Game mechanics change to be applied during downtime on Thursday, November 10 (http://www.eveonline.com/news.asp?a=single&nid=4787&tid=1)
10 November 2011, 10:33 am
A part of the next client update will feature a change to aggression mechanics in high security space.
To benefit the EVE community at large, a small change has been made to game mechanics in regarding criminal flags and how they are inherited in high security space. If a pilot is remote repairing, or otherwise assisting, another pilot who commits a criminal act then the repair module will now disengage. In order to continue repairs the module will need to be restarted and a message will appear warning of the criminal flag and possible consequences.
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