Techmix-nerf and factions which are unique in RELYING on techmixing

[mjolnir]

Main issue:

Most people will agree that mixing tech from enemy/unfriendly/unrelated etc factions shouldn't be done on regular base be the majority of players. The fact is that in the majority of cases this is done for PvP and not RP reasons and it will stay like that as long as there is some PvP advantage to gain. (= as long as there's some variety)


Historically:

1. ( before 4.83 and early 4.83)
Everyone could use anything, so you would see Blood Dragon faction with Raven Talons/Tizonas/Nomad Blasters fighting a Corsair faction with exactly same setups
=> was rather boring (all factions very similar) and didn't look very RP

2. Late 4.83
Trough arguments on forum and with admins the small community somehow agreed what was ok and what wasn't ok to use. Generally people weren't allowed to use enemy guns unless with some RP story.
=>somehow worked mostly due to the low number of people.

3. 4.84, early 4.85
Large playerbase increasing admin workload + many more ships/weapons that could lead to some rather overpowered combinations. Some extra lines added to rules but still admins deciding what is ok for people and not.
=> Didn't work all that well due to too much admin workload and arguing on forums

4. later 4.85
Tech chart + SRP requests added.
=>Tech chart kind of failed because factions will just exchange equipment with each other while non-faction players had tough times unless they knew the right people. SRPs worksome for admins and got closed down.

All the while there have been some gentleman rules and promises by factions or people that always got broken and sometimes people would even deny they existed.

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So automatic nerfs/upgrades are needed because:
a) admins can't (and don't want to) control and check what all the players use
b) too many people to use gentlemans agreement + people can't be trusted
c) rules should be simple


What automatic nerf or upgrade based on id/ship/equipment combinations should achieve:

1. It discourages people to do use "wrong" combinations for other reasons than RP.

Good question is what is a wrong combination..... Titan with Krakens looks wrong to most. Werewolf with Krakens does not. => need some different categories that will be adjusted differently

2. It allows ships/equipment for each faction to be made even more different without introducing new overpowered combinations

The mentioned Werewolf is some huge ship, so it could use better/different guns to offset this a bit. But if they are made that good then other factions will suddenly start using them on different ships that will be overpowered.

At the same time for example civilian guns/ships could get some boost when used with civilian/merc/corporate id.

3. Significant workload reduction for admins
4. Fewer and simpler rules, less reporting.

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What needs to be addressed is the people with SRP or factions that use "strange" equipment/ship combinations. If these should have same PvP effectiveness as before this can be done by modifying the automatic script for special IDs/faction IDs or even single characters.

It is for admins and community to decide whether that part should be done or not.

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