' Wrote:I think you missed the point as well. I believe what Cannon was trying to propose, was a reward system for official factions for maintaining a higher level of game play by groups that show good examples of role play & promoting it.
I could of course be wrong..
Insecure? no, Fed up YES. It has gotten to the point when you log on to your faction character, you get pm'd by 3 or 4 people complaining that Indy so & so did this, Indy so & so did that, Faction so & so did this. etc.
Most of the factions will try to work with independents & wish to come to an agreement on role play or explain why somethings happen due to current role play. I can count on 1 hand independents that try to police other independents. But unfortunately, most care less & will go on doing what they want regardless how it impacts others in game. With out some form of order you have chaos & lately, there has been far more chaos than order in Sirius.
Prime example would be something someone in other post had mentioned.
A faction contacts an enemy faction for a little role play & battle. Each invite a few Indies to join in on both sides provided they adhere to commands of the people leading the event. 5 minutes into the role play & ensuing battle, more independents show up , won't listen to event leaders or anyone else for that matter & just start a pew pew fest. No respect, no concern for story lines or reason for event, just there to show off their cap ship e-penis.
Thus I ask you now, Why are you afraid of a group filled will ALL official faction leaders & admin to be able to sort out the bad eggs before allowing them a full cap ship usage? Insecure in your role play abilities?
I don't see where factions have any power over Indies at all really. We can refuse you entrance to our owned & paid for guard systems to a point & that's about it. yes we have to pay 500 mil to become official, yes we get it back & after time possibly get a cap 8 armor. But we do not get the advantage of freedom that Indies get to roam about & role play as they wish on any whim they want to do.
Don't get me wrong, I am not anti-Indy. I just believe that until a more convincing way to control the chaos is found, More dedicated entities should be able to help police role play & server rules to allow the game to be enjoyable for all.
No, I got that. The point I was making is, factions do not really need any more power.
Well, ask them to report the player in question. Or ask them to send you SS and make a reputation change request or a capital ship removal request.
The example is moot since factions can dictate who can and cannot participate in events.
No, there is no need for the power being asked for, and considering potential gain verse potential faults, it is better for the power not to be given. Yes, I am extremely insecure in my role-play abilities and hate all factions, which explains my high ranking positions in some organisations, as well as the fact that I am in more factions than you are. Makes perfect sense.
Yes, you do not get that freedom, because you chose to be an official faction and gain the respect and position of an official faction. If you want the freedom, make an independent character. If being in an official faction is so bad, why are there continuous applications to become official and why do people bother to continue to be in factions? (Obviously because it is terribly agonising and oppressive.)
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