A shot in the dark, Part Two - An event for the LSF, LPI, RM and Das Wilde

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Ok Soul, let's just deal with this bit first

Not sure why the =LSF= wasn't consulted on the details but uhh.

You were. The entire event detail was in our skype thread for three days (or it might have been two) for you to read, comment on and have problems with. You didn't, hence my thought that you would be happy to run along with it.

As for the Alaska thing, sure, fine, the liner wouldn't go into Alaska, but would probably rv with an LSF vessel at Zone 21. That's fair enough, but again, seeing as you didn't mention anything about that in our skype chat, what was I supposed to think?

And where did the cruisers come from in the first place?

1. This is a Das Wilde program. We wouldn't set things into motion without the necessary backup already in place.
2. Rheinland is still at war with Liberty (unless I'm missing something, which is entirely possible). Rheinland raiding parties would still be very much active. Doesn't seem to far a push that there would be one that could get to Texas at short notice, or even be in Texas looking for targets of opportunity. It's a small patrol after all, hardly an invasion fleet. And maybe a cruiser is a bit much, but hell, we like to get a chance to fly our various different ships. If it comes down to a case of the cruisers being too unrealistic for you, well hell, let's just have some more gunboats. Again, since I never got anything negative back from you about what I wrote in skype, how was I to know?

But you realize that this would be happening within Liberty core systems, Texas is -one- jump away from both the House capital as well as a Navy armada in Minnesota. Texas is crawling with Liberty Lawfuls........................That's not a lot of time or open space for 2 cruisers

Of course I do. Sure, maybe this should have happened only in Hudson, or maybe Bering, but Texas gives the option for bases, such as Sugarland in this instance, to be involved.

As for the time and space thing, this is interplanetary space we're talking about, regardless of the fact it's a core system. If you're wanting to go down the reality route, it's going to take bloody ages (ie hours probably) for any vessel to get to the fight, considering the distances involved. It's not going to take the few seconds, or minutes, that it actually takes us as players to get from A to B. As for the lanes, yes, it doesn't take us long to get to a lane, but it sure would do in reality. The time it would take for a short fight between a couple of cruisers, compared to the time it would take for other ships to cross interplanetary space, would be tiny, in reality

I don't like non-realistic situations

Reality...... Hmmm, we're playing a space shooter game here. Yes there is an RP storyline that ties everything together, and within that storyline we do our best to have fun. We all like flying different ships. We all like a bit of a scrap (well, most do) and I'm pretty sure we all like a bit of enjoyable RP and fun. I'm not wanting to force you, or anyone, into any sort of situation where you fell you're getting the short straw. I'm not looking to metagame or powergame anyone into anything. We're here to tell stories, I think. That's the basis for any RP scenario. To me, it's those stories that are important.

What I'm trying to do is spark some interest in a story. It's not an important story, and I'm doubtful it will ever become one. But it is something that people can get involved in if they want to. That's all I'm trying to do. It's fair enough if you don't like it, I guess.

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