' Wrote:well it's ok
I know how to roleplay i've done it for years.
But you all have fun with your game.
It amazes me that in the world of ROLE PLAY we can't be a zoner and have our own thing.
Did anyone think that perhaps a group of zoners where unhappy with their current gov't and decided to break off?
But I guess that doesn't fit the collective.
It's cool.
Im cancelling my accounts right now.
Good luck
You say you've been roleplaying for years.
Okay, I'll take you at your word for that.
Now, let's fit this into perspective, with the granddaddy of role playing games, Dungeons and Dragons. Or maybe even 1st edition AD&D rules. Doesn't matter, because here's the thing.
When you join Discovery, and you 'roll up' your new characters to join us, you're starting in as new players in an already existing and ongoing campaign. This isn't just World of Warcraft, where you do ... zerg rushes, or whatever the hell it is that people do when they play WoW (never touched it myself).
This is an immersive game where players really get into the depth of their characters - and many of us, especially those of us who've been here for a long time, have a LOT of characters. Which means a couple of things - we know both the rules of the server (yes, you can have your caps and go where you want to according to the rules of the server) and the rules of the campaign - aka the house rules - which means that while it's perfectly fine under server rules to take that Zoner cap into New York, the actual campaign rules / laws of Liberty mean that the Navy will be vaporizing your butt for doing so.
Thus, just because you can do something under server rules as a player does NOT mean that there may not be in game role-play consequences for your CHARACTER should you do so. That's why we have, in the communications section, all of the relevant house laws. Phrasing it another way - if you roll up a Paladin, there are consequences for your character if you start ripping the hearts out of innocents for no reason, even though the game mechanics let you do that.
I know Tanker has been watching things here. One thing that can be done by the actual server admins is that the chat and action logs can be checked to see what was recorded when your friend went poof. That way they can see if it was someone impersonating an Admin (someone using their name) or if simply your friend was actually destroyed by NPC's, and due to a well server glitch (again, among those of us who've been here for years) it's possible that the death message was corrupted. He can ask the admins to check that for you.
Now, having said all of the above and being nice about it - because you'll note that so far (with about one notable exception) every single person has been nice to you here on the forums regarding this issue because guess what? We want people to play here. Attitudes of 'hey, you all suck because something crappy happened and I don't understand it, and I'm not going to listen to ANYONE because I don't need to do so', though, can be checked at the door. We WANT to help you - we want to help you enjoy the game - ALL of the aspects of this game, including the shooting.
Oh, and someone tells me to get my Zoner Jinkusu out of Omega-3 - nope, not happening, I've decided that she's part of the Freeport 1 defense / neutrality patrol. Not violating server rules by being there - but if I irritate the Bretonians in game - so be it. Freeport 1 still is a Zoner base. Now, if I flew it into Cambridge, then the Bret's would be justified to shoot me. Again, bring it on - but it's NOT in Zoner RP to irritate house governments (or the BHG - because the BHG LIKES shooting Zoners... but I digress) because Zoners don't want to be part of house governments - they just want to be left alone.
(11-21-2013, 12:53 PM)Jihadjoe Wrote: Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.
