If a player attacks me and then my escort kills him without a word (because of having been already attacked) is it against the rules? We were told by a player today that we couldn't do that but we didnt fire first. We only return fire and I have told my escorts to return fire immediately if we're shot by a hostile (pirate) player.
We're not here to PVP at all and have a policy of NEVER firing first and only if escape is not an option. We pride ourselves on our preparedness despite this lack of a desire to fight.