I'm pretty sure that this one is a Bug.

[el_mariachi]

Yesterday we came to Port Royal to find some british fleets. Then near the main harbour one of our mates was attacked by the british,

but our group wasn't automatically drawn into this battle and no one could even enter to help him. 

 

And again, the same bug.

Edited July 26, 2016 by el_mariachi

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

Odd.

 

Only situation I've seen this happen was with two simultaneous tags coincidently at the very same second and yes one of us ( me ) got alone.

 

Bless the good ol'Hyena, escaping was easy and making them gankers drink my wake.

[Ink]

Captains, have you sent reports via F11?

[el_mariachi]

Captains, have you sent reports via F11?

Nope, we were fighting. 

[Tenakha Kan]

Happened to us also yesterday....in Kingston, where everyone meets these days

 

http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/261591224039497729/5F46A7B90F8BC11F97589F2A825D9D7758B19F5F/

 

One of our guys got tagged just inside the safe zone, think we were outside and we did not get pulled nor could we join. I think it may even have bypassed the BR limit.

Edited July 26, 2016 by Tenakha Kan

[Chimera]

While you Are in british safe zone you can be attacked but can't attack yourself iirc.

Maybe a pull inside the safe zone only draws in ships in that zone.

Once the battle starts you can't join, because it's in the green.

[Jean Ribault]

Is it possible that the one that was attacked had the smuggler flag enabled, and the others didn't?  In that case would the game not pull you in, just like AI don't get pulled in if you attack a smuggler and they are of the same nation?

[Tenakha Kan]

Is it possible that the one that was attacked had the smuggler flag enabled, and the others didn't?  In that case would the game not pull you in, just like AI don't get pulled in if you attack a smuggler and they are of the same nation?

 

I can confirm that no one in our group had a smuggler tag

[Jean Ribault]

Rules that out, eh?