Police brutality??

Anton_

Anton_
Does anyone else find that they're getting harrassed by bored police?

I bounty hunt at Nav Beacons (Federation, Empire, and Anarchy), and have learned to be very careful not to let a stray shot hit a cop ship. After each legit kill I check that I am not wanted anywhere and, if occasionally I am, I nip off to the nearest outpost and pay the bribe to have my crime wiped ("was an accident guv, honest!").

Lately I've been experiencing that idle police ships start shooting at me, initially just a bit a what seems like occasional bored and annoying pewpewing, but it slowly escalates into more determined fire. I keep checking my status to confirm I'm not "Wanted" (and have screenshots to prove it). Outside the Nav beacon all seesm well, I'm scanned and allowed to pass unmolested. The last such episode was at the LHS 3505 Nav Beacon.

Is this a bug or am I missing something?
 

Dethmunk

Dethmunk
Mmmm could be a bug. Or maybe the Police are getting a bit miffed at not earning the Bounties themselves and try to clean the area around the Nav Beacon. May be its something that Frontier have put in to stop people camping around the Nav Beacon? :)
 

babelfisch

babelfisch
Its because you attacked a criminal allied to them. They are sort of corrupt right now, but I think FD are looking into this issue.

Until then you should always check the faction of your target, if he is in a federation faction and federal security is around dont attack him or finish him quickly and leave/return to the nav beacon.
 

crushdepth

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babelfisch said:
Its because you attacked a criminal allied to them. They are sort of corrupt right now, but I think FD are looking into this issue.

Until then you should always check the faction of your target, if he is in a federation faction and federal security is around dont attack him or finish him quickly and leave/return to the nav beacon.
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I don't think it is. Tonight I spotted an Elite type 9 at a resource site. It was green ('friendly') for me, but carrying a hefty local bounty. It was also being mugged by a small swarm of internal security forces, which were also green friendlies. It was nearly dead, so I stole the kill off the cops. I got awarded the local bounty and I didn't turn 'wanted', and yet the cops instantly turned red and attacked me. I left without retaliating against them.

It looks like internal security will defend a 'friendly' ship from attack even if i) it's locally wanted and ii) they are actively trying to kill it themselves.

Got to be a bug.
 

Anton_

Anton_
crushdepth said:
It was green ('friendly') for me, but carrying a hefty local bounty.
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Was it labelled "Wanted"? If it was, and you shot at it, you should not have become a police target just for shooting at it. I agree that it must be a bug.

Must be nice to be able to see the colours! :)
 
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