And yes, with all of the above you will see me in-game with an LP tag. True FL RP would be having as many neutrals as possible, but that will take quite awhile to work off unless Admin can assist, if possible. I am not adverse to the effort required but should not Civilian (of course Level 29-), Merc and FL tags be locked without affiliation (neutral unless mission specific)? I may take on a mission(s) for a particular faction (other than pirate id's) while in their sector to earn credits while passing through, but that should not affect tag. After all, Mercs and FL should be able to accept missions from all. "That's the nature of the business..". Sorry, that tune is for smugglers. :D
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One item, albeit away from the thread: do weapons on ships with more armor/shields drain energy at a slower rate or the same as another ship of the same class? (e.g., fighter class 10).
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Byron
First thing of all, Byron. Welcome to Disco. Before I reply to what you wrote, let me point you something useful. Take a look at that, it may help you out tremendously.
About that, "True FL RP would be having as many neutrals as possible" it's only so so true. In RP there's little way you'll manage to get everyone to be neutral to you, it's not only about the tags, which I think it's downright impossible, or if not, infinitely painful to obtain. It would be very hard to thread the fine line between the multi sided conflict between the lawfuls and the unlawfuls, between the unlawfuls and even between the lawfuls. At a certain point, within RP, you'll have to make a compromise. Most Freelancers will favor a side over the other, even because, if you don't, you won't be doing much, will you?
I'm not sure I understand your question about the weapons, but if you're referring to the energy capacity between the ships, they're different. Heavier ships tend to be able to fire the same weapons for a longer time as opposed to the lighter ships. Think of the ship's differences as multiple tradeoffs of maneuverability/armor and shield capacity/energy capacity/possible mountable equipment.
Hope this answer your questions. See you in space.
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