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Poll: Should further restrictions be put on capital ships? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
Yes, capital ships should be for approved factions only.	19.17%	23	19.17%
Yes, require permission from the dominant PC faction.	25.83%	31	25.83%
Yes, have a council who would reveiw members for their purchase of a capital ship.	4.17%	5	4.17%
Yes, just put them in guard systems.	21.67%	26	21.67%
Yes, just make them more expensive.	7.50%	9	7.50%
No, its fine the way it is.	17.50%	21	17.50%
No, They should be easier to get and we should all fly them.	4.17%	5	4.17%
Total		120 vote(s)	100%

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Restrictions on capital ship use

badkarmasix

02-27-2008, 08:57 PM,

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Bulldog, we as players have every right - and I do mean every right - to inform players what ships they should be flying, what weapons they should be using, what RP guidelines they should be following, etc. As I said in Eppy's topic, we do this every single day, every time someone makes a "Is this OORP?" type post.

Note that I used the words "inform" and "should." But for all intents and purposes, we really dicatate these things to other players. Failure to comply results in a sanction because it is usually a violation of the Tag/ID conventions.

Why, then, are capships a proverbial "no-fly zone" in this? Why is it that we can "advise" players on what ships/weapons they can use in anything but capships?

I think it is because there is no clear idea among the players and Admins alike as to what role a capship should fill in Discovery. Are they just another ship, on equal footing with any fighter? Or are they something more? This grey area concerning capships is a difficulty which has only been aggravated by their abuse by irresponsible players.

As for the use of "bully tactics," I find it interesting that discussion on the role a capship should play(and how its use might be controlled) is viewed as bullying, yet Hoodlum's suggestion that we gang up on and drive off the irresponsible players is acceptable as long as it is done in an RP manner. I have no problem with making a concerted effort to discourage irresponsible use of capships, by the way. It's just an interesting set of viewpoints.

I thought the whole point of these discussions was to come up with a concensus on what capships are, what to do with them, and then present the whole works to the Admins. At that point, the Admins either consider it, or reject it. However, if these efforts are only going to be viewed as bullying, elitist, restrictive, "trial by forums," whinging, etc., by the Admins and the greater Discovery community, then the whole damn matter should be dropped, never to be discussed again.

But if this be the case, then I, and others I suspect, would appreciate it if an Admin would come forward and offer some "guidance" as to what role a capship plays in Discovery. Is it just another fighter, or is it more?

Cheers,
Idaho

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