Proposal: ID changes for 4.87

[Teerin]

About the Corse ID:
Giving them both the "may defend allied ships" and "may ally with unlawful and lawful groups" basically extends their ZoI siriuswide for the purposes of protecting other ships.

I can see how Sirius side escorted is a bad idea, which is why it should get limited to ZoI (or perhaps even ZoI + one system beyond, but I'm not feeling that lucky).

It turns that faction into a mercenary one. Not good. The Corse are described as a highly organised crime syndicate with strong ties/influence with the Gallic government. I can't see how collapsing that government (and risking their influence) would help their cause.

Looking in part like a mercenary faction isn't that out of place for the Corse. As a syndicate, they'll be looking for money where they can and merc work isn't out of the question. After all, their primary goal is, of course, to generate a profit. Furthermore, the Corse aren't dependent on the Gallic Government for survival, and have some influence in other groups as well (Note: Both the PC and NPC faction are great allies with the Maquis). Put simply, the Corse know better than to throw all their eggs into the same basket.

I can't help it if some people took the Corse ID and applied what is basically Council roleplay to it.

That's real funny. The great thing about in-game roleplay is that you can look at it through several different perspectives. The Bundschuh are a good example, players playing as pirates or anti-pirates, supporting or fighting the RM, etc.. The Corse have a sliding scale for theirs as well, as demonstrated by several previous Unione Corse player groups. Implosion can back me up on this, he's been playing UC since the Betas in which they came out.

That said, what do you feel the -entire- Corse ID should be? And keep in mind that the Junker and Hogosha IDs as quasilawful ones should be looking similar. Basic gist: May dock on lawful and unlawful bases, may not commit unlawful acts inside house space.

As I quite clearly said in my post, I'm not trying to change every Corsican's RP, but instead reduce the rather unnecessary restraints that would be placed upon my faction which has had stable, functioning roleplay since its creation almost a year ago now. And sure, our IDs with those two should be similar, but not the same. Then again, I also disagree with the lawfuls limitation for the Hogosha, which by many accounts crippled their activity.

The Corse weren't part of the Quillian exodus. They have no bases in or near Bretonia, and if the UC are supporting enemies of the Crown, they'd -definately- not be using GRN facilities or facilities under heavy scrutiny by the GRN. The Bretonian occupied territories are not plausible for the UC.

With access to the rest of Gallic territory and the Taus, not having those few other systems makes little sense to me. And so for that reason they are unable to use those facilities? Tell that to the Junker Congress, who help the Outcasts and have been previously caught hauling bad stuffs. I'm sure they'd have fun in Liberty if they recieved this same sort of treatment. No. The Corse, like the Junkers, are more careful than to do it to the point of that much suspicion from the authorities. We get caught? Awesome. We'll deal with the player inRP consequences.

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Then propose an alternative. If the UC ID drifts into the anti-royalist camp it'll leave no unlawful faction pro-royalist. It'll also set the stage for the UC becoming a fully unlawful faction if the government ties are being cut. But that's for future roleplay, not this instant.

The GJ are far more pro-Royalist than the UC (which are partially so), so there's the unlawful faction you've been looking for. As for the condition of government ties, I agree. We'll leave that up for the in-game and forum roleplay to decide.

Pilot carrying this quasilawful ID is a member of the Unione Corse who:

- Can attack pirates and terrorists in self-defense, to protect an allied ship, or in defense of bases of the same affiliation within and outside their Zone of Influence.
- Can demand contraband, levy fines, and destroy ships if they refuse to comply with contraband demands, refuse to cooperate or are belonging to a house or organisation considered hostile by Gallia within their Zone of Influence.
- Can demand cargo and credits from lawful and unlawful ships, and attack them if they do not comply within their Zone of Influence, but outside of Gallic house space only.
- Can hunt pirates and terrorists within their Zone of Influence.
- Cannot ally with any lawfuls except the Gallic Royal Navy and Gallic Royal Police.
- Cannot use any transports with more than 3,600 cargo, except for the l'Ane and Vache.

Zone of Influence: Gallia, Gallic Borderworlds, Taus
Allowed ships: Fighters, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats

Pilot carrying this ID is a member of the Unione Corse who:

- Can attack pirates and terrorists in self-defense, to protect a trader of an allied faction, or in defense of their bases
- Cannot demand credits or cargo within Gallia house space.
- Cannot use any transport with more than 4,300 cargo.
- Can demand contraband and levy fines, destroying ships that refuse to comply and as specified within house space as specified by house law.

Allowed ships: Fighters, Bombers, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats.

Pilot carrying this quasilawful ID is a member of the Unione Corse who:

- Can attack pirates and terrorists in self-defense, to protect an allied ship, or in defense of bases of the same affiliation within and outside their Zone of Influence.
- Can escort traders within their Zone of Influence.
- Can demand contraband, levy fines, and destroy ships if they refuse to comply with contraband demands or refuse to cooperate within Gallic house space in accordance to Gallic laws.
- Can demand cargo and credits from lawful and unlawful ships, and attack them if they do not comply within their Zone of Influence, but outside of Gallic house space only.
- Can hunt pirates and terrorists within their Zone of Influence.
- Cannot use any transports with more than 3,600 cargo, except for the l'Ane, Lucullus, and Vache.

Zone of Influence: Gallia, Gallic Borderworlds, Gallic Bretonia, Taus
Allowed ships: Fighters, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats

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