Hardin
Amarr
Imperial Shipment
   |
Posted - 2006.10.23 23:00:00 -
[1]
Edited by: Hardin on 23/10/2006 23:03:28
 Originally by: Nez Perces
.... something just ocurred to me, doesn't free space seem like flavour of the month right now?
No it has not suddenly become flavour of the month. It is an ideology that has never gone away. For almost two years now the CVA has maintained an NBSI policy in our space. The only people who were unwelcome are Minmatar terrorists, pirates or anyone who has aggressed against CVA in the past.
Others like Ushra'Khan, IAC, Huzzah and NOS have also operated non-NBSI policies. If people now notice this more it is simply because the above entities have gained more prominence in galactic events recently (through no choice of their own).
Originally by: Nez Perces
Well there has been UK fighting the "ebil" pirates in 9uy, and ISS fell over backwards to help them. Even CVA couldn't help but drop the RP and rush to support their sworn enemies.
I did answer this at the time but obviously you missed it. The CVA took no part in the 9UY campaign - on either side. We did step up anti-pirate patrols in low-sec Amarrian space due to Amarrian residents requesting our assistance as the pirates assaulting the UK Outpost were also preying on neutrals in Amarrian space.
It is the CVA's long term goal to capture the Minmatar Outpost for itself and we could see no benefit in assisting a pirate coalition (many of whom are also enemies of the CVA) to take it. Better the enemy you know and all that! Since the end of the 9UY 'issue' the CVA and UK have been testing each other's defences regularly. It's actually good fun and keeps our pilots on their toes 
Originally by: Nez Perces
Then ofc there is the IAC, who suddenly had a million and one friends to call upon once their outpost was threatened, including CVA who again 'dropped' the RP to fly alonsided sn-iggerdly and people like The Priory.
Again your intelligence on this subject is sadly lacking as there was a long standing link between the IAC and CVA. They didn't 'suddenly' have friends to call upon as they had had those friends for a long time. Indeed, I can actually remember being part of a CVA fleet that escorted the 'egg' for the very first IAC Outpost down to Catch.
It just happens that this was the first time when there was sufficient need to 'activate' the friendship - as we are both fairly self-sufficient.
The fact is that we have a lot in common with IAC - in that they are also anti-pirate 'free-spacers'.
Flying alongside Priory is not something we were particularly happy about but for now Priory have accepted IAC's no-piracy rules (to the relief of many a pilot I am sure ). If that changes then I can assure you that they will be made KOS to CVA once again.
The fact is that CVA has been entirely true to its vision from the very start and as one of the original founder members I can testify to that. Assisting a friend in need is hardly 'dropping ones RP'. Indeed it would have been very un-Amarrian not to do so!
Almost two years ago the CVA launched 'Operation Deliverance' - a mission dedicated to restoring law and order to low-sec Amarrian space and 0.0 bordering the Empire - and that is an ongoing operation.
We are extending the Amarrian Empire into lawless space and providing protection and shelter for all who would operate legally in the areas protected by us.
Of course I would be lying if I said that we can guarantee anyone's safety 100% of the time - as that is practically an impossibility for any alliance operating in 0.0 - let alone one as small as ours - yet that does not stop our pilots doing their duty every single night - and generally succeeding.
Non-NBSI 'Free space' can succeed as we (and others) have demonstrated - but it requires discipline, hard work, excellent communications and at the end of the day an extremely streamlined decision making process - particularly with regards the managemement and dissemination of KOS lists.
------------------------------
|