted it up on this thread. 
i dont berate my pilots passion and annoyance, newly out of academy school only to find someone smashing their first steps....i did a similar thing to another squad, albeit in a quieter way. you cost that pilot greatly in sols when you destroyed the station, but you helped fuel a growing movement against your corp...

And yes, i am a newbie myself, also one suffered from early extermination attempt that failed. I am still here and have a solid team to support me.

That is a good way to also make enemies.

 
Indeed. You are the expert on making enemies so i will add that quote as expert testimony lol. i think by smashing someones station who is also a new guy without a warning is a pretty pathetic an act in my opinion. then to pm and give advice after the fact lol....you come into my "home" and you will get the very same response. It wont just be all words though

[Any corps identifying themselves as a pirate corp is exempt from our prime directive.]

JamJulLison, your comments are noted and are right. We do have Razgr1z in our team along with others that have been victims of noob attacks by characters such as yourself and [PRKL]. As you point out, some learn from their mistakes, and others just quit the game before they get a chance to start because of unfair sportsman type extermination on weaker opponents. We are a team because of players like you, for that i thank you.  We are not about to quit, we are here to stay. I am aware of all my pilots histories and welcome Raz in with open arms. All victims of your style of gameplay will be offered shelter amongst our Corp.
Our co-orperation is under instruction to never attack any other player or team unless agression has been visited upon them with one exception to that rule: Any corps identifying themselves as a pirate corp is exempt from our prime directive.
I would be very cautious about hunting any of my pilots regardless of prior history, we will be prepared for you and exact a swift response to an attack

1. Most of us are in the top 20.

Take a look over your shoulder at our pilots.

2. Most are a lot more powerful then I am.

Exactly! most are more powerful than you. I would be very nervous in that top 20 position with 2 of my pilots there with you. We are a very active team that are working well together in support of each other.
Perhaps you need to be considering that partition to us for an unconditional NAP before my dogs sniff you out! <MSG ENDS>
Dadds, Corporation Leader, [IMG]

[NO]

A guild dedicated to mining & self-sufficiency in deep space with mutual defence of its realms and members. A non-aggressive corps, we will defend our territories and allies fiercely. It will be a long, slow haul, but rewarding to see the fruits of our labours
Dadds (#862) is Corporate leader. PM him for any inter corps dialog including NAP's and boundaries.

There is NO honour among thieves

[NO honour among thieves]

A guild dedicated to mining & self-sufficiency in deep space with mutual defence of its realms and members. A non-aggressive corps, we will defend our territories and allies fiercely. It will be a long, slow haul, but rewarding to see the fruits of our labours
Dadds (#862) is Corporate leader. PM him for any inter corps dialog including NAP's and boundaries.

There is NO honour among thieves