since there is so much smack talk about vulturing I figured I wud give my thots on what it is and what it means and when it is being done in IC and when its NOT being done.

1st the definition -
Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals.
Vultures seldom attack healthy animals, but may kill the wounded or sick.

so in IC terms it wud mean to attack planets that have been killed or wounded by "another family" during a declared war.

simply put vulturing in IC is imo limited to fams that are in a declared war having planets that they have won from another fam or even retaken (wounded planet) from a fam that they are in war with.

These planets are usually easy prey since they prob have not had time to build any defenses capable of defending the planet and they also if taken by other fam hurt the morale of a fam in a declared war. This is not an illegal thing in IC but it is accepted by the community as not being right and I agree with that.

Now, the exceptions to this are as follows.

1 - if the fams in declared war thru attacking get into systems of other potential enemies that they dont have nap or that they couldnt have gotten into b4 the war then those planets are open to attack as any good fam would not allow a declared war to be the means of gaining shares that wasnt able to be done b4 the war.

2 - same as above for planets in systems that are clearly putting the fam in the declared war in a MUCH better position against another fam or in systems that are surrounded by another fam that controlls those systems. Such as if fam 756 controlls 10 systems that circle another 5 systems then dont expect 756 or anyone esle to allow you to get in those 5 systems when u wudnt have been able to without the war declaration. That wud be stupid to think a fam wud allow that.

3 - also imo if a fam in a declared war decides to explore and try and sneak into another fams systems then that fam has a right to not only take those planets but if they want to they can feel like they are being targeted and start attacking that family in the declared war as punishment for trying sneaky things. IMO anyway.

4 - lastly but maybe not all - if the fam in the war decides to attack another fam in systems they own and control then ofc they have opened themselves up to attack to maybe move them a little further back from the systems being attacked.

Now there ma be more exceptions but these are the major ones imo

feel free to add ur thots and disagree with me but the above is how I WS define vulturing and thats the way I WS will play this game.

also just because a fam is in a declared war doesnt mean the rest of the fams in the galaxy has to sit around and twiddle our thumbs, we have every right to explore or attack other fams to gain position on the warring fams for later in the round, its up to the warring fams to keep watch even if they are in declared war and if they dont and other fams get better postition then its their fault for not being deligent.

If I think of more I will post it later; If I left out or forgot something I hope to be corrected.