' Wrote:I'm personally of the feeling that faction feedback threads should be an obligation upon being granted official status, both past and present.

Sorry Rob <.<

' Wrote:I just log these days when one shows up in one of the systems on my trade route (singular intentional).

And frankly, Bacon, here's what I see in that video:

• Miner performing his namesake.
  
• Phantom approaching the miner.
  
• Phantom orders miner to run for his life.
  
• Miner refuses.
  
• Phantom fires on miner, inflicting continual severe damage.
  
• Miner runs on request.
  
• Phantom SNACs miner and miner dies.
  

So, we can see in this video that the miner was doomed - he was going to be destroyed regardless of whether or not he complied with the Phantom or not. If the Miner knows he was going to die, IRP he should just point a gun at his head and pull the trigger. The player, in turn, has no reason not to simply go AFK and let the Phantom blow up a totally immobile, unresponsive player ship and make the kill as unsatisfying as possible. That's what the style of play encouraged by many Phantoms produces, and the one of the reasons they need a feedback thread.

' Wrote:Imo, if someone in RP doesnt know who you are or why you are shooting at them, you explain, he is in a mining ship, and is not going anywhere and is no threat to you.

Personally, i have been asked many times 'why r u shootin me?', every time, you should explain who you are, as the large percentage of people you meet are nubs, and have no clue who you are. Also, one on one RP can be great fun, especially when you are teaching the other person (probably a nub) what RP is, and introducing them to RP situations.

To be honest, it is things like these that cause the phantoms to be flamed so much, to people who dont understand who they are, they just get told when asking 'they are an invite only, mostly admin faction with special guns and ships'. Now, if i were a nub, i'd think that that sounds like a poorly disguised excuse to PvPwhore with the baisically any ships and guns you want. The only way to prevent this, and the enevitable bias that comes from it, is to actively RP with people (especially in one to one situations), not just shoot them and say 'im a phantom, im here to kill you'.

As much as i respect what the phantoms are, no matter who you meet, you should RP with them to the full extent of your capabilities, not just shoot them 'because you can', otherwise you invite flames and imo have no defense. If you dont RP with someone on one ocasion, no matter how much you might on others, you will be branded PvPwhores by them.

So, in relation to this video, no matter who asks 'why are you shooting me' saying 'because i am a phantom' gives you no leg to stand on when accused of not RPing.

It does not matter who you are RPing with, what matters is that you RP.
So, yes, i think a phantom feedback thread would be nice, if at least to let people let some of their grievences out.
Edit: One more thing, do the phantoms have free lisence to shoot traders without asking for cargo/credits?

' Wrote:as soon as i began to move, (when he had shot my hull down to about a quarter health.) he SN'd me. and if i had run sooner, i am sure he would've done the same thing.