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Actually the question has still not been answered. I also see no giant forum battle, just a few people who are waiting for clarification. It might help if people who are not concerned would stop blowing this out of proportion.

Jeremiah, I recommend to read one of the summaries above. Nobody has a problem with being attacked by pirates in the open sea as a pirate.

Pretty much it. Nobody of us cared about the "danger" a single Lynx posed obviously. For myself, what annoying was the (in my view) pure trollish attempt to annoy other players. Especially since we usually took every "new" player that showed in pirate faction chat and helped them at the start (questions answered, help with the first capture and so on). Why pure trollish? Because a lynx that fires "broadsides" upon a constellation and two other frigs is nothing else and has nothing to do with "that's how pirates behaved in real life". If I am not completely mistaken, not being able to attack ships of that size in a lone lynx is one of the "gameplay features" stated in the naval faction open world FAQ. I think Lynx vs 3 Frigs is pretty much the same. Especially since it can't outmaneuver 3 at once. Additionally, nobody would have said anything if the lynx would have tagged us in open world and attacked (as you can do). If friendly fire IS intended for pirates WITHIN battles, at least boarding should be enabled so that a ship that is parking right next to you can be boarded.

You are completely misreading me there, but nice place for a completely pointless Hitler analogy. First: I did not report him Second: As far as I had heard so far, friendly fire (as in: those on your team shoot your team) should be reported and would be looked on. Therefore third: I said I'd report it. And fourth: My sentence above: Even if in error (after all, I am by far not the one who judges), there is only harm done if admin judges it as well as "wrong" and punishes it. And then is no harm done, since it will be just. So in no case is harm done. I don't see how saying to bring it to an arbitrators attention is harassment.

Why would it be harassment? Nobody gets punished without cause. So the worst that could happen would be that someone would be bored by checking a case where nothing happened - and if it gets punished it was obviously right to report it. Don't see a problem there. And still, the question about friendly fire persists. If it is legal I have a Bello waiting as well. Yarr.

Actually he just misinterpreted, I tagged you and he was pulled in.

Actually I thought that was what I did in the first post.

So you think a real world Lynx would engage 3 ships with a combined crew of approximately 25 times her crew, firepower, armor and so on? Besides, if admin rules that - friendly fire - in battle is the way to go, it will be good to know.

We did not complain about a pirate attacking a pirate - but about a pirate attacking his own team after joining in obviously "trollish" fashion. And that is why we said we'd report it, because as far as I heard, intentional friendly fire is not something that is appreciated. To clarify: He was on the same side of the battle. Nobody complains about getting attacked in open world.

Buena Vista - Panama x 49961.3 z -438008.6

Just to make them a little easier to find I'll list at least those i find. Vequies (starting harbor) Cayman Brac Chinchorro (Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico) Old providence island (250km off the coast of anything/Honduras) Matthew Town, Inagua (Due WestNorthWest of Tortuga Island or Port de Paix) - reported by WIlliam the Drake Buena Vista - Panama x 49961.3 z -438008.6 Ambergris Cay (Caicos) - by Johny Reb (until Key West) Mayaguana - nw of caicos Atwood Cay - Bahamas Watling - Bahamas Dead Man's Cay - Bahamas Kemp's Bay - Bahamas Morgan's Bluff - Bahamas Bimini - Bahamas Back Cup - Bahamas Islamorada - Florida Keys Key West - Florida Keys

Next one: George Town on Cayman Islands (same location as on google maps). Neutral.

Just found a Pirate Harbor on Cayman Brac (which is it's name as well).