Assume Players A and B are members of Corporation 1. Corporation 1 is under wardec from their long-time enemy, the brutal Corporation 2.
Players A and B form a fleet with Player C, who is a member of Corporation 3. Their corporations are not in an alliance together. If a player from Corporation 2 encounters this fleet, may he shoot Player C in highsec without CONCORD involvement? If a player from Corporation 2 engages Player A or B can C participate in the fight without CONCORD involvement?
Player C cannot directly enter a fight with Corp 2 without Concord involvement unless a legal engagement can be created for player C. There are a few different mechanics that can be brought to the situation to make this happen. Simply being in the same fleet will not give Player C the ability to engage in combat without repercussions.
You should familiarize yourself with the various Crimewatch mechanics and timers:
Crimewatch timers
Typically a âsuspectâ timer is used for non war-targets to try and draw aggression from the opposing player(s). This will create a âlimited engagementâ timer with anyone aggressing the suspect. Neutral logi pilots are typical of this situation when apply remote assistance to someone in an aggression timer.
You can also have Player Câs corporation or alliance join the war as an ally to Corporation 1. After a waiting period anyone from Player Câs group can now engage Corporation 1.
I should also add CCPâs official page on Crimewatch:
https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/sections/201141682-Crimewatch
Player C can neither shoot nor be shot at in highsec without CONCORD involvement because his own corporation is not under wardec. However, that does not mean that he canât be useful.
For example, he can still provide remote repairs for his fleetmates. Doing so will flag him as a suspect, which means he can be freely attacked by anyone, but it may be worth it. This also opens the door for playing tricks on war targets by deliberately baiting them to attack him.
He can also scout without making the war targets suspicious or provide useful tactical warp-ins.
Iâve been a little out of touch lately so Iâm not sure how the new mechanics around boosting work, but I assume he can still provide fleet boosts too.
I may be wrong, but I donât think it does flag them. (this may be out of date)
War targets are valid targets. I donât think a limited engagement is created when you engage them.
Itâs repping someone with a limited engagement (or suspect flag) which gives you a suspect flag.
Itâs an issue, but not a simple one to fix.
Right, no limited engagement is created by the war targets fighting each other.
However, if the neutral character provides reps, he gets a suspect flag. If one of the characters under wardec then shoots at him to try and take the reps off the field, a limited engagement is then created between them - which means that the guy providing reps can then attack the war target if heâs trying to be clever and the reps were some kind of ruse.
What isnât clear to me at the moment is whether the new boosting mechanics flag you in some way as a suspect or something, or if the only change was to put them on grid. Iâll have to look into this.
Boosting gives a weapons timer, preventing you from docking or jumping gate.
Good to know. No suspect flag or anything else though?
not for boosting, no
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The best and simplest answer is âBeing fleeted doesnât affect anything in and of itselfâ.