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[Spear]

@ Spear: I don't think we disagree on much ... we just see the same thing from different angles. I just don't want us pirates to be singled out. Lets also remember the same would apply to lawfuls "leaving" the trade lanes. Why would police venture past the trade lanes or planets or bases? They wouldn't. So ... what about it? Are police factions willing to stay close to trade lanes and planets and bases? Are they willing to "avoid" open space? I can see the military factions venturing into open space, but not police.

Well there's some truth in that. If you go into deeper space you will find police and military patrol paths but there are some place that you would not. For example take the battle fought last night against the Phantoms at Alcatraz. It should be a very bad spot for LSF/SA to choose to fight but the NPC's and base is so weak that there is simply nothing to stop us. If Alcatraz had the defenses it should have then we would have no choice but to pick a better battleground. The same works in reverse in most house planets and bases that do not have a NPC battleship permantley station there.

NPC Cap fleets should spawn less but be more powerful and only spawn near planets and bases. Bases should be more powerful to discourage enemies from venturing to close. I do not want a rule to enforce this. Rather I would like to see stronger guns and NPC's around all bases to give players no alternative but to RP better.

Yes it is unlikely you would come across military patrols in for exaple a well known pirate hangout ice cloud, but that wouldnt mean you could not be hunted there. It is up to the best RP'ers to regulate themselves in this and encourage newer players into good RP habits. It is not possible to create a rule for this.

Hope all that makes sense, I think it would be for the best but do not take that as a whine against how things stand. Only how things could be possibly improved.

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