[OPG]

[Muleo]

For what it's worth, TBH has I think (someone correct me if I am wrong) 2BS's, the Memoria and the Arty, and 1 Cruiser the Cardoza, and those are shared accounts. I don't think any of the people in TBH who are authorized to have caps (Me, Ivan, Yanez, Lucendez, Global, Montya and Costello) actually have cap ships. I used to have a cruiser but got rid of it a while ago. We have always found 3 or 4 bombers are much more effective than 2 or 3 Cruisers. Although to be fair, I think we may have found ourselves a little under armed at the moment, and I think we will probably add another Cruiser to the fleet, but still, that is only 4 ships above GB class. It is possible to do it without the all those cruisers. But that is just my opinion.

I agree completely with you there. But the thing you need to understand is, our cruisers and legate will never be used like other ships, solely for the defense of Crete if it is necessary.

If I were to get rid of OPG cruisers, they would just become independent cruisers without a leash on them..

I prefer having them in the OPG for that reason..

the things that concern me...:

roleplay - you have the luxory to pirate in packs as opposed to the casual independent pirate that tries his luck all alone. - that gives you safety and a much greater opportunity to RP each encounter..... use this opportunity to your best is what i suggest, - each encounter, even one with a "dumb" trader.

diplomacy - leaving it to the established and older factions is a fine thing - but since you have the ambition to become official, too - and you have the active numbers, i d expect you to be involved in politics just the same. - make decissions and be responsible.

if you say you are different, play different.. you bring the active pirating branch of the corsairs into discussions, - so your voice is important in anything the corsairs decide.

Ah, sorry I didn't see this post there Jinx.
You make some very very good points..
My thoughts were that the OPG would be a powerful organization, but a gang nonetheless. Based more on ruthlessness and violence rather than the complicated intricacies of diplomacy.
We do participate in diplomacy, but only in a very superficial level. As our roster grows however, I expect we will be given more weight in such discussions.







BTW, I've traded in my cruiser for a pirate transport, I'm taking it out to cambridge now for some 'testing':)