How to make official factions better?

[barrenwzste]

Official factions have the advantage to participate in the further development of the disco story line, do diplomacy with other factions, that should be enough.

Colonel.Tigh

That isn't enough of an incentive, and everybody will agree with it. Heck, your comments further down your post prove it. You state later on that you won't play factions because they place limits on what you can do within the game. As far as I last checked, that's what rules are for. To limit actions and provide balance while ensuring fair play. Basically, what most every indie I have talked with is saying is, "But I don't want to play by the rules, I want to make my own rules." A player who doesn't read or obey the role play for the LPI but gets a Navy ship and starts enforcing his/her own rules is ruining it for those who do follow the rules. The factions are there to help enforce role play, and that is the basis of this server after all. Without the factions, and thier storylines, then we would all just be random people running around killing each other randomly. Why is your character a pirate, where did he come from, where is he going, who does he target. If you answer these questions, you'll find that there is a player faction that fits. The only reason I have heard for indies is, "I don't want to obey the rules and guidlines of faction rp, I want big powerful ships and I want them now."

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