' Wrote:Back when I had the Bastet I used to patrol the area around the omicron 90 jumphole in alpha all the time - but more often than not it was to keep an eye on the phantoms, not on the nomads or outcasts. It was never a priority for the order to send massive fleets into that area of space though - sure, there are nomads present, but we try to avoid conflict with human factions whenever possible; initiating a conflict with the outcasts would be a severe waste of resources and fleet power, especially when we're already dealing with the corsairs and their allies turning on us.
I see your point about the RP behind stuff there, and what you say makes sense. However the Outcasts technically (I think.) wouldn't want to "upset" the Spirits for example by wandering through their systems, whereas for the Order it's just more Nomads, aka their sworn enemy, right?
So if the Outcasts wanted to really retaliate, they would have to pass through either the ZG system once they reached Theta, risking to upset the Zoners, or alternatively wander through Gamma, in which case - even though the JHs to Kappa and Theta are far from Skiros and Crete relatively - the Outcasts would have to get through the Corsairs first. So what that would allow you to do is partake in a conflict in which you would be on the offensive mostly, rather than the defensive war for example fought against the BHG Core.
In other words, it would be something where the Order could mostly dictate the tempo of the "war".
Gameplay-wise, it just might give a fair amount of people who otherwise sit around Minor all day something fun to do. I think in general the parts of the community who spend their times around the Omicrons are well-aware of the masses of other random people who spend their times there, sitting around system XYZ, waiting for raid ABC to happen, stuff like that. Not everyone plays the game for say "non-violent" RP only afterall, right?