I noticed Molly pirate Long_Hon_Silver in a Molly bomber disembark from BS Hood in Dublin at 8:30pm Saturday 1st January 2011 Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Was wondering if someone could provide me the reference in the rules/laws or wherever Molly's can do this.
Perhaps a more experienced IMG| member can correct or confirm what I write, but this is what I know:
Mollys have "limited access" to Hood, which means they can land there if...
... they know how to behave and cause no trouble.
Which means:
> No landing there after being chased by lawfuls.
> No raids starting from Hood.
> No problems for the IMG arise from the docking of the person.
In General: The IMG doesn't want to have trouble and keep neutral. The IMG also wants do trade with the Mollys, so Hood it open to the to some extent (as long as there is no trouble). But IMG needs also to stay on neutral terms with BAF, so of course unlawful activities starting from Hood can't be accepted.
Aye, IMG and the Mollys, while not being best of friends, have certainly had an uneasy truce for quite a long time.
1stly, IMG opposes and cuts into BMM's work and profits, which alone gets them Molly favoritism, as well as the right to -respectfully(as in with PAID permits)- mine gold there.
2ndly, The Hood has always been an away-station for Molly pilots when a quick turnaround is needed for assaulting the spineless gold-hawkers who hover about the Essex like flies.
' Wrote:Aye, IMG and the Mollys, while not being best of friends, have certainly had an uneasy truce for quite a long time.
Uneasy truce? I'd rather say a long-lasting cooperation because of shared interests that is not always easy (because Mollys are not esay people to work with) *g*
Quote:1stly, IMG opposes and cuts into BMM's work and profits, which alone gets them Molly favoritism, as well as the right to -respectfully (as in with PAID permits)- mine gold there.
IMG has contracts with Mollys to pay the mining fee. We got a reduced fee, as far as I know and we pay without the need for piracy, threats, mild coercing, etc... *g*
Quote:2ndly, The Hood has always been an away-station for Molly pilots when a quick turnaround is needed for assaulting the spineless gold-hawkers who hover about the Essex like flies.
The IMG wouldn't allow this openly. They cannot because the Bretonians would act against IMG if they openly supported actions against their companies!
So if you are caught launching illegal activities from the Hood, your character might face ingame consequences (like being arrested on his next visit and handed over to the lawfuls, etc). Let's be realistic... it's unlikely that this is going to happen. It's unlikely that an IMG member is there to warn you not to land there. So... OORP you can land, IRP it might mave consequences.
Same applies if you run to Hood from lawfuls. This cannot be accepted either. Hood offers humanitarian aid (like tending to the injured, emergency repairs of ships) but cannot be a "safe haven" for elements that the most powerful faction of the area would name criminals. So the reaction ingame would normally be that after landing the person is arrested and handed to the police. Of course it won't happen really often, because of OORP issues (nobody sees it, players wold have to agree, etc).
I hope I was able to clear the IMG point of view somewhat.