CONCORD will likely be as vigilant as ever in a purely reactive basis for this event. Security levels come with significant costs for both the sovereignty holder and CONCORD itself, and any increases would come with an increase to that cost. Considering Jita's importance, there is merit to raising that level, but I worry about the implications of setting that sort of precedent.

Should we carry the tax burden of higher security level simply because a system experiences higher piracy? Should 'highway bottleneck' systems such as Uedama and Niarja be increased in security level? Should we further expand the purview of CONCORD into high traffic low-security systems such as Tama, Amamake, or the Rancer pocket? All of these systems have experienced consistently high rates of piracy.

You place entirely too much trust in CONCORD to keep you safe.

How often do pirates and terrorists have the decency to announce their attacks in advance? Anyone who still doesn't prepare needs a lesson instead of special protection.

Lucius raises an entirely valid point. The Goons will be attacking capsuleer targets, and they've announced it well in advance. If the capsuleers who usually frequent Jita clear out or simply stay docked, there won't be anything for the Goons to burn.

You can bet only one percent of the people in Jita will actually take precautions though.

This assumes that everyone is knowlegeable of the fact, which is far from being the case. Thinking otherwise is pure utopy. Also, the economical consequences still remain.

You can bet only one percent of the people in Jita will actually take precautions though.

You can also bet only 1% of capsuleers care about their antics.

Hail Panajda Paukonsuo / Concord.

This letter is a query if Concord plans to increase security in the Jita solarsystem based on the threats of the major pirate organisation "Goonswarm" that they will "Burn Jita" on 28th April YC114? Considering experiences in the past involving suicide attacks etc, it would seem a very good idea to do this. Have you considered to flag the entire Goonswarm pirate organization as Outlaws prior to the event?

Thankyou for your response.


Honour and Decency

Codo Yagari
Yulai Federation Executor

A barbarian Horde is a hard thing to miss, even without the luxury of a publicly announcement. And the economical consequences shouldn't be all bad. A massacre can be good for business.

Rumor has it capsuleers catering to industrialists and miners are setting up an alternate trade hub at Amamake top belt this on that weekend. From my understanding you goto top belt message heretic army with what you want and those friendly delivery people will come supply you with what you need. This avoids the dangers with docking and undocking that make Jita so unsafe.

Rumor has it capsuleers catering to industrialists and miners are setting up an alternate trade hub at Amamake top belt this on that weekend. From my understanding you goto top belt message heretic army with what you want and those friendly delivery people will come supply you with what you need. This avoids the dangers with docking and undocking that make Jita so unsafe.

We are a sovereign entity, it would be unusual for CONCORD to outlaw a sovereign state as that would be beyond its scope. Whether your particular organization views us as pirates (which I suspect you do) is meaningless to CONCORD as your organization has no official authority to act above sovereigns.

CONCORD will likely be as vigilant as ever in a purely reactive basis for this event. Security levels come with significant costs for both the sovereignty holder and CONCORD itself, and any increases would come with an increase to that cost. Considering Jita's importance, there is merit to raising that level, but I worry about the implications of setting that sort of precedent.

Should we carry the tax burden of higher security level simply because a system experiences higher piracy? Should 'highway bottleneck' systems such as Uedama and Niarja be increased in security level? Should we further expand the purview of CONCORD into high traffic low-security systems such as Tama, Amamake, or the Rancer pocket? All of these systems have experienced consistently high rates of piracy.

Sovereign entity or not, you'll be in their jurisdiction.

Still I expect them to stick to their Mandate, should anyone find themselves acting out of line they will be dealt with. Sadly shooting on a hunch and asking questions later, even when it's a damn big hunch is not their M.O.

If the Yulai Federation has an issue with Goonswarm Federation, I suggest they gather what fleets they may have and deal with us themselves.

If they put in the wardec right now, it might very well be live by the time Goonswarm shows up on their doorstep!

If they put in the wardec right now, it might very well be live by the time Goonswarm shows up on their doorstep!

You do know that YF doesn't actually live in Jita or Yulai, or even in Concord-patrolled space, right? They live out in Providence.

They're just soapboxing here for name-dropping and attention.

Afraid I've never had the pleasure of hearing of them previous to this. Quite ironic, the name, I suppose.

Hello, Myxx. I guess they could have put in the wardec when they posted this thread and they would be ready for it. Instead, they have decided to rely on CONCORD. A shame!

You do know that YF doesn't actually live in Jita or Yulai, or even in Concord-patrolled space, right? They live out in Providence.

They're just soapboxing here for name-dropping and attention.

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Some people don't actually live in nullsec, they just have jumpclones out there.

We currently operate and work closely with other NRDS alliances, particularly in the 0.0 sec region Providence, but also in high sec and elsewhere. We have a joint communications network and daily regular antipiracy combat operations, as well as civil industrial operations etc.

there's anecdotal experience of my going out there and killing them / being killed by them.

Myxx in getting it wrong nonshocker.

Capt Blackshell, Myxx's understanding of reality is more warped than the Caldari say mine is.

And we would be expected to be treated like anyone else in CONCORD's jurisdiction. To say that an entire entity should be outlawed because of what they might do in the future is ludicrous, CONCORD has no authority to punish any person or group of persons without an actual criminal act.

So says the proxy

They indeed have no authority for this.... Until they decide otherwise.

Also, records of Goonswarm criminal acts in empire space are already legion. Your argument is irrelevant. What is relevant is that they will probably do nothing.