Garst Tyrell
Amarr
PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2009.08.17 20:25:00 -
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If Amon Xeno goes RR, he is of course flashy to the enemy fleet and should be primaried like any other logistics. The fact that he is allowing himself to go flashy means he is shouldering a risk for his actions that the numerous neutral spies that follow the fleets and ventrillo spies do not.
Do I like the idea of neutrals choosing their battles? No more than I like the idea of SF choosing their battles through selective wardecs on corps comprising an alliance. (Dont link me your SF vs militia wardec suggestion petition, Ive already read it and you still want to be exempt from fighting the Caldari while the Gallente would have no such restrictions in helping the minmitar as well as you).
As for hiding behind neutral corps, I dont see much being done to change the current system unless all neutral corps forced its members out after a certain time period to special neutral and wardeccable corps. Hoping that CONCORD would actively patrol or have the manpower to determine who or who is not exploiting the rules of engagement is an irrational hope.
Neutral RR with enemy flags are the least of the neutrality problem. Take a trip through Tuomuta and wave to "FYIIAMASPY" who is permanantly parked on the kamela gate in his ibis. I wish I could say he was the only one. At least -DARK had the decency to have cloaked and fully flashy members of their corp track fleets as proper scouts.
As for vent spies I have never, not even once, used a vent spy or the intel from a vent spy in my fleets. Nothing was said over vent. Nothing was sent to me in a private convo. Nothing was sent to me through any other conceivable method of conversation. PIE even has rules against such tactics.
I realize this thread is not about me or my hatred of vent spies. However since it was brought up earlier in general conversation and I find the idea of Amarr vent spies both laughable and offensive, I will make the following points:
In my months of flying with the 24th IC during all time zones and FC's, small and large fleets, capital and down, I have never once knowingly received intel from an Amarr vent spy or even heard one refrenced.
In my months of flying with the 24th IC, minmitar vent spies are the norm and from what I have seen, are certainly real threats and not mere paranoid fantasy.
You probably won't believe me. That's fine. I understand that the Tyrant's forces and the pirates that assist them need to use every edge they feel they have to try and even the battlefield. When their fleets and capitals continue to go down in flames despite such "advantages" I can only shake my head in disgust.
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