HRogge Wrote:Gideon020 Wrote:As for MD's being triggerhappy, that varies from pilot to pilot but is massively dictated by the circumstances of a contract. If a client wants a facility guarded against any non-MD or non-client vessels until a client vessel arrives or they have contacted the client beforehand, then they will certainly go as far as to fire warning shots at Star Patrol or GJ who don't agree to contact the client on ClearinghouseThat is what (in my opinion) pushes them from a "respected but hard" group of mercs to a group of outlaws/rogues. Space Patrol and GJ are the cops/military of the Fenspace Convention.
Starting a fight with the police is considered "bad"... starting a fight with the military is considered stupid at best (and Darwin Award worthy at worst ^^).
They don't start fights with the military or police forces. Certainly they'll fire warning shots but that's just it, warning shots. The Material Defenders know they can't fight GJ or Star Patrol and if the ship presses regardless of the warning shots, they have to back off. I'll edit that bit to be clearer.