PvP

Rules about player murdering have changed recently. Read mail posts 2284 to 2290 on *clp if you want a timeline and more information.

What is the policy on pvp?

Most of the world is now open to player versus player combat. Players can attack each other at any time, with the following exceptions:

• Members of carebear corps are protected from pvp.
• Secure areas - those protected by FCPD cams and certain other areas - show up as green, and pvp is not usually allowed in these areas. However, many exceptions to this rule exist.

When can I attack players or be attacked in the green areas?

• If a player challenges you (see help challenge), you can attack them or challange them back.
• If a player has deleted their clone and gone hardcore (see help hardcore in game), they can attack you at any time! The first time they do this, they become an outlaw (see help outlaw). Outlaws are marked on the who list with a red +, and can be identified with appraise.
• If a player hacks your corp's gangland cams, they auto-challenge your entire corp, and you can attack them in revenge at any time.
• If a player picks a lock or breaks down a door belonging to someone inactive, the robber challenges the inactive player's entire corp as well. That means they can be attacked at any time by the challenged corp.
• If you are wearing a fursuit or have the cat ears mutation, anyone can attack and kill you at any time and any place.

What are the rules about robbery?

You cannot be robbed by another player as long as you are not banned, have been online in the past 60 days and have not challenged that player or the player's corporation.

If you have challenged a player or the player's corp, you can be robbed for the duration of the challenge. Any lock that you are allowed to open can also be picked by those you have challenged. That means that the HQ of the corp you belong to can be robbed if you challenge a player or a corp. To clarify, anyone that challenges you is a potential robbery target for you and anyone you challenge is a potential robber of you!

You shouldn't think that looting dead players or stealing unlocked things count as robbery though - finder's keepers. However, locked items that are closed and sealed count as robbery targets and as such you must issue a challenge to be able to pick them and steal them. It should be noted that disconnected player's still bar you entrance to their abodes if they've quitted out inside it.

Is taking parts from crashed planes robbery?

No, after a rather long while a crashed plane is considered abandoned and anyone can salvage parts from it. Before this time, you are not able to salvage parts from it and will get a message that it is not yet abandoned.

Is it possible to rob corporation HQs?

Yes, but only if someone in that corp has challenged you or your corp. Extra care should be taken in attempting such a feat, however.

Is destroying motorcycles considered robbery or pvp?

No, you are allowed to destroy other people's bikes outright - but picking and stealing them is allowed, or lifting them if they've been left unlocked.