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Khorillian
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Posted - 2006.07.22 08:45:00 -
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I have been considering lately hiring a merc corp to get a job done that I need doing anonymously. Just a quick question for anyone experienced in such matters - generally speaking, what are these guys like at keeping client identity secret? Are they likely to sell to the highest bidder or are they generally tight lipped? |
Ezok Lyrad
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.22 08:52:00 -
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 Originally by: Khorillian
I have been considering lately hiring a merc corp to get a job done that I need doing anonymously. Just a quick question for anyone experienced in such matters - generally speaking, what are these guys like at keeping client identity secret? Are they likely to sell to the highest bidder or are they generally tight lipped?
They are Mercs...they will sell any and all things to the highest bidder before and after the contract!!!!
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Mintless
AYDS
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Posted - 2006.07.22 08:58:00 -
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100 million to tell me who hired you! 
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Ezok Lyrad
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.22 09:00:00 -
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Originally by: Mintless
100 million to tell me who hired you!
Who me?!?!?
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Niivvy
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 09:02:00 -
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They are Mercs...they will sell any and all things to the highest bidder before and after the contract!!!!
not always there are plenty of corps who wont. after all they have a buisiness to run and wont do well if thay have a bad name.
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Ezok Lyrad
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.22 09:05:00 -
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Originally by: Niivvy
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They are Mercs...they will sell any and all things to the highest bidder before and after the contract!!!!
not always there are plenty of corps who wont. after all they have a buisiness to run and wont do well if thay have a bad name.
Plenty of customers who know nothing about past Ops, and as in RL, they will sell out to the highest bidder!
Hmmm A Merc with Principles....that is a good one!!!
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Niivvy
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 09:54:00 -
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Plenty of customers who know nothing about past Ops, and as in RL, they will sell out to the highest bidder!
dont know any rl merc corps tbh i doubt u do either.
i do however know 2 in this game and none of them will break client confidentilaity. so u cant tar corps with a stereotype.
like the idiots that i ransom who wont pay up cos they think im gonna kill them anyway. if i did that then noone would pay up in the end. Ad id be out of buisiness
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Mintless
AYDS
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Posted - 2006.07.22 10:04:00 -
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Mercs are worse then us pirates.
At least you can trust a pirate to be untrustworthy!
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Niivvy
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 10:09:00 -
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im a pirate and i aint untrustworthy,neither are ANY of my corpmates.
infact its a strict corp rule to honer ransoms and 1v1. if we break these rules its remove roles and boot! no exceptions .
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Mintless
AYDS
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Posted - 2006.07.22 10:39:00 -
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Originally by: Niivvy
im a pirate and i aint untrustworthy,neither are ANY of my corpmates.
infact its a strict corp rule to honer ransoms and 1v1. if we break these rules its remove roles and boot! no exceptions .
it was a joke :(
"You can always trust a pirate to break their promise!"
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Niivvy
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 10:50:00 -
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lol its early and im hung over. jokes are sadley wasted on me at this time.
i need tea 
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Wladomir Jed
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 11:28:00 -
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yeah, we always sell out our clients. Who need a good reputation anyway?
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Traxio Nacho
Sharks With Frickin' Laser Beams
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.07.22 11:32:00 -
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Originally by: Ezok Lyrad
Originally by: Khorillian
I have been considering lately hiring a merc corp to get a job done that I need doing anonymously. Just a quick question for anyone experienced in such matters - generally speaking, what are these guys like at keeping client identity secret? Are they likely to sell to the highest bidder or are they generally tight lipped?
They are Mercs...they will sell any and all things to the highest bidder before and after the contract!!!!
No they won't do not know why you would think that.
To the OP any good merc corp will never reveal who hired them unless asked to do so by their client if they did then they would be out of work pretty quick.
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El Yatta
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 15:35:00 -
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Originally by: Ezok Lyrad
Originally by: Niivvy
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They are Mercs...they will sell any and all things to the highest bidder before and after the contract!!!!
not always there are plenty of corps who wont. after all they have a buisiness to run and wont do well if thay have a bad name.
Plenty of customers who know nothing about past Ops, and as in RL, they will sell out to the highest bidder!
Hmmm A Merc with Principles....that is a good one!!!
I know of dozens of merc corps, including my own, that would never disclose client identity or break confidentiality on the contract details, it is all about having an honest and trustworthy name -otherwise who is going to trust you with their isk?
You sir, a clueless idiot, and perhaps need to think twice before you insult an entire industry full of armed killers?
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goazer
Amarr
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Posted - 2006.07.22 16:41:00 -
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If the merc corp sells your info later they should be reported on this forum so they never get work again. In my experience most merc corps run on the rep and actions like this will ruin them.
