What is up with the Federation security services?

CMDash · Dec 19, 2014

Okay, so i'm friendly with the federation, and doing bounty hunting in my eagle. I've noticed something. when I kill a bunch of bounties, the federation security ships will start shooting at me, even though i don't have a bounty on my head, what is that about?

Roppa · Dec 19, 2014

Ive noticed this as well - suddenly they go red in my HUD and start shooting me - no bounty, no fines, no attacks on cleans.

egoprovince · Dec 20, 2014

I'm convinced Federation Security doesn't like bounty hunters. Or they're crooked cops taking the official pay and the bounty pay on the side and you're just taking money out of their hands.

Probably a bug, but hey, I like the RP story.

Midnight_Sun323 · Dec 20, 2014

A developer mentioned this today. It's an intermittent bug they can't nail down. He said its best to leave, don't attack them back.

TheNameIsJambo · Dec 20, 2014

You bounty hunted too many ships which are part of the 'Controlling Faction' - Which is also the faction of the Federation security vessels.

Also - you may as well just kill them, then come to the Empire - Your new home

CMDash · Dec 21, 2014

I'm leaving the feddies and empirals behind and heading for alliance space eventually, but today it's been a bit better on the Security services false firing so it may be getting better.

Cat_Astrophe · Dec 21, 2014

When I am bounty hunting I will pass on any bounties who are aligned with the major factions. I just don't want to tempt fate.... which brings me to a separate issue... are they still killing trees in 3300 to make little notebooks for pilots to record which factions are no kill and which will become deadly projectiles in a collision or during hard maneuvering??? We need a pop up notepad! That's off topic tho.

mattensky · Dec 21, 2014

Midnight_Sun323 said:
A developer mentioned this today. It's an intermittent bug they can't nail down. He said its best to leave, don't attack them back.

Thanks for mentioning that - I was wondering what was going on too . . .had thought maybe it had something odd to do with factions . . . . glad it's a bug . . .

Rodder · Dec 21, 2014

Not only the cops, sometimes a privateer becomes red and attacks too. I always set my radar to max range when i am fighting, and one time i saw a ship becoming red after a kill at max radar range. I targeted it, and it was the above mentioned privateer.