' Wrote:This is now my simple, personal opinion on things - based upon certain experience in dealing with them.
If you have been successfully pirated, regardless of whether the guy shot at you or not - leave him alone for 4 hours. You can continue to trade by going through the system. If you decide to switch into another ship, then it is considered re-engaging even if no shots were fired.
Example: Tom Trader is flying through Omega-3. Carlos Corsair drops the trade lane and tells Tom to pay him 2milordai. No actual shots were fired at Tom by Carlos. Tom complies by paying, and continues on his way. Once Tom gets to Friestadt, he switches to his Eagle that he happened to have sitting there, goes back and tells Carlos that now he will seek his revenge. Tom is re-engaging.
The REASONING behind this is that there was an encounter under a slight variation of 5.6. He fled from the combat by paying the pirate. Now Tom isn't coming back into the system to trade, he's coming back in to fight, and thus rule 5.7 and/or rule 5.8 apply.
Is sending 3 LNS ships after him alright? You know, for revenge. Can I watch?
Edit: Alright, another question. Let's say I trade and successfully escape a pirate without paying in let's say California. Am I allowed to enter California for any other purpose than trading afterwards?