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Jex Jast
Perfect Order
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Posted - 2006.07.22 16:47:00 -
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Originally by: Mintless
Mercs are worse then us pirates.
At least you can trust a pirate to be untrustworthy!
Please Captain Sparrow, spare us  Sorry it's the first thing I thought of...
And about client information, I know that when I was hiring myself out as an assassin (solo merc pretty much) I never told my victims who hired me.
Course that job was not a very successful one for me...newbies can't do solo work, take my word for it. Don't hire em.
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EvilNate
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 20:23:00 -
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Telling who your employer was is like saygin "please don't hire me again and tell all your friends"
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EvilNate
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.22 20:27:00 -
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and check your eve-mails
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Ricky Baby
Atomic Battle Penguins
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Posted - 2006.07.22 21:57:00 -
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ABP will never reveal client infomation to any 3rd party, i belive this follows to most reputable mercs such as the MC
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Samirol
Ore Mongers
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Posted - 2006.07.23 09:23:00 -
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most merc corps won't sell out on you, MC is probably your safest bet if you need something really big to go boom
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merc999
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.23 10:10:00 -
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Originally by: EvilNate
Telling who your employer was is like saying "please don't hire me again and tell all your friends"
QFT...
Turbulent Subversion would never reveal its clients to an outside entity, and has on occassion kept the client identity restricted the TBSV directors when requested
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Kaeten
Hybrid Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.07.23 11:01:00 -
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anyone saying otherwise from my corp and yous wil lget a visit from me.
Honrable mercs don't give away client infomration to 3rd parties as stated here, depends on their reputation etc. If they do give it away please make a post on these forums, name and shame!
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Tyto
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.23 11:20:00 -
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Amazingly it is almost always the first question we are asked on contract start, so much so that we had to add it to our FAQ.
I was once encouraged to sell the information and offered more than we were paid to turn on our employer. When I informed the target the info wasn't for sale he laughed and said that of course everything was. The only thing you can't buy is a reputation. How do you put a price on that?
In short, a respectable merc corp will maintain client confidentiality if requested. Make sure you hire a respectable corp.
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Tyto
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.23 11:21:00 -
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Edited by: Tyto on 23/07/2006 11:21:26
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Another alternative is to use an anonymous middleman.
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Mintless
AYDS
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Posted - 2006.07.23 13:03:00 -
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What if you were offered something highly absurd like ... five times the employers payment! 
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2Shae
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Posted - 2006.07.23 13:40:00 -
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Originally by: Khorillian
I have been considering lately hiring a merc corp to get a job done that I need doing anonymously. Just a quick question for anyone experienced in such matters - generally speaking, what are these guys like at keeping client identity secret? Are they likely to sell to the highest bidder or are they generally tight lipped?
Use an alt and you dont even have to worry about the risk of being un-covered.
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Ripline
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Posted - 2006.07.23 14:18:00 -
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Originally by: 2Shae
Originally by: Khorillian
I have been considering lately hiring a merc corp to get a job done that I need doing anonymously. Just a quick question for anyone experienced in such matters - generally speaking, what are these guys like at keeping client identity secret? Are they likely to sell to the highest bidder or are they generally tight lipped?
Use an alt and you dont even have to worry about the risk of being un-covered.
Granted, some mercenary corporations (most?) don't deal with alts. As I recall MC certainly doesn't, contracts with (and only with) the CEO of the client. Remarkably little information about their clients out in the wild anyway.
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Tyto
Minmatar
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Posted - 2006.07.23 15:37:00 -
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Originally by: Mintless
Edited by: Mintless on 23/07/2006 13:05:29
What if you were offered something highly absurd like ... five times the employers payment!
To a reputable merc corp it doesn't matter how much is offered. It simply isn't for sale. That's how we get to be reputable. One big payday but you'll never get regular work again. Mercenary work is a service industry, lots of work comes from personal recommendation, many many clients will not use a corp they don't trust.
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merc999
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.23 18:04:00 -
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. Mercenary work is a service industry, lots of work comes from personal recommendation, many.
And that my friends is the nub, we can advertise as much as we wish, but work is gained from (mainly) one of 3 ways.
Personal reccomendation, through personal contacts, or through folks that we have been contracted against in the past. all 3 of these main avenues of gaining work would stop if we became known for revealing, or taking money to reveal our client.
No matter the price offered we wouldnt reveal our client, simply because we would never work again.
if you bought faulty goods from a shop, would you deliberatly shop there again, or tell your freinds too????
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violator2k5
Caldari
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Posted - 2006.07.24 05:31:00 -
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Edited by: violator2k5 on 24/07/2006 05:31:12
90% of the merc industry can be trusted and there are a few who should be named and shamed as written before by another poster.
if you really are that worried about your name spreading back to the person who you want the job done on, use a alt to contact the merc corp.
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