I sor tof agree to a point with Cmdr Atterlein. Thr BGS explains a lot of "random" attacks, but not all.
Last few times I have been shot at, and got away. Either I friends requerst or they do and explain system blah is the property of PMF Foo. 9 times out of 10, explain you have a mission to finish off, and they let you through and you can have a nice chat as you SC to the station .... once you jmup back in.
Most BGS groups will engage, as they probably want to direct where you trade etc. The vast majority in open do appear to begin the conversation with at least class 3 weaponary
Occassionally, at popular destinations such as Engineer systems where the engineer is not too clise, there people not so interested in the BGS also initiating conversation with Class 3. These day, when in a delicate ship I check system mpa before entering a system, see if there are any obvious PMF. Oh and always have a high wake set!
Simon
Last few times I have been shot at, and got away. Either I friends requerst or they do and explain system blah is the property of PMF Foo. 9 times out of 10, explain you have a mission to finish off, and they let you through and you can have a nice chat as you SC to the station .... once you jmup back in.
Most BGS groups will engage, as they probably want to direct where you trade etc. The vast majority in open do appear to begin the conversation with at least class 3 weaponary
Occassionally, at popular destinations such as Engineer systems where the engineer is not too clise, there people not so interested in the BGS also initiating conversation with Class 3. These day, when in a delicate ship I check system mpa before entering a system, see if there are any obvious PMF. Oh and always have a high wake set!
Simon