(11-10-2016, 04:45 PM)Vendetta Wrote: As I recall during the trial phase of when IDs were ooRP, it confused a lot of people, as some players had made unlawful characters with Freelancer IFFs, and often would use that to avoid being caught by the opposing side of the law. People weren't sure how they were supposed to handle the situation if they couldn't ID the person there or witness them doing something. That's just one example.
However, I've always preferred it when they didn't exist. It allowed a significant amount of roleplay freedom, and when I encounter some LSF ID'd FL IFF'd snub somewhere doing his/her roleplay undercover, I play along unless it's blatantly obvious. For example, if that pilot was flying an Avenger, with Libguns and a cloak, it'd raise questions as to what a Freelancer is doing with military technology.
The same goes for Wild IDs. In a case with an Eagle, armed with KP1's, countermeasure, etc. Nothing really fancy, no given factors of relation, and the Unknown IFF, I'd play along. BUT. Nomad shield, thruster, munitions, guns - telltale signs of when something is wrong, especially to factions or characters that have encountered those particular object in the past. Things like that give away anyone undercover in a heartbeat.
Your first statement about it confusing alot of people, yeah it did and it still will do, like now we have mixed views on the situation about they are inRP and no they are not inRP as we discuss now. But you saying about people making unlawful characters with Freelancer IFF's and it was harder for law authority such as police being able to spot them as a criminal, do they not have the TSLAGNET command now? to be able to scan ships using lanes and so on, not only that but it will now require more roleplay to find out if they are a criminal or not, and if they are a criminal then it can be written in a report or a data base so it is a recognized criminal to proceed with caution. Not only that but if people carry the Pirate ID they could be required to use the /pirate command to give them the pirate affiliation (IFF)
You are talking about LSF ID with FL IFF ships which is clearly a LSF Agent trying to be under cover, but YOU chose to play along with the players roleplay but if that was someone else maybe they just was sat there laughing and saying how stupid it is and he/she needs to try hard.
I agree with you on the Wild ID statement also, but the Wild ID also plays a big part for alot of players which we have seen and they use it to IDENTIFY the player. Like I have an Eagle with FL IFF and civilian guns which I put a specific ID on and the first encounter I get scanned and I am being accussed of being a terrorist because of my ID? So that has just ruined alot of undercover work and disguise for me now I have to go back and re think because of just one encounter with a faction.
It is hard to play a undercover agent or infected character now because of people use ID's as a roleplay thing so it is near impossible to hide yourself inrp. Unless you use a complete indie character say, LSF Agent wants to be undercover he would have to switch to FL IFF and FL ID to do the roleplay without being noticed which he now loses all his faction abilities as a LSF agent, not being able to demand contraband or alien technology and so on. Not only this but official factions can only use one ID. Which normally is the official faction ID to that NPC faction or like Auxesia and AFC their own personal faction ID which is a changed version of the Freelancer ID.
Again I personally believe making ID's an ooRP thing could bring better things to this community even if it is confusing at first but a week or two weeks after the change it could be better. Not only that but as I said already it could reduce the amount of sanctions for pvp abuse, or metagaming and so on, because it will require roleplay before any form of getting to know a character because of which IFF and ID they use.
